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.
A month on from serious injury after jumping into the sea in Playa de Muro
A stranger saved his life. "I would like to meet him. Without him I would be dead."
Mallorca's five-star hotels close to capacity as private-jet demand grows
Demand for luxury accommodation unaffected by price increases.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 13
Fiestas this weekend are: Mare de Déu d'Agost Fiestas, Sant Roc, Santa Maria del Mar, Santa Candida, Sant Llorenç, Sa Marina and Sant Baromeu. Summer fiestas in Cala Llombards, El Toro, Portals and Bendinat and S'Illot. Port Adriano concerts as well music festivals in Pollensa and Valldemossa.
Mallorca's 'pioneering' hydrogen plant out of action for over a year
No date has been given for when production will restart.
One in five Balearic residents are foreign
Population growth this year is mainly due to foreign immigration.
Town hall's solution to Palma nightlife noise - Posters asking for quiet
The federation of residents associations says: "A poster won't fix anything."
Covid is still around - Cases in Mallorca up over 100% in a month
There is a general increase in cases but they remain mostly mild.
Spanish tourism in the Balearics falling because of higher prices
Business sectors say that Spanish tourism is down compared with 2019, but figures to June this year suggest otherwise.
The 400 or so rich people in the Balearics
By contrast, almost 200,000 people earned less than 12,000 euros a year.
Palma's Paseo Marítimo, the latest focus for nighttime excesses
The Paseo Marítimo has long been associated with nightlife, but there weren't the problems there now are.
Will Alcudia have its new beach bars next summer?
If memory serves, the previous administration made a budgetary allocation for the balnearios for this year from the town hall’s vast cash mountain.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday, August 7 to Thursday, August 10
Mallorca's summer fiestas continue all week long. Check to find out what is happening near you!
Alcudia and Muro horse carriages to be replaced with electric carriages
Seventeen drivers will eventually switch to electric carriages.
Prices and tourism competitiveness in the Balearics
In June, the number of UK tourists rose by 20%, but other markets registered falls.
Christmas is coming ... and Palma wants more visitors to its markets
Redesign of market stalls and creating more of an atmosphere.
Has Playa de Palma reached its tipping point?
Tourist excess in Playa de Palma is hardly anything new, but there is now the sheer scale of the excess.
Arenal beach red-flagged because of contamination
As with Palma beaches, heavy rain led to sea contamination.
What's happened to tourist "saturation"?
Last summer, there were reports of saturation on pretty much a daily basis. But this summer ... .
Comment
Whatever you say, never thank the previous lot
Armengol and her government could never admit it but Bauzá had laid the groundwork for them.
Andrew Ede 10/08/2023 16:33