Summer desperation: Imserso can never be a solution
Andrew Ede tells us what has been happening in this Week in tourism, and what the expectations are for this season.
Foreign tourists in Spain fell to 51-year low in 2020
"Spain has been one of the hardest-hit countries by the pandemic in Europe"
Mallorca beach at Easter in late March
On the beach in late March 2012.
Spain's hoteliers looking to Easter "to get down to work"
Spain's hotels confederation believes there can be national tourism at Easter.
Fernando Simón, director of the Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies
Fernando Simón speaking on Monday.
No more than 150 cases per 100,000 to enable Easter tourism
Fernando Simón was responding to the tourism minister's comments regarding national tourism at Easter.
Reyes Maroto, Spain's tourism minister
Reyes Maroto, hopeful of some tourism at Easter.
National tourism could save Easter
And a reopening of international tourism "in summer".
Has the time come to start putting the economy first?
Ministers: Whatever you say, say nothing
The only restriction that governments have yet to apply is one prohibiting secretaries of state, ministers and prime ministers from mouthing off about tourism.
Tourism industry demanding accelerated vaccination programme
The government has an "obligation" to accelerate the vaccination programme.
Hoteliers attack Sánchez "by the end of summer" statement
Mallorca's hoteliers say that the prime minister's statement was unacceptable.
An empty Magalluf beach, Mallorca
For tourism, 2021 has begun with uncertainties.
"Moderately normalised" tourism activity not expected until 2022
Tourism GDP in 2020 fell by over 100,000 million euros.
Pedro Sánchez, speaking at the meeting of the World Tourism Organization's executive council
Pedro Sánchez, speaking at the meeting of the World Tourism Organization's executive council.
Spain "better prepared" for foreign tourism by the end of the summer
Pedro Sánchez says that 70% of the population will have been vaccinated by the end of the summer.
Spain's tourism minister, Reyes Maroto, speaking at the El Economista forum
Spain's tourism minister, Reyes Maroto, speaking at the El Economista forum.
Spain working on vaccination certificate for recovering tourism
Spain's tourism minister highlighted more rapid vaccination and the certificate.
Pedro Sánchez, speaking at the Tourism Innovation Summit
Pedro Sánchez, speaking at the Tourism Innovation Summit.
Sánchez hopes for "one of the best years for tourism in Spain"
2021, if expectations for the vaccine are met ...