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.
Something fishy in Pollensa’s Plaça Major
The actual redevelopment, it is said, will entail the almost total elimination of the original building.
What do you do with an old power station?
The Council of Mallorca has yet to decide whether to declare the power station a site in the cultural interest.
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.
- Ryanair grounds 12 Spain routes over excessive airport taxes
- Adios to the Golden Visa, Hola to the non-lucrative visa, a new Spanish residency opening for Britons
- Tourists' favourite places in Mallorca in the winter
- Urgent ID warning for Britons living in Spain
- Pay 300,000 euros and the Cala Bona hotel squatters will leave
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