The government has announced that foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1. Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya had earlier said the quarantine requirement would be lifted in July, without giving a date. Spain usually attracts 80 million tourists a year, with the industry accounting for more […]

Michelin-starred British chef Josh Eggleton said the virus has stepped up efforts to reconsider his business’s future. Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton, whose 6 restaurants have also closed since mid-May, worked with the Caring in Bristol charity during the quarantine process, directing 50,000 meals to homeless and shelters. Eggleton, the successful chef and restaurateur, said this […]

Presently, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, 79 per cent of Michelin-starred restaurants globally are closed. The weekly revised Michelin guide barometer revealed that only 21 per cent of the 3,165 starred restaurants around the world are currently available. Nonetheless, this is a significant increase on last week, when 14 per cent served guests. All Michelin-starred […]

Liverpool’s mayor has proposed plans to build more outdoor seating areas in the city decorated in European style to help companies make up for the internal space they would lose as a result of social distancing restrictions. Mayor Joe Anderson today announced a new £450,000 project to redesign the outdoor spaces in Liverpool, working with Liverpool BID Company and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as designers. It is not expected that restrictions on bars and restaurants will be lightened until early July, but the city is “willing to get […]

According to research in America, 66% of consumers don’t feel ready to eat in restaurants if stay-at-home warnings are removed tomorrow. In the US, which has begun gradually lifting restrictions, 38 states have been allowed to open with capacity restrictions or are making plans to open soon. The World Health Organisation warned that this was […]