But things are different this year following the cancellation of a popular holiday scheme for seniors over the coronavirus crisis. But from March until Holy Week, which this year is the second week of April, the entire complex is filled with older Spanish tourists, Rodriguez says. “Holy Week is the beginning of the season. A bad Holy Week will be a bad start,” says Mar Farriol, owner of Goretti, a restaurant on the waterfront. For now, the government has pledged to plough 400 million euros in liquidity into the hotel and tourism sector.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2020 19:41 UTC