With many families jetting off for their summer holidays, some may want to know about Portugal's latest rules.
The popular destination is a favourite for many with relatively short flights that offers Scots some sun and its picturesque beaches. The country has had lingering Covid entry restrictions and mask rules, although many rules have been significantly loosened.
Portugal has lifted all of its Covid entry restrictions for travellers coming from the UK, reports the Mirror. Holidaymakers won't have to show proof of a vaccination or a negative test for entry to mainland Portugal as well as its isles including Madeira and the Azores.
There are still some mask rules, with face masks required on public transport and in taxis, as well as in hospitals and care homes in most parts of the country. With most Covid regulations being loosened or dropped, there are now other rules that could now disrupt tourists travelling from the UK.
Following Brexit, a range of travel rules have been set in place in countries like Portugal as the UK can no longer take advantage of free movement. One of these rules states your travel documents need to be issued less than 10 years before the date you enter Portugal.
They must also be valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave. If your passport was issued before 1 October 2018, extra months may have been added to its expiry date.
Portugal is now a relatively safe country when it comes to avoiding the coronavirus. While it has had more than 5.3 million cases and over 24,600 deaths as of the beginning of August, cases have now dropped to close to their lowest level since the pandemic began.
More than 87% of the population has been fully vaccinated.
Other countries are continuing to join Portugal in dropping their Covid entry requirements, with France scrapping all Covid entry rules last week. Previously the holiday hotspot had entry requirements including needing to show proof of vaccination or negative Covid tests such as PCR and antigen tests.
The Foreign Office has subsequently changed its travel advice for France, with the new rules having come into force as of August 1.
