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 unhappy lifeguards of Alcudia
It wasn’t an entirely happy summer for the lifeguards in Alcudia.
Alcudia’s great lake - recovery and uses
The wetlands landscape of Esperanza is still evident, and the project will seek to make it more so.
Pollensa’s mayor and the underage drinking “tardeo”
The next council meeting threatens to be a feisty affair, even more than usual.
Sustainable tourism funds for the Balearics ... and they are not from a tax
Will these funds improve the Balearic tourism sector amid fading winter tourism optimism?
The one-size-fits-all Covid passport
Will the Covid certificate be used for bars and restaurants in the Balearics?
Five hundred years of Mallorcan banditry
The idea that the Mallorcan bandit was like some masked highwayman is a long way from the reality.
Top Events this week across Mallorca
Want to do something different? These are Andrew Ede's top events that are taking place on Mallorca this week.
From the coast of Mallorca to the Costa Verde
The government’s plans for tourism sustainability will involve the spending of 615 million euros this year. Do you think it will be enough?
Sa Pobla, where tourism is a holiday rental
To put it mildly, the advance of holiday rentals in Sa Pobla has been great.
Puerto Pollensa - don’t mention the sewers!
The health ministry has warned the mayor that the work doesn’t meet regulatory requirements.
The train now waiting ... is at least 85 years late
The study will be awaited with interest, but we probably shouldn’t hold our breath.
Mallorca without beaches
How will climate change affect Mallorca? Will the beaches of this island disappear?
The failing World Tourism Organization
This week the tourism sector has been dominated by the World Tourism Organisation and the tourist tax.
Dijous Bo and the Pollensa mediaeval fair theory
Was there a medieval fair in Pollensa? What do you think?
Sensing fights - the tourism digitalisation revolution
The tourism revolution is here. It is being digitalised. And that includes you.
This week's Top events in Mallorca
What to do in mallorca? These are the top events that are taking place on Mallorca this week.
And the award goes to? The tourism authorities
What did these awards have to do with tourism? Why were they all there in the photo?
A purpose for the Moors and Christians battlefield
One assumes that the Moors and Christians will still be allowed access.
- 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
Christmas shouldn’t be different
What do you think this holiday season will be like?
Andrew Ede 26/11/2021 12:31