Holidays in Mallorca for Spain's senior citizens unlikely until early 2022
The specifications for the contracts for operating Imserso holidays have yet to be drafted.
Cruising for a bruising
Will the calls for a return of cruise ships be sunk by shouts to torpedo the move?
Germany may close its borders on Monday
Berlin's objective is to reach acceptable epidemiological indices by May.
Alarm rips through the Balearics as Jet2 cancels flights
“The current lack of judgment prevents us from resuming flights on May 17, hence our postponement to June..”
PP want Spain to follow Italy's lead in vaccinations for the islands
The Partido Popular say that the Balearic government should be prepared to buy its own vaccines.
Carriage horses ready for the 2021 summer season in Palma
“We are happy to see ore movement now in Palma, after a year and a half of being unemployed, but the work is still not consistent..”
Hoteliers slashing prices to boost bookings
"From Monday, the decline will be spectacular because it’s the end of the school holidays in Germany.."
The uncertainties for summer tourism and the warning from Chile
As ever, the tourism situation is mired in uncertainty...
The obligation to wear a face mask even at a distance comes into force.
The obligation to wear a face mask even at a distance comes into force.
The essential Tramuntana
A tourist alternative to sun and beach was wanted, and once there were alternative tourists, there were too many of them.
Arrival of flights from Germany at Palma airport
Arrival of flights from Germany at Palma airport.
Mallorca promotion campaign to reach 2,700 million viewers through Eurosport
A video with Rafael Nadal will be one feature of this campaign.
Police track and trace bogus PCR certificates from German tourists
The investigation continues into the doctor who has allegedly been issuing PCR certificates without performing tests.
Cala Comtessa boat accused of "putting swimmers at risk"
Calvia Council has asked the Government Delegation and the Guardia Civil to “intensify their surveillance of boats on the coast..”
The irreconcilable images
The Italian government has now announced that it intends to expel large cruise ships from the lagoon.
Foreign tourism to Spain slumps 93.6% in February amid COVID curbs
Germans, who have started going back to Mallorca, took second spot.
Johnson: "We are not there yet" on foreign travel decision
Boris Johnson didn't wish to give any "hostages to fortune" by making promises on foreign travel.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- 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
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Testing times
“One of the ideas which has been put forward is to use tourist tax cash for PCR tests”
Jason Moore10/04/2021 10:18