Reservations from British tourists to the Balearic and Canary Islands have skyrocketed following the announcement by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the end of pandemic restrictions in England on July 19, according to the TravelgateX platform.
Johnson advanced this Monday his decision to also eliminate, at the latest by the beginning of August, the quarantine for travelers returning from any of the countries on the amber list, such as Spain. Currently, only travel to the Balearic Islands was given the green light, although the increase in incidence in that community could cause that to change at any time.
However, the new announcement to eliminate these vetoes to certain areas has meant that British reservations to Spain have already begun to increase since July 19, focusing mainly on the islands that are the favorite destination of British travelers, especially the Balearic Islands (43%) and the Canary Islands (21.61%).
It is followed by other regions highly sought after for vacations among the British, such as Catalonia (14.92%), Andalusia (9.45%), Valencia (7.9%) and Madrid (0.62%).
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom justified this decision to end social distancing and capacity limits in different places in England, stating that people must "learn to live with the coronavirus".
