The Blog
Why Majorca was always going to be first
Under normal circumstances, Germany outstrips the UK in terms of numbers of tourists coming to the Balearics by around one million.
Tourism
Travel boss says Majorca will have a good holiday season
Demand for holidays to the island in Germany is high.
Tourism
Nearly 200 German Tourists have arrived
Around 20 journalists arrived on the flight from Düsseldorf this morning.
Tourism
First flights from Germany
First German tourists taking part in the Pilot Scheme arrive in the Balearic Islands.
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You are very welcome
“Remember that these 10,000 tourists could have gone elsewhere, they elected to come here..”
Northern Spotlight
No test tourists for Puerto Pollensa
Playa de Palma is the other is the other resort.
Tourism
Germans only for the meantime in the Balearics
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is reportedly about to alter its travel advice so the best thing is to keep an eye on its website.
Tourism
Canary Islands aim to allow German tourists but with coronavirus tests unlike Balearics
The source said it had not yet been decided if testing would be done before people travel or on arrival.
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The long wait
“The Germans are starting to arrive on Monday the British will have to wait...”
Is the Balearic Government right to allow German tourists back before the end of the State of Alarm?
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Safe travel
“The new battle for the beach towel is who comes to Majorca first once it is safe to travel....”
Police
Gang rape suspect claims sex was consensual
The Guardia Civil are currently studying hotel security camera footage and the content of phones belonging to four men in all.
Police
German tourists fined after surrounding police
There had been complaints about tourists causing a nuisance on Cala Agulla beach.
Majorca
Rubbish tourists and all-inclusive restrictions: the week in Majorca
Palma's new mayor hit the ground running by upsetting the Germans, the regional government was targeting boozing in all-inclusives, there were Islamic extremists, and the weather was hot.
Majorca
Police on the beaches: the week in Majorca
The Guardia Civil intervened in beach unruliness, there were worries about the lack of local police, the fight against false compensation claims was having some success, and there was a curious plan for the bay of Palma.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Sunloungers set ablaze in Alcudia
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
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The long wait
“The Germans have arrived for their holidays a month before the Brits...”
Jason Moore16/06/2020 18:35