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.
Thrashing around in the dark
"All that Balearic tourism minister can say is that the Balearics will be a safe destination, regardless of what the level of vaccination is"
Back to square one
In today's Blog: "Not everywhere is the same, of course not, but the Balearics can be considered in a somewhat similar way to the Canaries."
Palma to Inca and how tourism “drove” the roads of Mallorca
The old Palma-Inca road was to undergo improvements until it was deemed to be inadequate for the volume of traffic.
When a beach becomes too successful
Once upon a time, little attention was paid to Capellans. This most certainly isn’t the case now.
A law for the crown
Andrew Ede analyses the profound consequences for the Spanish Royal House if the crown law is passed.
Crucial negotiations for the tourism industry
The Ministry of Employment has taken on the key role, but has to consider how long it can maintain the furlough scheme and under what conditions.
The power of “local”
The important role of the local publications and their place in local communities.
Guggenheim it isn’t
The museums must make a real assessment of their contribution, especially to the diversification of the tourist product.
The business of Majorca’s snow
The snow business was advantageous enough that Ca'n Joan de S'Aigo in Palma was created and continued for over three hundred years.
Between the short and the long-term
Germany has acquired additional vaccine and so has stepped outside the EU mechanism for vaccine supply. Can’t Spain do the same?
Salvador Illa: Frying pan meets fire
Salvador will have a heck of a job getting elected in the next Catalan elections.
Muro cancels Sant Antoni
So, one of the best nights of the year - Sant Antoni Eve in Muro - will not be.
Puerto Pollensa heritage - five months on...
The opposition at Pollensa town hall was outraged at the exclusion of six properties in Puerto Pollensa.
The year of the impossible
The state of alarm, the lockdowns, the confinements - call them what you will - were not tools that any democratic government would wish to utilise.
Your Vaccination Passport?
Only 40.5% of Spaniards wish to be vaccinated asap; 28% are against being vaccinated immediately.
Questioning the data
"I have had cause to question the veracity or at least the consistency of the coronavirus data.."
Rescue for tourism: too little, too late?
The Spanish government's package for tourism and hospitality has been described as "incomprehensible" due to a lack of direct aid.
- 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
Alms for businesses
And so it goes on. More aid, but more aid that can never be sufficient.
Andrew Ede 16/01/2021 09:41