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.
Rather than diversifying, Mallorca's tourism dependence is intensifying
"It is necessary to contain tourism and the real-estate sector."
Restaurants away from Mallorca's resorts are having a hard time
Spending has fallen by around 20%.
Arenal and the failure to curb tourism of excesses
"Tourists are drunk twenty-four hours a day."
Tourist arrested for punching hotel director in Arenal
Police detained the tourist after he had boarded a flight to Germany.
Mallorca losing appeal for Spanish students' holidays
Increasingly expensive, and there is "total harassment from the institutions".
New Balearic parliament due to sit with no agreement yet for government
The situations at the Council of Mallorca and Palma town hall are clearer.
UK tourism workers in Mallorca: Travel industry wanting an easing of restrictions
The number of UK citizens working in the holiday sector in the EU has fallen by 69%.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
The stories that made the headlines this week (Friday, June 9 to Thursday, June 15)
Ryanair gets tough on booze on Mallorca flights
And on UK flights to Ibiza and four other Spanish airports.
Norwegian to reopen Palma base as Scandinavian tourism recovers
Between 2017 and 2019, Scandinavian tourism slumped by around 20%.
Almost 150 billboards by Mallorca's roads removed since 2019
Most billboards were occupying public space and didn't have permission.
German police on the streets of Palma
The police will mainly operate in Playa de Palma.
Meliá boss concern about new Balearic government and tourism
Fear that a change will undo things that have been "done well".
Sentences totalling 38 years demanded for pickpocketing gang
There was a major police operation against the gang in August 2020.
Uber in Mallorca call for protection from taxi driver harassment
An incident in Paguera has highlighted the tensions between taxis and Uber.
Airlines working to mitigate impact of NATO exercise "as much as possible"
The NATO exercise is inconvenient but airlines' far greater concern is with strikes in France.
Ecologists' black flag for Colonia Sant Jordi
Jet skis are the other Mallorca recipient of a black flag.
Bank of Spain urging review of Mallorca policies for building new homes
The Partido Popular's manifesto didn't contemplate the type of revision that the Bank and the property sector propose.
The move to rent a Mallorca country home that went badly wrong
Gemma Majó from Catalonia thought she had found a place in Mallorca where she could "slow down".
Comment
Mallorca and the magic wand
A notable occasion when a whole load of varas were on display - 183 in all - was in November 2017 when 183 Catalonian mayors went to Brussels to protest their displeasure at the dismissal of the Catalonia government.
Andrew Ede 15/06/2023 15:09