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Spain to fly 6,000 Germans to Balearic Islands in a bid to kickstart tourism

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Starting June 15, Spain will fly German tourists to the Balearic Islands as part of a pilot program to revive tourism. About 6,000 Germans are likely to join in.

Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca and Formentera form the beautiful Balearic Islands. Germany has been chosen the first partner for the pilot program by Spain due to its similar condition regarding the Coronavirus crisis.

A few tour operators have been given the permit to fly these German tourists, who won’t be under an obligation to follow the two-week quarantine rule levied on all foreign visitors in Spain.

Among them, 4000 tourists will visit Majorca, 1000 will visit Menorca and none, for now, to Formentera.

So far, the Balearic Islands were under the same Covid-19 lockdown rules that brought life to a standstill in Spain from mid-March. Only essential outdoor visits were allowed for the residents. It was only in May that Spain started easing its travel restrictions, thus implementing a four-phase plan to start a new normal way of living. According to reports, the Canary Islands are also planning to conduct a similar tourist test programme.

It is estimated that one out of every eight workers in Spain is employed in the tourism industry.