Tourism
Hotel prices coming down 30%
Hoteliers believe that they are going to end up in a price war.
Hotels
The Don Pedro's impact could have been greater
There were originally meant to have been seven floors at the hotel in Cala San Vicente.
Planning
Work at Cala San Vicente hotel is suspended
The Council of Majorca has suspended work at the Don Pedro Hotel.
Tourism
Growth in 2019 Russian tourism in Majorca
Russian tourism, which has been up and down, is still comparatively low.
Tourism
Hotels signing tour operator contract guarantees
Smaller hotel chains are looking to ensure they can sell beds over the next three summers.
Tourism
Spanish pensioner holidaymakers arriving in Majorca
It is estimated that some 340,000 Spanish pensioner holidaymakers will come to Majorca and the Balearics over the low season.
Tourism
Increased flight capacity to meet Spanish tourism demand
Discounts of up to 20% are attracting domestic holidaymakers to Majorca.
Hotels
A doubling of the number of four and five star hotels in Majorca
There are now 412 hotels with a four-star or four-star superior classification and 53 with a five-star rating.
Police
Hooded robbers beat up Cala Pi hotel receptionist
The Guardia Civil are hunting two men who attacked a receptionist at a Llucmajor hotel yesterday and stole 600 euros.
The fun returns to Calviá at the Sol Barbados Hotel
Fun for all the family with amazing pools and the WaterLand Pool aquatic area
Property
Unions warning that hotel employees can't find accommodation
Workers used to have accommodation in hotels. These rooms were gradually turned over to guests.
Law
Hoteliers want UK help to tackle holiday insurance fraud
The British Consul General and Vice-Consul yesterday held talks with the hoteliers federation about false holiday compensation claims.
Law
British Consulate joins fight against false holiday compensation claims
The holiday claims' fraud has grown enormously in the past couple of years, the target hotels typically being large all-inclusives.
Hotels
Gran Hotel's owner buys two more Soller properties
One of the properties is the old Alcázar cinema.
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Bill Gates. archive photo.
Spanish hoteliers slam new guest registration scheme
Asspciation fears that the new scheme is "a clear disadvantage” compared to competitors in other EU countries that do not have similar rules.
Growing concern in Mallorca over new "Big Brother" law for tourists
Local hoteliers have already said that they are opposed to the law
Record holiday season? Tell that to the Mallorca bars and restaurants whose takings have nosedived
A sizeable proportion of people want less tourists spending more not the other way around.
Tourist arrested for removing the air conditioning unit in his hotel room, claiming it was too cold
Officers from both the National Police and the German Police arrived on the scene.
British company IHG to open a new hotel in Mallorca next year
"We have ambitious plans to accelerate the presence of both our powerhouse mainstream segment and our distinctive Luxury & Lifestyle collection in Spain’s key urban and leisure destinations."