Passport control at Palma airport
Passport control at Palma airport.
Travel
UK working on possible change to Spain quarantine rules but not ready yet, minister says
"We won't be making changes on that in the next few days."
Now that you can come to Majorca on holiday, will you do so?
Travel
Beaches beckon as England to end quarantine for more than 50 countries
Travel to open to Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Travel
British embassy confirms Brits can travel to Spain from June 21
Spain will reopen its borders to most European visitors from June 21.
Tourism
European tourist hotspots hope to lure Britons despite quarantine
Southern European holiday resorts fear disastrous season.
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The long wait
“The Germans are starting to arrive on Monday the British will have to wait...”
Tourism
Magalluf and Palmanova hotels to re-open mid July
British travel firms have indicated that they will start operating to the island from July
Tourism
Britons will have to wait for TUI holiday
Breaking news: Destinations such as Spain and Greece departing on or before June 30 had been cancelled.
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Safe corridors
“If the Brits can't come this summer, the local economy has serious problems...”
Coming to the island
“The Germans have been more vocal on the subject of flights and holidays to the island....”
Health
An update from Ambassador Hugh Elliott on Coronavirus
Watch the video to British tourists in Spain.
Tourism
13.6 million tourists visited the Balearics
For the eleven months as a whole, the UK had the largest share of the foreign tourism market with 17.29 million tourists, a fall of 2.15%.
The love affair
“The British love affair with the Balearics stretches back more than fifty years and is ongoing...”
“Judging by what I saw in Palmanova on Friday night, there is hope for the future....”
“Judging by what I saw in Palmanova on Friday night, there is hope for the future....”
British tourists on the beach
Last season was a good one because tens of thousands of Britons had Covid chips to cash in from holidays postponed by the pandemic.
Tourism
British tourists dominating the Balearic market this year
More British tourists ar coming on holiday to the Balearics than Germans and that is despite a lower pound and Brexit.
- Mallorca restaurants' concern for the 2025 tourism season and alarm at union demands
- Start applying for UK entry visa now
- Mallorca hotel is the best in Spain, according to TUI holidaymakers
- Electricity bills power ahead in Spain as goverment slaps heavy tax on bills
- Beware of new red lines on Spanish roads
Comment
Why I think vaccine passports are a good idea
“Everyone thinks that vaccine passports are a good idea...except Britain...”
Jason Moore09/02/2021 10:03