Credit: Newsflash/@GovernIllesBalears The Spanish authorities have sent 25 tourists back from Majorca as soon as they landed in confusion as to whether the island is accepting foreign visitors or not. The 25 tourists, 10 flying from Munich and 15 from Zurich, were sent back on Monday, the first day that…
Machu Picchu is to reopen for tourists after the COVID-19 lockdown on 1st July with its capacity reduced from 5,000 visitors to just 675 a day and a traffic light system to ensure social distancing. Jean Paul Benavente, the Governor of the region of Cusco, announced that the number of…
Visitors to beaches in British tourist hotspots in Turkey will be forced to wear face masks, restricted from smoking and made to socially distance using these spaced sunbeds. The new regulations have been brought in as a pilot programme at Konyaalti Beach in the popular British resort city of Antalya…
Tourists at Spanish beaches could be made to reserve spaces to lay down their towels using this new mobile phone application which will warn them if areas are overcrowded to aid with social distancing. Spanish company ‘Natare 360’ which has experience organising events and managing ticket sales has created a…
This huge 20-foot high agave plant has bloomed for the first time in 30 years at exactly the time there is no-one to see it, as the botanical park in Tenerife where it is based is locked down and closed to visitors. Even worse, now that it has bloomed, the…
