From Canary Islands, Spanish royals push to save tourism

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visit Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as the beginning of a tour promoting tourism after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain Jun 23, 2020. Share this contentMADRID: Spain's king and queen visited a Canary Islands beach on Tuesday on the first leg of a tour intended to help rescue the tourism-dependent economy, battered by the coronavirus crisis.

In the islands' capital, Gran Canaria, locals greeted the royal couple with applause and shouts of"Viva", as Felipe bumped elbows with people to avoid shaking hands. Their"Spain for Sure" tour will take them to every Spanish region in coming days.Just 35 hotels were operating on Tuesday in Mallorca, a mere 5 per cent of the Mediterranean island's total, with only 15 per cent of hotels set to open there in early July, according to a local hotel association.

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