Should Mallorca be offering tourism incentives?
Several countries are offering incentives for tourists and remote workers in a bid to boost tourism.
UK declares Balearic Islands a safe destination
"The United Kingdom is going to implement a traffic light system and we are going to ask that it be done by region, not by country..”
Brits could be first to travel with Covid Passports
The European Union Member State representatives met on Monday to discuss the criteria for entry to Europe,
Balearics could offer free PCR tests for tourists using European Union funds
"If vaccines are free, the PCR tests should be as well."
Vueling launches summer sale
"The recovery of mobility this summer will be essential to reactivate economic and social life.."
Council of Mallorca 900,000 euro tourism co-marketing campaign
The total for the UK and Ireland will be 180,000 euros.
Gearing up for the classic scooter revival in Mallorca
“In summer we like to ride to Banyalbufar, swim in a cove in Estellencs, then eat in Andratx before returning to Palma.."
New TV show goes off the beaten track in Spain
"The idea is to show a side of Spain that doesn’t appear in tourist brochures, one that is peculiar and extravagant.."
Tourists arriving at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport in summer 2020
The digital green certificate will be important for facilitating tourism.
Covid certificate needs to be ready a month earlier
Mallorca's tourism industry is banking on the season getting under way from the start of June.
How green is your certificate?: the week in Mallorca
Summertime salvation was at hand; how much vaccination was needed to generate trust?; and curfews were still logical.
Rescheduling of flights to Mallorca in anticipation of Germany curfew
The city of Cologne has taken the matters into its own hands and introduced a curfew.
Tourism: Lost in transformation and translation
Hoteliers, and indeed the whole of the tourism industry, are agreed that the situation surrounding this summer’s season is highly “volatile”.
Spain needs a traffic light
Spain needs to move ahead with plans for its own travel traffic light plan.
A taste of summer in Alcudia
"Last season we made 180,000 euros, whereas in a normal year we would collect two million euros.."
Ryanair to launch new Mallorca-Italy route
"Ryanair hopes its flight scheduling will help boost both air traffic on the island and the recovery of the tourism industry.."
Curfew or no curfew?
How difficult can it be in giving a definitive statement of the situation? Very difficult, it would seem.
The destruction of Mallorca
The Talaiotic Culture is a vital part of Mallorca’s heritage, the clearest evidence of old civilisation.
- 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"
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“I admire the optimism of the local authorities but it won’t be a bumper season”
Jason Moore16/04/2021 10:24