The decision to reclassify Spain as a high-incidence area from Tuesday onwards has been sharply criticised by the German travel industry, who fear the decision will spell an early end to the peak summer season. According to the trade group, around 400,000 German tourists are likely to be in Spain right now, with tens of thousands holidaying in the so-called ’17th German state’ of Mallorca. READ ALSO: Can families with unvaccinated children holiday in Germany this summer? “It’s not worth it if you have to quarantine with children afterwards.”Others, meanwhile, said they would wait to see if more travel restrictions were imposed before reaching a decision. Mallorcan quarantine hotels ‘overwhelmed’Beyond the travel restrictions on the German end, new restrictions in Mallorca are already putting a dampener on the island’s famously boozy nightlife.

Source: The Local July 27, 2021 09:45 UTC