In the absence of those two weeks “to be able to begin to rebuild tourism on the Costa Blanca”, say the hoteliers, their gaze is still on the english tourism and in the great unknown of the arrival of this market to the White shore that, despite the planned opening of borders in May, they doubt that it can be cleared before mid-June.
The general secretary of HOSBEC, Nuria Montes, remember that the British will be guided by the so-called COVID traffic light of the Task Force that will be launched on May 17 and that classifies countries by their COVID-19 and vaccination rates, and that in Spain, only the islas are included in principle in the green level that allows to travel freely and a PCR on the return, while the rest of the territory, Valencian Community included, is included in amber.
This implies in addition to PCR, a ten day quarantine upon return and intermediate tests, which in practice would make tourist activity “incompatible”, insists Montes, and this despite the good data on infections from our province and the Community, above the islands.
For this reason, they have asked that the ERTE not only be extended until they achieve group immunity, but that there be a specific ERTE model for the sector, that it covers one hundred percent and the necessary time, because they estimate that while international tourism does not recover, between 30 and 40% of hotels will have to remain closed.
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And they ask, by the way, that the constant plans of helps that the different administrations approve for the sector they do not delay the arrival of aid to those affected, who in 14 months are still waiting in many cases, says Montes.
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