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.
Spotlight North: Budgeting for Pollensa
In theory, Pollensa's budget task should be straightforward, But ...
The week in tourism: Ouch! - When a grand hotelier finally speaks
Barceló has broken his silence and has come out with several guns blazing, attacking the management of the pandemic in Mallorca.
The Blog: Watching the Mallorcans
How did tourism affect the traditional Mallorcan community on the island? What is it like to live in the interior of Mallorca?
Enjoy Majorca: The first of May and all that in Mallorca
Why does the first of May occupy a special place in the Mallorcan calendar?
Viewpoint: The idiocy of May 9
Do you want the state of alarm to end on May 9? How does it impinge on you?
The Blog: Got to call it dignity
Is the dignity of Mallorca's residents being respected? Can dignity be defined purely in terms of vaccination? What do you think?
Spotlight North: Cycling Challenge for Alcudia in May
This will be the thirtieth staging of the event, and Alcudia will be its headquarters.
Spotlight North: Why did the Reubens want a piece of Pollensa?
Nobody knows the reasons for the purchase operation.
Spotlight North: Beach services fuss in Puerto Pollensa
The north of island is preparing the beach services for the incoming touristic season...
Spotlight North: Will the bullfight be returning to Muro?
There hasn't been a bullfight for the past three years, but this may change soon.
Viewpoint: Country or region?
"The light is shining bright at the end of the tunnel and it illuminates a digital green certificate and a shot of vaccine."
Travel and testing: the realms of the absurd
The presidents of economies with high tourism dependance expose their total desperation.
The Blog: A Covid improvising we will go
Do the latest restrictions of the Balearic Government make sense or are they improvised? What do you think?
The Blog: The ethics of tourism worker vaccination
The Spanish government were pointing to ethical reasons for not prioritising the vaccination of tourism regions such as the Balearics.
Enjoy Majorca: The anniversary of the House of Bourbon and Mallorca
Saturday this week is unlikely to be marked by any great celebration in Mallorca
Spotlight North: A motorhomes park for Puerto Pollensa?
It is clear that there does need to be a coordinated and sensible approach to providing space for motorhome.
Spotlight North: Ten years of the Tramuntana World Heritage Site
The mayor and others sat down with the Council’s territory department to discuss grants and various other topics.
Spotlight North: A tale of two Alcudia schools
The town hall has paid for the school, when payment for such things is the government’s responsibility.
Spotlight North: The Pollensa bus station
The town hall acquired the land when Junts Avançam were running the administration between 2015 and 2019.
- 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
The Blog: Talking strategy in Mallorca
Does the Balearic government have a fully defined strategy for this Summer? What do you think?
Andrew Ede 30/04/2021 13:35