No government got handling the pandemic right but perhaps the Balearics did OK.
No government got handling the pandemic right but perhaps the Balearics did OK.
The Blog: There are types of tourist, and there are types
What to do with the type of tourism that doesn't benefit the image of the island?? What do you think?
Spotlight North: What actually is the agreement with Bellevue?
There are complaints from this area that it feels "neglected".
Viewpoint: Price is going to be king
Vaccines may be the key, but so too will be holiday prices this year.
Foreign tourism to Spain slumps 93.6% in February amid COVID curbs
Germans, who have started going back to Mallorca, took second spot.
Sticking to their guns
The Balearic government should stick to their guns when they make a decision”
The risk of pilot schemes
The Balearics pioneered a safe air corridor last year and remember what happened?
Turkey now in the race to gobble up British tourists
Another wake up call for the Balearics and Spain as Turkey now throws itself into the mix of destinations which are intent on opening up first.
We're not going on a summer holiday - still stuck in the UK for a month or two!
This week Frank Leavers talks about the changing nature of tourism and tourists themselves.
Mallorca leaves it late
The President of the Balearics claims it’s now time to make the most of the crisis.
Competing destinations planning to get a head start on the Balearics
Competing destinations are now locked in a race to open up safe air corridors and resorts as soon as possible.
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"
Menorca Airport
Menorca Airport.
El Arenal beach in Mallorca
El Arenal beach in Mallorca.
Viewpoint
Future tourism
“It is a golden opportunity for the Balearics to decide the future shape of tourism..”
Is it now about having to learn to live with Covid, as Boris Johnson would say?
Is it now about having to learn to live with Covid, as Boris Johnson would say?
Tourism
Brussels to have final say on British tourism to the Balearics: Tourism minister
"British tourism is vital, especially for Minorca and Ibiza," he said.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- Russian-owned Black Pearl in Mallorca
- Noel Gallagher sold his Ibiza home because of his neighbour - James Blunt
Majorca tourism
The Blog: A tourism elite - is that what we really want?
We have of course advanced a long way from the first package holidays of the 1950s...
Andrew Ede15/09/2021 11:19