Number of foreign tourists visiting Spain slowly recovers as restrictions ease
The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain rose from a virtual zero a year ago.

Palma is starting to open up as tourists begin to trickle in from the European Union
Palma is starting to open up as tourists begin to trickle in from the European Union

Tourists in May 2019 getting ready to start the summer season in Puerto Alcudia
Tourists in May 2019 getting ready to start the summer season in Puerto Alcudia.
Viewpoint: Summer time
“It is like a roller-coaster ride at the moment. Every day a new hope only to be dashed the next day...”

Tourists in Mallorca
Tourists in Majorca

Would this be optimum or would it be maximum?
Would this be optimum or would it be maximum?
This is the sound of the tourist
It was a Sunday morning around ten o’clock last year and the sound of silence was deafening for a resort in Mallorca.

Tourist at Palma airport
Tourists at Palma airport.

Tourists are seen next to the sea in Playa de Palma beach in Mallorca
Tourists are seen next to the sea in Playa de Palma beach in Mallorca.

People look at a palm tree in Mallorca
People look at a palm tree in Mallorca following Berlin's lifted quarantine requirement for travelers returning from the Balearic Islands.

The first tourists this year walking on the beach of the Playa de Palma
The first tourists this year walking on the beach of the Playa de Palma.

Tourists are seen on the Playa de Palma enjoying the spring weather
Tourists are seen on the Playa de Palma enjoying the spring weather.

A tourist on the beach
A tourist on the beach on the Playa de Palma.

Tourists strolling around Palma centre
Tourists strolling around Palma centre.

Tourists walking around Palma
Tourists walking around Palma.

Tourists taking photos of Palma cathedral
Tourists taking photos of Palma cathedral.

Tourists near Palma Cathedral
Tourists near Palma Cathedral.

Balearic President Francina Armengol during the press conference
Balearic President Francina Armengol during the press conference.
Letters to the Editor
A concerned reader has sent us a letter to get the message out there that Mallorca is open for business and tourists are welcome!
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
- Mallorca set to welcome back young British seasonal workers
- Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
- Weekend weather: No masking the fact that carnival could be a wash-out
Comment
Viewpoint: Signs of life in Palma
Palma is starting to open up as tourists begin to trickle in from the European Union.
Humphrey Carter20/05/2021 10:29