Terraces in La Lonja do tend to get noisy
Terraces in La Lonja do tend to get noisy.
Rather than diversifying, Mallorca's tourism dependence is intensifying
"It is necessary to contain tourism and the real-estate sector."
Mallorca losing appeal for Spanish students' holidays
Increasingly expensive, and there is "total harassment from the institutions".
UK tourism workers in Mallorca: Travel industry wanting an easing of restrictions
The number of UK citizens working in the holiday sector in the EU has fallen by 69%.
Beach in Palma, Mallorca
What might a change of government mean for Mallorca's tourism?
Meliá boss concern about new Balearic government and tourism
Fear that a change will undo things that have been "done well".
A tourist seen in Palma
A tourist seen drinking a bottle of water in Palma.
Five days of partying - Spanish students arrive in Mallorca
Tour operators have been warning students that there are penalties for antisocial behaviour.
Your weekly news catch-up in Mallorca
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Booming Mallorca tourism not affected by price rises
Current reservations for the Balearics are well above 2022.
Balearics April tourist numbers shatter previous record
Twelve per cent higher than the previous record April (2019).
Mallorca tourist saturation - Over 140,000 new accommodation places since 2000
Nine of Mallorca's municipalities have tourist accommodation places which greatly exceed the resident populations.
Mallorca fills up
April was a record-breaking month and an indication of what is likely to follow.
Too many tourists? What Mallorca's political parties say
The elections are almost upon us, and tourism is a key issue.
Tourists on the beach in Calvia
Tourists on the beach in Palmanova and Magalluf.
Beaches getting ready for the tourist season on Mallorca
Beaches getting ready for the tourist season on Mallorca.
France - Mallorca's tourism market 'à la mode'
Forecasts suggest a 40% growth in French tourism this year.
Low-season tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Some success, it seems, with growing low-season tourism.
- Balearics looking to ban all holiday lets in apartments
- No capacity for growth? Too expensive? TUI expect a record number of tourists in the Balearics in 2025
- Alcudia top “Most Beautiful Town in Spain”
- Britons will soon have to provide fingerprints landing in Mallorca
- Fight over the best flat alerted neighbours to an attempted occupation by squatters in Palma
Comment
Tourist noise and the community interest
Residents are just as capable of creating noise as visitors.
Andrew Ede19/06/2023 15:43