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.
No tourism price war for the Balearics
"The strategy of the Balearic tourism sector has not been to compete on prices with Turkey or Egypt."
Paguera hotels faced with bookings' "uncertainties"
Last-minute bookings have become the norm.
Almost 40% of babies in the Balearics have a foreign parent
The percentage has risen significantly over a 20-year period.
Palma the only large European airport with more flights than in 2019
For the first time, Palma was in the European top ten in terms of flights.
Huge new funding for Mallorca's tourism
EU Next Generation Funds for regeneration of resorts.
Deya has almost 200 unoccupied homes
Deya has a scheme whereby the town hall will pay owners for empty homes to be used for social rent.
Price increases in the Balearics were more than double 2022 pay rises
Unions are holding out for ten per cent pay increases in 2023.
Nadal tired of questions about retirement
Nadal lost to Cameron Norrie and was asked about retirement.
Three 'emblematic' shops closed in 2022
The government's catalogue currently lists 254 emblematic shops.
Five times more migrants last year than in 2019
Repatriation to Algeria has been complicated by a diplomatic row.
Mallorca sees in the New Year
Palma town hall didn't arrange events, but other town halls did.
Queues as fuel discount comes to an end
Professional users like taxi drivers will still get a discount.
Heat, housing and a man called Taras: Mallorca in 2022
And tourist overcrowding, inflation, shortages and Rafa Nadal.
Tribute to Pope Benedict during Palma's Festival of the Standard
Commemoration of the taking of Madina Mayurqa (Palma) by Jaume I on New Year's Eve, 1229.
Balearic government "making the impossible possible"
Francina Armengol's eighth New Year message as president of the Balearics.
Palma Airport preparing Covid controls for Chinese passengers
The ministry of health will be giving greater detail about passenger controls next week.
Animal rights party denounces "horrors" at Palma animal centre
The town hall has responded by saying that there is "exemplary management".
Sa Pobla waiter robbed and beaten up by a gang of seven
A brutal assault after he had finished work.
Pelé and Mallorca
A Mallorcan journalist interviewed Pelé ahead of his debut for New York Cosmos.
- Ryanair responds to complaints in Palma: ‘The passenger upset the gate staff, who denied her boarding’
- Foreign Office updates guide for UK travellers to Spain
- Balearics and Canary Islands join forces to fight mass tourism
- Son Amar owner Margaret Whittaker dies
- It’s not just snakes “invading” the Balearics