The Week in Tourism
No could about it, minister
On Tuesday, the Balearic tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, came to the conclusion that this summer’s foreign sun and beach tourism could well be over. Could, minister?
Politics
PP attacks Balearic government's "decorative" coronavirus policy
Biel Company has criticised the government's health and tourism management.
Should the Balearic Government have paid more attention to the British tourist market?
Viewpoint
Smoke and mirrors
I suspect that we are about to be presented with yet more assertions to do with misleading information - that conjured up by governments to hide the truths of Covid.
Viewpoint
Economy
“Unfortunately, Majorca is learning that you can't put all your eggs in one basket”
Travel
Balearic and Spanish governments together in seeking UK quarantine reversal
The UK government's "constant improvisation" has come in for criticism.
Travel
Balearic government arguing the case for UK air corridor
The Balearic government is alarmed by the "serious damage" because of the quarantine.
Coronavirus
Government defends Majorca street closures on health grounds
"We are not in a negotiation situation when there is a matter of public health."
The MDB debate
Was the Balearic government right to close the party streets in Magalluf and the Playa de Palma?
Do you agree with the new decision made by the Balearic Government?
Viewpoint
Face masks
“We are winning the battle against the coronavirus in the Balearics but the war is far from over...”
BREAKING NEWS
Masks could be compulsory in the Balearics from this weekend
From this weekend it will become law to wear masks.
Employment
Muted response in the Balearics to ERTE extension
The Spanish government has left the door open to ERTE negotiations to cover the final quarter of the year.
Finance
Government not putting a figure to state rescue fund
The government doesn't seem to know how much the Balearics will be receiving from the rescue funds for regions.
Viewpoint
You are very welcome
“Remember that these 10,000 tourists could have gone elsewhere, they elected to come here..”
Is the Balearic Government right to allow German tourists back before the end of the State of Alarm?
The Blog
Forget the crisis, it's the politics
How well do you think the opposition both to the Spanish government and the Balearic government has been managing the crisis?
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Viewpoint
Majorca gambled away the season
The Balearic government and tourism authorities need to hold their hands up and admit that they played it all wrong.
Humphrey Carter16/08/2020 03:38