COVID PROTOCOL IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TRAVELERS TO SPAIN AND CANARY ISLANDS
To access tourist accommodation establishments in the Canary Islands, it will be necessary for tourist users over six years of age, who do not come from the territory of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, to demonstrate the completion, within a maximum period of 72 hours prior to their arrival, of the Active infection diagnostic test established by the health authorities and certifying that the tourist user has not tested positive as a COVID-19 transmitter.
The supported tests are PCR (COVID-19 RT-PCR) and Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA). The rapid detection tests for SARS-CoV-2 antigens with a specificity of more than 97% and a sensitivity of more than 80%, according to their corresponding homologation, are also valid.
The foregoing will not apply:
(i) to whoever proves the condition of resident in the Canary Islands, and declares under their responsibility that they have not left the territory of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands in the 15 days prior to their arrival at the establishment and that also in said period they have not had symptoms compatible with COVID-19; Y
(ii) to non-residents who prove through their travel document having stayed in the territory of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands the 15 days prior to the date of access to the tourist accommodation establishment, and who also declare under their responsibility that in This period has not had symptoms compatible with COVID-19, they should not present PDIA.
For these purposes, people who do not have to present PDIA, must complete a responsible declaration made available to them by the tourist accommodation establishment, in order to record the previously mentioned circumstances.
Likewise, we take advantage of this email to remind you of the obligation to keep at the disposal of the Canary Health Service the information contained in the entry parts of travelers that the people who are going to stay in your establishments must fill in prior to their stay. All this, by virtue of Order INT / 321/2021, of March 31, which modifies Order INT / 1922/2003, of July 3, on registration books and entry parts of travelers in establishments of hospitality and other analogous, regarding the obligations of documentary registration.