Mallorca’s Ill-Advised Gamble and 10 Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Port de Sóller, Mallorca on February 21, 2021. Mallorca reopened its borders to German tourists and Covid cases spiked. Flickr.com / Edgar Ja
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Among Skift's top travel stories this week, we explored Mallorca's tourism miscues, backpacker tourism, Egypt's out of touch move to bring in foreign influencers, and Marriott's naming of a new CEO.
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier.
Lessons From Mallorca’s Rushed Reopening: Mallorca’s slammed tourism industry could see recovery begin this summer, but there are huge “ifs” — vaccine rollouts, source markets reopening, and the ability to move away from mass tourism. Did moving too quickly add to these uncertainties?
Backpacker Tourism Faces a Changing Landscape Post-Pandemic: While some popular backpacker destinations will target high-end visitors aft
