The Week in Tourism
Rethinking the UK quarantine
This revisits the UK quarantine decision and is of the view that it was a political matter and not a scientific one.
Royals
Spain's ex-king told friends his exit is only temporary, papers say
A Royal Palace spokesman and a lawyer for Juan Carlos both said they had nothing to say.
Coronavirus
Britain has no alternative to quarantine yet, minister says
Britain does not yet have a viable alternative to imposing a 14-day quarantine on travelers.
Coronavirus
UK quarantine could cost Spanish tourism 10 bln euros, says hotel association
On Monday he offered to pay for foreign tourists to take coronavirus tests as an alternative to the quarantine measures.
Coronavirus
European coronavirus measures hitting Spain's tourism sector
The Coronavirus Measures Spain will those countries
Economy
Spain's hotel occupancy crashed in first half of 2020
The rate of occupancy in Spanish hotels more than halved in the first six months of the yea.
Travel
Norway to restrict travel from Spain, open more for Sweden
COVID-19 infections in Spain had risen to 30.9 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Economy
Thousands of Spanish Airbus workers protest layoff plan
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said at the beginning of this month that the government was working with Airbus to find ways to keep jobs in the country.
Coronavirus
Spain hopes no need to close French border over coronavirus
Tourism accounts for about 12% of Spain's economic output and with the pandemic wreaking havoc on the summer seaso.
Economy
Spain's Industry Minister says there is "hope" about Nissan Barcelona closure
There is Hope About Nissan Barcelona Closure
Politics
No talks on closing borders with EU countries, Spanish minister says
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Sunday did not rule out closing the border with Spain.
Politics
Spain to receive 140 bln euros from EU recovery fund, half in grants
Spain will use the proceeds to encourage investment in its economy's digital transformation, the transition into greener energy sources and education, Sanchez said.
Coronavirus
Spain's coronavirus rate triples in three weeks after lockdown easing
The occurrence of the novel coronavirus has jumped from eight cases per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of June
Enjoying Majorca
The “Victory” of Alcudia: Which Victory?
Alcudia received its honour for a very different reason. It was granted in July 1523 by Carlos I of Spain, who was also Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor.
Politics
Spanish PM sees "very difficult hours ahead" as EU summit nears
Spain is among EU member states whose economies have been hard-hit by the pandemic and which want two-thirds of the recovery fund to be in the form of free grants.
Food
Gazpacho andaluz is Spain’s greatest and most travelled cold soup
The gazpacho andaluz is Spain’s most renowned cold soup and the ajo blanco of Málaga is a good runner-up in every way.
Politics
Catalan politician suspects was target of state phone tapping, spokesman says
Torrent and two other separatist politicians were warned by researchers working with Facebook's instant message service WhatsApp that their phones were broken into with a spyware called "Pegasus"
Coronavirus
Making masks compulsory everywhere bad for tourism, Balearic lobby group says
Making face masks mandatory will be bad for the tourism in Spain.
The Blog
It’s all in the messages
In the Franco days, the minister of tourism combined this portfolio with information. Manuel Fraga is the name we remember.
Andrew Ede29/07/2020 14:37