Next Monday in half of Spain the exit restrictions in the corona pandemic will be relaxed: In addition to Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands, a further ten of a total of seventeen “autonomous communities” may enter “phase 1” of the de-escalation plan, including the Basque Country and the Canaries.
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This does not apply to Madrid, which remains in phase 0 for the time being. In other regions, such as Catalonia or Valencia, easing is only allowed in a few areas. Like Madrid, the Catalan metropolis of Barcelona, including the province of the same name, has to “detain”. In Andalucia, the economically immensely important holiday areas of Málaga and Granada are left out.
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The inhabitants of Mallorca are also dissatisfied, although there, hotels have reopened on Monday for the first time in two months and restaurants and bars in the outdoor area can once again host guests. “Alone: there is a lack of customers,” wrote the “Mallorca Zeitung”. The weekly newspaper predicted at the weekend, so “almost all houses” would remain closed on Monday.
“Why should we open when there are no flights with which our guests can arrive?” Said a hotel director.
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The Spaniards will not be allowed to leave their home province until the end of June at the earliest. Nobody currently dares to predict when guests from abroad can be received again.
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The chances that you can travel to Spain this summer are slim, writes the SRF. Firstly, because nobody can make precise predictions. On the other hand, because the government in Spain itself does not expect the borders to open soon – it does not plan to do so until autumn.
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