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 Blog
Things We Miss ... Or Don't
A Majorca summer without the daily delivery of their Instagrammed delights and minus the intrusion of the lenses of the paparazzi? Unthinkable for some; a bonus for others.
The Blog
The Case Of The Municipality That Isn’t
Palmanyola’s citizens (and Bunyola’s) are right now enjoying an unexpected benefit.
The Blog
A Hotel Really Can Be Like A Home
For hoteliers, the current crisis is one of liquidity. Going forward, there has to be a doubt about all the existing hotel stock. Will it be needed?
Enjoying Majorca
Majorca and the French connection
French politics and writers were to play a significant role in Majorca's 19th century development.
Decades of History
We Are The Champions
In the second look back at the Bulletin's almost sixty years, we highlight how sport has been covered in the paper's pages.
The Week In Tourism
De-escalation a disappointment for the tourism industry
The Balearic government is working with Madrid on an ERTE that is specific to the tourism sector.
The Blog
Planning For Tourism De-Growth
De-growth, a mantra of some from the tourism-sceptic lobby, will now be a reality.
The Blog
Space, The Viral Frontier ...
For very different reasons, beach capacity is back on the agenda. There will be the need for space between people on beaches.
Enjoying Majorca
Masters of their destiny: Revolt of the Brotherhoods
There's no real evidence to suggest that the revolt in Majorca was in some way coordinated with what happened in Valencia.
The Blog
Travel Has Never Been So Important
it occurred to me that the Week in Tourism column in the Bulletin might seem a little odd. If there is no tourism, how can there be a column?
Confinement and common sense
There have unquestionably been flagrant abuses, but there have also been cases which don’t seem to be.
The week that was
The family man dude
Pablo was very humble but also very aware, which comes from being a family man dude.
Northern Spotlight
Town hall harmony and disharmony
Will gatherings of folk for fiestas be permitted by late June? One might hope so, but it seems pretty unlikely.
The week in Tourism
Recalculating the tourist tax
Where tourist tax revenue is concerned, the original figure of 128 million euros is expected to be downgraded to between 12 and 24 million, a range which is optimistic.
The Blog
Different Rules For Different Villages?
It seems impossible to conceive of a situation whereby, for example, Deya (with zero infections) would have different rules to its neighbour Soller (with ten).
The Blog
The Post-Covid Economy
Biel Company of the PP in the Balearics has suggested that "tourismphobia has found a perfect ally in coronavirus".
- 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
Holiday incentives
One suspects that it will take rather more than a discount to get things moving.
Andrew Ede 06/05/2020 18:25