Mallorca more dependent on summer tourism than ever
Tourist numbers for July to September in the Balearics as a percentage for the whole year has increased.
Limits: Who are the Partido Popular listening to?
Jaime Martínez, the new PP mayor of Palma, will be establishing an office for long-term and holiday rental.
Magalluf flatlines
Repeat visitors not coming back because they claim Magalluf is now boring and bars are reporting a flat season so far
Mallorca looks to the US as an alternative to European tourism markets
Concern that European tourist spending is hitting a ceiling.
Terraces in La Lonja do tend to get noisy
Terraces in La Lonja do tend to get noisy.
Tourist noise and the community interest
Residents are just as capable of creating noise as visitors.
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.
Comment
Traditions industry: Mallorcan food is cultural heritage
“Gastronomy is much more than food. It reflects the culture, heritage, traditions and sense of community of different peoples ... Gastronomy tourism is emerging as an important protector of cultural heritage.”
Andrew Ede30/06/2023 11:33