The mobility restrictions imposed both in Spain and in the countries that send most of the visitors to Spain, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy, meant that the Canary Islands were not able to recover their activity during the month of December.
The mandatory nature of the negative PCR tests for foreign tourists, combined with the new measures and curfews, which are essentially incompatible with tourism, mean that tourists are deciding not to travel. As a result, many of the large hotel chains have chosen to close their hotels due to the lack of demand.
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