THE BOTTOM LINE
Next time you feel like criticising the overcrowding, the noise and the inconvenience that tourists might cause,remember the hardships we are going through now they're not here
THE EURO ZONE
Spain is the second most-visited tourist destination in the world, so the functioning of its hospitality industry over the next few months will be key to post-lockdown recovery
food & drink
Although the re-opening programme is being finalised, the end-result is still vague, but the indications are that going out for a drink or a meal will be more stressful than staying at home
THE BOTTOM LINE
A long time ago now tourism stopped being entertainment for a privileged few and became the bread and butter for many. It ought to be taken more seriously
THE MUSIC MAKER
Over the last few weeks, I've succumbed to the odd nostalgic musing
THE EURO ZONE
As Spain sees it, Brussels' challenge is to ensure that each country has the amount of financial support it needs to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
food & drink
Although a claim would be accepted if there were an actual virus in, for example, a restaurant kitchen, insurance companies argue that insuring against a pandemic is impossible
PET CARE
If you love animals, your help can mean a lot in the present situation
Restaurant groups are living their grimmest days, but it is also the suppliers who have to stand and watch as the material they would normally sell goes to waste
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Until after the event, no one knows where the bottom of any market is, or knows anyone else who does
THE EURO ZONE
Sánchez is right to ask his opponents, chief among them the perennially combative PP and Vox, to engage in "another way of doing politics
THE MUSIC MAKER
The phrase "What I will say" simultaneously feigns to be letting us in on some sensitive, important information while at the same time opening up the floodgates to enable the sneaky person in question to say whatever the hell they want
THE BOTTOM LINE
There are many human stories being told about the pandemic, and I take a special interest in those that serve as a lesson in life and arise out of paradoxes
Many restaurants will close for ever, and, once the all-clear is sounded, new ones will spring up
THE EURO ZONE
If Spain is to avoid another economic crisis, life needs to return to some kind of normality as quickly as possible