UK tourists to boycott Spain for 'Greece and Italy' due to 'daily' rule

UK tourists have warned they will boycott Spain for "Greece and Italy" after a new daily rule came into force. UK tourists have been warned they face having to prove they have enough funds to holiday in Spain under new European Union regulations.

British tourists could now be forced to prove they have £98 a day to spend when holidaying in Spain due to the UK being a non-EU country. Holidaymakers must prove they have £98 per person per day of their trip – meaning a family of four visiting for a week must have at least £2,740.

Advice from the UK Foreign Office confirms: “If you enter the Schengen area as a tourist, you may need to provide additional documents at the border. As well as a valid return or onward ticket, when travelling to Spain you could be asked to show you have enough money for your stay.”

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Responding to the regulation, one holidaymaker typed on social media: “Stop going they’ll soon stop it. Simple. There’s bags of other places, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Italy you name it… and cheaper too.” A second said: "What would actually happen to these Spanish resorts and the people that live there......if everyone just stopped going...stopped spending their money there...

"What would happen then....? Have not their local authorities and tourism board even thought about this.....about the consequences ...?" Another said: "Brits need to broaden their horizons. There is a great big world out there waiting for you to visit. Give Spain and other EU countries a miss that insist on these “rules”."

"The law was there long b4 brexit and it’s not just aimed at brits … it’s aimed at everyone eu members or not, but nobody ever checks unless you look like a vagrant (that’s mostly remainers then - Bob geldof is the classic example) … so stop the panic," another said, defending Spain.

Another said: "I go on holiday to get away from the lower orders. This is a positive and welcome development."