Etiqueta 'Covid-19'
Gondoliers row gondolas full with tourists on a busy canal in Venice

Tourism

Will coronavirus change tourism in Europe's hotspot cities?

Residents are delighted to have a break from the hordes of visitors that now blight their home cities.

Thomas Reuters Foundation11/06/2020 16:18

Duke of Edinburgh 99th birthday

Celebrities

Prince Philip, patriarch of the British royals, quietly turns 99

The royals make little fuss about their birthdays in public but this year celebrations have been even more muted.

Reuters10/06/2020 16:00

Polls | 08/06/2020 19:00

Should the British quarantine for travellers be lifted?

Voting is closed
1164 votes
705 votes
60.57%
406 votes
34.88%
53 votes
4.55%

Viewpoint

Penalising nightlife?

While Phase 3 doesn’t have implications for tourism, might this different treatment signal the approach post-state of alarm?

Andrew Ede09/06/2020 00:10

Plastic pollution problem

Health

Medical waste from coronavirus epidemic worries Spaniards

The question of how - and whether - to recycle such waste during coronavirus remains an issue.

Reuters06/06/2020 10:23

Tourism in Mallorca

The Week in Tourism

The government’s “relaunch of tourism” plan

Tourism may not have been foremost in the government’s thinking in the early days of the crisis, but it has increasingly been pushed up the agenda.

Andrew Ede05/06/2020 00:10

Viewpoint

It cuts both ways Boris

The UK’s quarantine plan could hit tourism to the UK more than elsewhere.

Humphrey Carter05/06/2020 17:43

Viewpoint

Spanish heroes honoured

A big round of applause please for Spain awarding top honours to medical staff.

Humphrey Carter04/06/2020 18:16

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

One letter is about social distancing and the Bulletin receives a Thank you from AA Palma International Group.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter01/06/2020 18:13

Polls | 01/06/2020 17:48

Are you coming on holiday to Majorca this year?

Voting is closed
1206 votes
675 votes
55.97%
334 votes
27.69%
197 votes
16.33%
Spanish tourism

Tourism

Spain will open gradually to tourism, with Europe first

Spain usually welcomes more than 80 million visitors each year, making it one of the most visited countries in the world, with tourism a key part of its economy.

Reuters29/05/2020 15:58

Viewpoint

The Spanish way

Even if there is proof, though, are the courts the way?

Andrew Ede26/05/2020 18:27

People on the beach in Palmanova and Santa Ponsa

Tourism

With suitcase and bikini emojis, Spain urges tourists back from July

"In July we will gradually open Spain to international tourists, lift the quarantine, ensure the highest standards of health safety. We look forward 2 welcoming you!"

Reuters25/05/2020 16:59

Mallorca beaches getting ready to open

Lockdown

Spain's four-phase plan updated

Breakdown of the phases including Phase 2 which begins on Monday, May 25 for the Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza.

Reuters23/05/2020 10:31