Spain would possibly shut its doorways to mass tourism till the tip of summer season

Spain could not open its doors to mass tourism until the end of summer

Spain may not be open to international mass tourism until the end of summer. This is what the Spanish Prime Minister does Pedro Sanchez appreciated in a recent meeting with Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The The Spanish President has calmed down that he will not be ready to open the country’s doors to mass tourism until at least 70% of the population has been vaccinated, which he predicts in around September later this year.

Indeed, these measures have had a major impact on the country’s economy, and the local live music industry in particular. Spain is known to have an immense live music scene that hosts some of Europe’s most famous festivals, including electronic music events like Sonar, Barcelona Beach Festival, DGTL Barcelona and Madrid, join forces with Tomorrowland, Dreambeach, Sensation Madrid Medusa and venues like ElRownot to mention the legendary island Ibiza, with clubs like Ushuaia, Hi, Amnesia, privilege and Pashaoffering the most stacked and iconic residences in electronic music every summer.

But not only will big big festivals and events suffer from these consequences, but so will the smaller organizations that may disappear as Spain goes inactive for the second summer in a row. In a recent interview with Resident AdvisorThe co-founders of techno party Hex stated the following:

“Barcelona is a very beautiful city that naturally attracts tourism. Some of these people are discovering the cultural side of the city. So this new move will have a direct impact on the few surviving entertainment organizations and may even kill them. We hope the government soon realizes how fundamental this side of the city is and how much it does not provide direct aid (economical and true to scale) writing a not bright future for us all. “

Therefore, the government is ignoring the results of the recent Covid-19 concert experiment by Primavera Sound, Which successfully hosted an event for 500 people and passed many security measures that resulted in no participants testing positive.

Photo credit: Ushuaïa Ibiza (via Facebook)