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Balearic capital gears up for tourists coming back

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1 Jun 2021
Clara Bullock

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Palma in Mallorca is preparing for the return of international visitors this summer with 95 per cent of its hotels set to reopen by the end of June

The capital of the Balearic island Mallorca – Palma – has declared itself open and ready to welcome travellers again. According to officials in the city, Germany and the Netherlands are ‘leading the demand’, with the majority of European tourists to Palma currently coming from these two countries.

Spain, however, remains an ‘amber’ destination for the UK – another of the country’s important source markets for tourism. Under the UK government’s traffic light system for travel, amber destinations require PCR testing and a quarantine period; although earlier this week, Spain reopened to UK arrivals without a Covid test requirement.

Still, people are hopeful that the Balearics will soon be placed on the UK’s green list, following the next review in June, as UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that the government is looking at introducing a new ‘islands’ policy that will allow islands and island groups to have their Covid status judged independently of the mainland they belong to.

Government to pay for repatriation costs

Palma Hotel Association said 45 hotels are currently open in the city, with 67 set to be operating again by the end of next month. The city’s La Seu Cathedral has also restarted its guided rooftop visits, while VisitPalma has revamped its website to include a range of recommended destination experiences.

Furthermore, the Balearic government will cover the cost of repatriation for tourists if they have tested positive for Covid while in the Balearics and are therefore unable to take their scheduled flights home.

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Travel

1 Jun 2021
Clara Bullock

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