Soller residents denouncing street drinking and noise
Said to now be a nightly occurrence.
Palma residents denounce Spanish students concert
Residents in different neighbourhoods are increasingly concerned by noise and anti-social behaviour.
"Zero tolerance" of student tourist anti-social behaviour
Last summer's Covid outbreak served to highlight what is a problem in more than just Playa de Palma.
Community service for antisocial behaviour in Palma
Ten years ago, a bylaw included provision for community service, but this wasn't put into effect.
General view of Cala Ratjada
General view of Cala Ratjada.
Palma
Police crack down on Palma street raves
This was the first in a series of weekly operations to control anti social behaviour in Palma.
Viewpoint
Tourism
“The local authorities should remember that stories about Majorca are reported in the foreign media...”
Bylaws
Hoteliers to expel drunk Germans in Playa de Palma
Palma police have already fined 60 bars and restaurants for failing to comply with new bylaw.
Bylaws
New campaign against Playa de Palma tourist excesses
Businesses are driving the campaign to emphasise quality and stamp out poor behaviour.
Police
German tourists fined after surrounding police
There had been complaints about tourists causing a nuisance on Cala Agulla beach.
Bylaws
Fines during end-of-course holidays in Arenal
Each year, Spanish students in Arenal are a cause of complaints.
Magalluf
Calvia wanting Magalluf tourists to have fun and show respect
Twenty signs have gone up in all, five of them in Santa Ponsa.
Tourism
Fear that summer in Playa de Palma will be "horrific"
"All the bad guys are going to come to Playa de Palma because Calvia and Llucmajor have bylaws and we have a legal vacuum."
Bylaws
Zero drinking tolerance in Calvia
The town hall is preparing another summer crackdown on anti-social behaviour in its main resorts, in particular Magalluf.
Tourism
Calvia getting ready for the tourism season
Fines for anti-social behaviour in Calvia are going up, in some instances by four times.
Police
Police chief favours expulsion of tourist troublemakers
There are some tourists, the National Police chief said, who represent a "serious discredit".
Tourism
Drunken tourism "very much in the minority"
Cheap all-inclusive is a cause of Majorca's drunken tourism, according to one of the opposition parties.
Beaches
Guardia brought in to control Cala Agulla beach
Meanwhile, Micaela Schäfer, a well-known German DJ and nude model, has caused a further fuss in Cala Ratjada.
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Comment
Show tourists some respect
The Balearic and British authorities need to be careful with their narrative towards holidaymakers.
Humphrey Carter01/07/2022 06:00