Beaches in the Balearic and Canary Islands are re-opening. But will people want to come and sunbathe?
for the first time in nine weeks the idyllic beaches of Formentera, the smallest of the Balearics, were open for bathing. The same went for three of the eight Canary Islands. The coronavirus lockdown means that all of Spain’s other beaches will remain closed for at least another week. But even when they open, how many holidaymakers will be able or willing to laze on them?
Officials in both regions, which have seen low infection rates, are raring to open for business. The loss of the season would be “catastrophic”, says Francina Armengol, the regional president of the Balearics. She says she wants to open up flights for “pilot groups” of tourists through “safe corridors” from similarly virus-free European regions by the end of June. Such groups might include second-home owners.
The quarantine “gave a very bad message”, says José Luis Zoreda of Exceltur, a tourism lobby, when rival destinations such as Portugal and Greece are sounding more welcoming. The minority coalition government of Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, is under rising pressure to pay more heed to the shackled economy.
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