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: All the uncertainties of the summer season
There is, as elsewhere on the island, much talk about the UK's May 17 date and the possibility of Mallorca being on the 'green list'.
Spotlight North: Tackling vandalism in Puerto Pollensa
The matter was brought to the attention of the Balearic government's ports authority for greater surveillance.
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.
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