We are now banned

[Spurs]

Interestingly some British viral experts believe the new strain actually came to UK from Spain . There is also a lot of evidence that it is in most countries and has been for a while

[Alicante Holiday Villas]

Is there an actual lockdown in Spain or is it just restrictions ? We are not hearing anything on the news about Spain so assuming they have it under better control than the UK. Are restaurants and hotels open  and normal shops ? We are due out end of January but are waiting for the vaccine now. Should get it by end February. I hear flights are still coming in as friends of ours were coming out at the end of December, they changed their mind about coming but the flight still flew to Alicante

We are not in national lockdown, but have restrictions, which will be changing slightly tomorrow. The new regulations are :

1) The perimeter confinement of the Valencian Region is extended until January 31.

2) The curfew now starts at 10pm

3) Bars and restaurants close at 5 pm

4) Smoking is prohibited on the terraces and is reduced to a maximum of 4 people per table.

5) The capacity in all businesses is reduced to 30% .

6) The maximum number of people in social gatherings is kept at 6 and in the case of weddings or mass family celebrations it is reduced to 15 people outside and 10 indoors.

These restrictions will be in place until Jan 31st at a minimum.  Only residents and Spanish Nationals are allowed to enter the country  by sea or air and with a negative PCR test. However we are aware of people driving down, which means travelling through other Regions also with perimeter closures, which is obviously illegal.

All shops etc are open and life here is pretty 'normal', obviously masks have to be worn at all times when moving around.

[kevinb]

Interesting to hear that, what's the infection rate like in the Alicante area ?

[Alicante Holiday Villas]

Interesting to hear that, what's the infection rate like in the Alicante area ?

We have been really lucky and have one of the lowest infection rates in Spain and they want to keep it this way, hence the new regulations.

[NickiH]

Thank you for the update on the restrictions. It’s great to know that it’s more “Normal “ in Spain and that the region has one of the lowest rates in Spain. Just heard at lunch time our flight at the end of January had been cancelled so have rebooked for March at no extra cost with EasyJet which was a bonus. Fingers crossed we can fly then as a bit concerned leaving our property for so long. It will be a year since we travelled to GA

[Peter D]

We aRe the same NickiH,it will one year next month since we were in GA,although we have a reliable key holder it's still a little disconcerting not to be able to visit.We have booked with Jet2 for the end of February but ,tbh,I don't hold out much hope .My son is there at Easter, so it looks like late April for us.
Keep safe everyone.

[Maria Jones]

We are the same we haven't been out since February ,luckily are neighbours are really good and look after our house,but our MOT is due in February and we can't get over.I don't think we will be out this year unless the vaccine is rolled out and we can travel safely into Spain to keep us safe and the residents GA are safe.

[BeachLife]

Interesting to hear that, what's the infection rate like in the Alicante area ?

Last 14 days:

Alacant -     224 / 100,000
Elche -        215 / 100,000
Santa Pola - 226 / 100,000

Spain Total - 271 / 100,000

UK  720 / 100,000


There are some (very) hotspots in the Valencia region - mostly north of Calpe and Inland, some over 1000 cases per hundred thousand (hence the Valencia wide restrictions)

Have a look on the map, the areas of concern are circled in red

https://icvgva.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/3a3115ad642a4516b0928f21e395b32d

[John H]

These infection figures are like YoYos in how they fluctuate and some Governments are acting like YoYos in their response to them rather than taking a longer term view and planning accordingly.

Mrs H and I were chatting about 2021 holidays last week, for the first time ever we have entered a new year with nothing booked, not even a weekend in The Dales, we are firmly of the view that it will be the Autumn of this year, with any luck, before we pack our cases for any type of holiday.

The letter or email asking us to renew our Travel Insurance, due for renewal later this month, will go unanswered.

Regards all

John

[NickiH]

Higher number than I thought. Pretty much on a par with us in Devon as our rates are one of the lowest in England.

[wilson]

Higher number than I thought. Pretty much on a par with us in Devon as our rates are one of the lowest in England.

It’s funny how as time passes how 250 per hundred thousand is now considered low and something positive.