UK tourists warned over ‘big change’ to Majorca bars and restaurants

UK tourists warned over ‘big change’ to Majorca bars and restaurants

UK tourists have been warned over a big change to the bars and restaurants in Majorca, Spain. As reported in the Majorca Daily Bulletin, customer self-payment is coming to the food establishments on the Balearic Island.

The president of the CAEB Restaurants Association, Juanmi Ferrer, has explained that bars and restaurants on the island are being forced implement a customer self-payment system, due to a shortage of staff. He said: “It is the only solution to be able to stay open.”

He goes on to say that some businesses are introducing the option of paying from the table with a QR code, and explains that at 85% of restaurants in Italy, orders and payments are made at the till when customers arrive.

At Palma’s Can Joan de s’Aigo, one of the most famous cafes in Majorca, manager Anselmo Cardona brought in payment at the till started during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ferrer also shared that he believes that “automation is unstoppable”, though he continues by adding: “In the hospitality industry, human warmth will always be necessary.”

One reader commented, in response to the story: “Security at the door to stop those opportunists leaving with a free lunch, and for those who pay cash, not welcome, that’s a strange plan”, and a second posted: “This before the working week is shortened by, give or take, 10%.”

This comes after it was revealed that 541 cruise liners, carrying nearly two million people, are expected to arrive in Majorca this year.

Around 50 boats will bring tourists as people are expected to flock to the sunny island in 2025, according to a forecast by the Balearic Port Authority’s forecast.

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It comes as UK tourists have been issued advice over Spain’s ‘tourist ban‘. Meanwhile, tourists heading to Spain with Jet2 have been given a separate warning over ‘unrest’ ahead of summer trips.

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