The instruction came from the Tourism Directorate of a region that recognizes its authenticity, but clarifies that it has been cancelled
A “misunderstanding” on the part of the Algerian authorities on Monday cast doubt on his tourists’ travels to Spain and vice versa. Finally, those responsible for the Bouira region, in northern Algeria, annulled an instruction given to travel agents to suspend “all working relations immediately” with Spanish operators, in accordance with “the application of the decision of the highest authorities of the country to suspend the bilateral Friendship Treaty” on the 8th.
Sources from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism consulted by Europa Press assured that they had not received any official notification. This was later confirmed by the head of Foreign Affairs himself, José Manuel Albares. The minister had even pointed out that everything looked like it was actually “a statement from a provincial government”, as it eventually became.
Later, in statements to the specialized Algerian media ‘Visa et Voyages Algérie’, a person in charge of the Bouira Tourism Directorate requested “not to take this note into account”. “It was a misunderstanding,” he said after confirming that the controversial notice had been “published”, although hours later “it was withdrawn” without giving more details.
“An error has occurred,” the Algerian Directorate of Tourism insisted, without clarifying what it was and whether there had been a call for order from the government. “We are not asking the travel agents anything, the note has been cancelled,” he said.
On the other hand, the Algerian National Union of Tourism and Travel Agencies (UNATV) released a statement overnight denying that official instructions had been given to suspend tourism with Spain.
In any case, Algerian tourists represent only 0.1% of the total Spain receives annually. In 2021, there were only 27,500, although before the pandemic, in 2019, the number reached 331,190.
Source: La Verdad
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