Negative Tests for Tourists ?

[Cotillo_Tom]

Help please. Have two friends who have been offered the use of a private property (not Vv registered) for Christmas. 

Do they need a negative test result certificate within 72 hours of arriving or not please?

If no test certificate required, is there any other evidence that they will need on arrival. 

Thanks in anticipation. 

Tom.

[Captain Sensible]

Help please. Have two friends who have been offered the use of a private property (not Vv registered) for Christmas. 

Do they need a negative test result certificate within 72 hours of arriving or not please?

If no test certificate required, is there any other evidence that they will need on arrival. 

Thanks in anticipation. 

Tom.

They don't need a negative test certificate. It's one of the loopholes in the system.

I'd imagine that those who have got VV registered properties, hotels and apartment complexes will soon start to object.

[classic]

As I understand, if they aren't in a licenced touristic property, then they won't be covered by the Spanish COVID insurance and I guess they may still need to down load the track and trace app.

[Haribo]

I got insurance on the understanding i was covered for COVID in Spain, but it seems i was not then. That might change their options if EHIC finishes on 31st December. We hope it gets extended in an agreement. We are still glad we came to check on our property, tidy it up etc and also the warmth. My next decision will be in January as to when we come again.

[erik_tonny]

You can order forged corona tests in the Netherlands, so I guess they can be obtained all over Europe.
The only method is to ban all travel.

[Rasputin]

If you’re caught with one of those you should get about two years in jail.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Link to the tourist board site with appropriate info:

https://www.hellocanaryislands.com/coronavirus/

[Grampiangranny]

The testing 'loophole' could be a very convenient tool for the authorities, to list all those properties that are not Vv registered, but that are being used illegally for short holiday lettings. I am presuming that everyone entering the island will have to tell the authorities where they are staying?

[windermeregolfer]

The testing 'loophole' could be a very convenient tool for the authorities, to list all those properties that are not Vv registered, but that are being used illegally for short holiday lettings. I am presuming that everyone entering the island will have to tell the authorities where they are staying?

This loophole could be that if you are staying in an unregistered property you don't have to produce the negative test certificate / document ?

[Ducks]

The testing 'loophole' could be a very convenient tool for the authorities, to list all those properties that are not Vv registered, but that are being used illegally for short holiday lettings. I am presuming that everyone entering the island will have to tell the authorities where they are staying?

Possibly, but there's nothing to say those visitors aren't staying free of charge in the homes of friends and family. I think the percentage of illegal short-lets has dropped hugely in the last couple of years, anyway. Most places I know that have regular lets are VV now. 

If they use these documents to prove that people are illegally renting, they could have a serious GDPR case on their hands. The use of the data is supposed to be strictly for COVID prevention, isn't it?