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.
Ironman, the benefits and the gripes
The overall economic value, the University of the Balearic Islands concluded, was 9,050,612 euros.
Crucial point for Mallorca in battle against relegation
It wasn't pretty, but it was effective.
American tourism - a long way to go
American tourism, at present, is a drop in the Mediterranean.
The predictability of Mallorca’s tourism affairs
If holidaymakers are not being advised of how this decree affects certain all-inclusives, then this is a failure of the hotels themselves or tour operators.
Gearing up for summer. Or is it bracing for summer?
Tourism recovery is reigniting a debate that the pandemic most definitely did not sweep away.
Comment: Sustainable “greenwashing”
Striking a balance is a challenge, granted, but these are essentials.
The Week in Tourism
Riding on the Marrakech Express - Morocco stakes its tourism competitor claim
Tunisia, which subsequently suffered the Sousse terrorist attack in 2015 that led to a two-year dip in tourism, is often bracketed with Egypt and Turkey.
The Week in Tourism
The Easter oasis and the post-Easter dip
Easter had genuinely come to herald the start of the season.
The Week in Tourism
When governments aren’t to blame
SGAE gets involved with all manner of places where, as examples, there is the transmission of music, television or films.
The Blog
And the rural tourism winner will be...?
The idea for the competition is to give visibility to those municipalities which have made a commitment to the development of rural tourism.
The Blog
Mallorca has too many people for the Spanish government
Grand mediaeval cities such as Ávila in Castile and León, a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1985, are not immune to the crisis of depopulation.
Comment: Policing Mallorca’s summer
The hoteliers are calling for the summer police operation to start earlier than July.
The Blog
Bread, charity and pines - the pilgrimage parties of a Mallorcan Easter
The day of charity was something of a moveable feast, and feast - in an eating rather than a religious sense - was to later surpass the meagre offering of bread.
The regatta channel for Alcudia’s big lake
It will make the lake a global reference point for sport, tourism and nature.
Pollensa Wine Fair making a swift return
Mark your calendars at the next fair will be on May 7 and 8.
No sunloungers for Can Picafort ... for now
It wouldn’t be the start of the season without there being a row about the non-provision of beach services.
Ensuring vehicles don’t get onto Pollensa’s Calvari steps
Recently a 4x4 vehicle was on the steps and not by accident.
Comment: The great tourism windfall
Upwards of two million euros for promoting a “gastronomic tourist triangle” involving Palma.
Comment
Hotel conversion - sound in principle, but ...
The agreement on conversion of obsolete hotels into accommodation raises any number of questions.
Andrew Ede 10/05/2022 19:49