As in the case of Greece a few days ago, the reason for this is that the authorities want to know the whereabouts and contact details of travellers in order to know exactly which tourists are where in the country in the event of possible random checks or renewed lockdowns. This is notoriously difficult for sailors, as they are travelling by boat.
To do this, personal data must be registered, either on the Website or via app. However, the SpTH app is currently only available for the Google Play Store for Android; the Apple version has not yet been finalised in the App Store.
If you have registered via one of the channels, the traveller will receive a QR code that must be presented upon entry. If you do not have it, you will have to fill in the form later when you enter the country, in which case you can expect longer waiting times.
Among other things, the last place of residence, previous trips to other countries, the duration of the stay there and the address of the accommodation are requested. Name, home address, telephone number, age and ID number must also be provided.
When entering Spain, temperatures are measured and the information from the QR code is used to decide whether or not to order a coronavirus test as a precaution. There are currently several new corona outbreaks in Spain, but mainly on the mainland, not on the Balearic Islands, which have come through the crisis with very low case numbers anyway.
Andreas Fritsch
Editor Travel
