The President of Palma and Cala Major?s Hotel Association, Javier Vich, has confirmed that 70% of Palma?s hotels will reopen by August 2020 with further openings anticipated in September and October.
Similarly, 60% of hotels in the area are anticipated to be open by the end of July.
Palma has one of the highest percentages of four and five-star properties in Spain that now account for over 90% of the city?s hotel inventory with a total of 10,560 hotel beds.
Meanwhile, Palma tests new app to guarantee social distancing on surrounding beaches. Palma Tourist Board?s managing director, Pedro Homar has revealed that a new app is currently being developed to successfully control the number of visitors on Palma?s surrounding beaches.
The app which is an adaptation of a successful trial that was previously used to manage the flow of cruise passengers around the city, links to heat sensors that are able to monitor the amount of human activity on Palma?s surrounding beaches. The app will then display in real time which beaches are less crowded and which are at full capacity so that both visitors and residents can make informed decisions about where to go.
Available for visitors via android and IOS, the app is called ?SafeBeaches? and will be available to download from July 10.
