Spain Set To Ask UK Holidaymakers To ‘Prove They Can Spend £85 A Day’

Spain is set to ask UK holidaymakers to ‘prove they can afford £85 a day’ in order to visit the country this summer, according to reports. 

The Spanish government said travellers will also be required to provide proof of accommodation and return flight.

The UK Foreign Office said: “At Spanish border control, you may need to show a return or onward ticket; show you have enough money for your stay; show proof of accommodation for your stay, for example, a hotel booking confirmation, proof of address if visiting your own property (eg second home), or an invitation from your host or proof of their address if staying with a third party, friends or family.”

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The Spanish Ministry del Interior said: “Foreigners from third countries must prove if required to do so by the officials in charge of controlling the entry of people into Spanish territory, that they have economic resources for entering the country, through cash, travellers’ cheques, payment letters, or credit cards, which must also be proven to have sufficient funds available on them.”

Its website also states the minimum amount to be credited is €100 per person per day, with a minimum of €900 or its legal equivalent in foreign currency, which took effect on January 1.

This has sparked a furious response on social media, with one user writing: “Vote with your feet. Book Greece instead. Spain will backtrack when they realise they’ll lose all our tourist money.”

Another Twitter user sought to alleviate fears, saying: “I was at my local TUI office yesterday and they hadn’t even heard of this ‘til I showed them!”

A third added: “What about the all-inclusive holidays? You don’t need to spend anything! I don’t think I’ll be going to Spain again if these laws come in.”

This latest red-tape follows a U-turn on plans to ease congestion at airports by giving UK holidaymakers their own automated e-gate to enter the country.

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Some social media users seemed undeterred by the prospective ruling, however, and think the Spanish government is just trying to do the best it can for their own economy.

One said: “People going on all-inclusive holidays and not spending anything the whole holiday is killing local economies.

“Maybe €100 a day is a bit steep, but people going to Spain for two weeks and not eating out once isn’t good for tourism.

“Perhaps a clamp-down on all-inclusive instead?”

Another wrote: “This has nothing to do with Brexit and everything to do with cleaning up the industry and bringing support to the local economic development. 

“Good for Spain, I’m looking forward to visiting soon.”