Andrew Ede
Background in business publishing. Started an online blog about Mallorca in 2005, which went daily in 2007, covering culture, environment, history, politics, tourism and more. Became a regular contributor to the Bulletin in 2010 before joining the staff a few years later.
"The history of the Balearics is a success story in terms of tourism"
The CEO of Turespaña - Strategy in the Balearics has been "exemplary".
Twelve per cent of Palma summer deaths attributed to the heat island effect
A solution lies with having greater density of trees.
Messiahs, shamans and dangerous charlatans - Sects in Mallorca
It is estimated that there are around thirty sects in Mallorca.
Calas de Mallorca to finally be fully "adopted" by Manacor town hall
Calas de Mallorca will at last be given full services by Manacor town hall.
Airport expansion opponents demand tourist limits
Claimed that there will be four million more passengers at the airport by 2025.
Two more arrests following high-speed drugs chase in Mallorca
Thirty packets of hashish have been recovered.
Intensive search for drugs thrown overboard off Mallorca's east coast
The drugs were thrown overboard in the Cala d'Or area.
Unions denouncing the "fraud" of dismissing workers after trial periods
Abuse of the trial period is said to disguise the fact that employers are hiring on a temporary basis.
May forecasts underline the prospect of a record tourism season
Hotel occupancy forecast is above that of both 2018 and 2019.
Avenidas petrol station still open - and now the fines are being imposed
The fines are around 40,000 euros every eight days.
Balearic tourist tax to subsidise purchase of scooters
Electric bikes as well - one million euros of aid.
Climate change in the Balearics accelerating 20% more rapidly than much of the world
"The climate crisis is mainly a health crisis", characterised, for instance, by a redistribution of tropical diseases.
Airport taxi drivers protest against pirate taxis
Demand for urgent action to be taken against pirate taxis.
Balearic tourism minister hits back at Jet2 CEO comments
Iago Negueruela insists that Jet2 have "always understood" the Balearic position regarding quality tourism.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Transport problems predicted for Mallorca this summer
High tourist numbers and labour shortages.
Restaurants in Mallorca charging customers who don't turn up
Bookings only being taken with credit cards by many restaurants.
Cala Mondragó beach bar to be demolished before the summer
There will be a removable beach bar instead, like those on Es Trenc beach.
Jet2 CEO advice to Balearic and Spanish politicians - "Be careful what you wish for"
Steve Heapy: "Less tourism means less income, less GDP and less employment."
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Comment
Another brick in the wall: Mallorca’s wounded land
Terraferida have generally always hit a majority opinion nerve, be this to do with holiday lets or beaches being taken over by the occupants of superyachts.
Andrew Ede 20/04/2023 14:44