Ibiza offers free holiday accommodation for NHS staff

08/07/2020

Ibiza offers free holiday accommodation for NHS staff to ‘say thank you to those fighting for the lives of our families’

Ibiza’s government is backing initiative Together for Healthcare Heroes
Juan Miguel Costa, Ibiza’s tourism councillor, said aim is to compensate ‘those who have looked after us’
One week’s free accommodation will be offered in April, May and October 2021
Rooms at luxury hotels including Atzaro and Aguas de Ibiza are being offered

Ibiza is offering all NHS staff free holiday accommodation as part of efforts to say ‘thank you’ to workers who have ‘risked their lives’ to ‘look after us’.

The popular island’s government is backing an initiative launched by a group of Ibiza-based business owners to thank healthcare staff across Europe for their work in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Juan Miguel Costa, Ibiza’s tourism councillor, said the scheme aims to compensate ‘those who have looked after us.’

Ibiza is offering all NHS staff free holiday accommodation as part of efforts to say ‘thank you’ to workers who have ‘risked their lives’ to ‘look after us’

In comments reported by Ladbible, he told local paper Diario de Ibiza that staff have ‘risked their lives in many cases and deserve that we all do our share to make sure they have holidays that meet high expectations.

One week’s free accommodation will be offered in April, May and October 2021, outside the holiday island’s peak season.

At least 60 private properties have been offered as part of the initiative, named Together for Healthcare Heroes.

Rooms at luxury hotels including Atzaro and Aguas de Ibiza, as well as the OD Hoteles and Concept Hotel Group chains are also being offered.

According to Together for Healthcare Heroes’ website, the organisation is trying to find ‘at least 1,000 best in class accommodation providers in Europe’ to provide free accommodation for healthcare staff, so that they can enjoy a holiday next summer without having to fork out for lodging.’

Their mission statement reads: ‘It all started with a simple idea early in March.

Juan Miguel Costa, Ibiza’s tourism councillor, said the scheme aims to compensate ‘those who have looked after us’. Pictured: The Atzaro hotel in Ibiza, one of those which is being offered as part of the initiative

‘How can we say THANK YOU to those fighting for the lives of our families, friends and communities?

‘How can we say THANK YOU to those putting their own lives at risk for us?

‘Together we are driving change by celebrating and rewarding those who put our community, family and friends first during the COVID-19 outbreak.

‘Unprecedented times highlight exceptional people.

‘We thank those who we have trusted with our lives, by gifting them our homes and hotels in Ibiza and across Europe.’

Rooms are also being offered at hotel chain OD Hoteles Ibiza

The exclusive Aguas de Ibiza is also offering rooms as part of the initiative to thank healthcare workers

According to The business owners behind the initiative include Brigitte Bardoul, the founder of a luxury Ibiza estate agent; Claudia Zezukiewiets, an Ibiza-based lawyer, and Clive Heathcote, a former banker.

Britons have been able to go on holiday to Spain, which governs Ibiza, since the end of June after the country’s government lifted its ban on foreign tourists.

The Ibiza holiday offer comes after Turkish Airlines offered a 40 per cent discount on flight tickets to NHS staff.

The offer lasts until July 18 and can be used for tickets on flights up to May 2021.

Announcing the offer, a spokeswoman said: ‘Turkish Airlines started a new campaign for the healthcare workers who are working selflessly to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘With this campaign, all healthcare workers working around the world will be able to fly at 40 per cent discount with their tickets purchased from Turkish Airlines webpage or mobile application.

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