Authorities have confirmed that children under 18 years old who travel to Portugal with a parent or guardian who is fully vaccinated will not need to be quarantined.This comes after two days of confusion about whether Portugal's new rules for entry were applicable to young people.Adults must be kept in quarantine for 14 day unless they can show that they have received the second dose of vaccine at least two weeks before arriving.The Foreign Office confirmed that children 12 years old and older must pass a negative Covid-19 test.It must be either a PCR test that was taken 72 hours prior to their departure or a lateral flow testing that was taken 48 hours prior to departure.The FCDO stated that you must present your test certificate to board your flight to Portugal. If you do not have your test certificate, your airline will likely deny you boarding. Before you fly, check with your airline.These rules apply to Portugal's mainland, which is currently on an amber list. This means that anyone returning to the UK from Portugal must quarantine for ten consecutive days.Tourism office Visit Portugal stated that children up to the age of 18 do not have to be isolated for 14 days if their parents are able to prove they have been fully vaccinated. Children younger than 12 years old are exempt from testing.Different regulations apply to travellers to Madeira. This country is now on the UK's green watch list starting today (Wednesday).Joe Mountain, the owner of Sandy Blue Villas, a rental property in the Algarve, said to the BBC that he was contacted by half the UK guests asking for forward bookings this summer because of the confusion.He said that it was chaos and carnage for all businesses in the Algarve. People were in chaos and didn't understand the rules. It is impossible to find the answers.It has been a period of uncertainty and a lack of planning for us over the past two months. That is what we rely on and it is crucial that we have UK guests this summer.Green list country Malta has confirmed that all UK travellers will require an official NHS letter in order to verify their vaccination status.
