Articles by tag: Spain
The vaccination program in Europe has sunk further into disarray. The countries that are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca Plc. shot are rising. Germany, France, Italy and Portugal are just the latest countries to pause the use of the vaccine pending a further assessment by the European Medicines Agency. Bloomberg’s Maria Tadeo reports on […]
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Why Spain is Considering Tourism Deals with Foreign Countries
Spanish Tourism Under Secretary Fernando Valdes said the nation is ready to consider other solutions, including corridors with countries that aren’t in the European Union, to help restart tourism flows if an agreement over vaccine certificates at the EU level cannot be reached. He also added that given how vaccination campaigns are going, he expects […]
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Concierges Around the World: The Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona
Spain, as we have seen, was one of the countries that was hit the hardest from the pandemic. In today’s episode, Sarah chatted with a concierge friend Klaus Heldt. Klaus is the Concierge Supervisor at the Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona. This hotel is stunning. And only 120 rooms, it was at one point the most […]
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Business Class: ¡Vamos a Barcelona!
This week’s episode of Business Class takes us to the Catalonia region, in northeastern Spain, to the city of Barcelona. Our travel gurus Tim Maitland and Cameron Cooper hit us with all of the travel tips you need to make the most of your time in the Catalan capitol, including the best way to […]