The Foreign Office has issued a warning to anyone who is heading to Spain for a music festival or concert.
Spain offers an abundance of music festivals over the year, with Primavera being a popular event for music fans around the globe. As the festival season is still in full swing, the Foreign Office issued important advice and updated their guidance on what people should do before leaving the UK and what to do when at the festival in Spain.
Festival-goers are being warned to be aware of local laws and customs, and take extra care of your valuables if attending a festival or large concert.
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Before taking off from Glasgow Airport, tourists are being advised to buy appropriate travel insurance, to get a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) in case you need medical treatment, to sign up to receive travel advice email alerts for the country you are visiting in case the situation in the country changes, and to leave photocopies of your passport photo page with a friend or family member.
During the festival, attendees are urged to keep their valuables in a safe place, to keep some spare cash separate from the rest of their funds, and to be aware that there can be heavy penalties for anyone caught with illegal drugs.
In Spain, the emergency number is 112 rather than 999 and it is also wise to know where the closest British embassy or consulate is to you. In Spain they are in Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga, Ibiza, Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife.
Government guidelines for going to music festival abroad
The following information is courtesy of the UK Government website.
Before you go
- Read the government's travel advice online about the country you are going to.
- Sign up to receive travel advice email alerts for the country you are visiting, in case the situation in the country changes.
- Buy appropriate travel insurance. Check what your policy covers and what it does not cover. Keep a note of the contact and policy numbers with you, and leave a copy of your policy with a friend or family member in the UK.
- If you’re going to a festival in an EU country or Switzerland, get a free UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) before leaving the UK, for essential medical treatment if you have an accident or get ill. If you already have a UK European Health Insurance Card (UK EHIC), it will still be valid as long as it remains in date.
- Find out if there are any special Covid rules for the festival or other places you’ll be visiting.
- Fill in the last page of your passport with your emergency contacts.
- Make photocopies or take a photo of your passport. Leave a copy with a friend or family member and take one with you
- Tell family or friends where you’ll be staying.
- Make a note of the local emergency number in that country, the nearest British embassy or consulate and a family member or a close friend in case you lose your phone.
At the festival
- Always keep your valuables including your passport in a safe place - some festivals provide lockers.
- If you have to carry your passport or other valuables with you, keep them in a zipped inside pocket.
- Keep some spare cash separate from the rest of your money and credit cards.
- Stay with your friends, look out for each other and avoid walking back to your accommodation on your own.
- Follow the Covid rules of local authorities, including if you or someone you are in contact with tests positive.
- Penalties for drug possession in Europe can be severe, with heavy fines or imprisonment.
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