A positive view of the 2023 season from Santa Ponsa
Amidst all the talk of a difficult 2023 tourism season, Christian Roses is upbeat.
Tourism risk conference in Palma, Mallorca
Tourism minister Iago Negueruela and tourism industry representatives in Palma on Friday.
Prospects for the 2023 tourism season "not good"
The factors are obvious to everyone.
Palma route, United Airlines' most profitable in Spain
Hopes for an extended schedule in 2023 from May to October.
Tourism minister says there has to be "management" of tourist numbers
"If certain measures aren't taken, the flows of tourists could be unlimited."
British tourism recovers, but with lower spending
The British tourism market was affected more than most by Covid measures.
Record season? Think again. Six percent fall in international passengers at Palma airport in August
"800,000 British tourists passed through Palma airport in August..."
Meliá Hotels: "One of the best tourist seasons in history"
Mallorca has been one of the strong destinations for Meliá this summer.
Beach in Mallorca
Tourism recovery has produced figures like those in 2019.
June human pressure in the Balearics on a par with 2019
Growth is "unsustainable". "We can't fit everyone into the islands."
Balearic economy slowed down in July
Will a combination of the end of the tourism season and inflation have a greater negative impact than expected?
“Mallorcan politicians need to be asking what young people want, not deciding for them...”
"The politicians should be asking young people want they like to do, get more engaged on the ground..."
How hot does it have to get to deter holidaymakers?
A "clear drop in visitor satisfaction levels" because of this summer's heat.
There hasn't been tourism promotion for high summer "for years"
More important to focus on "regulations" for the main summer months.
Record August employment in the Balearics
The government says that the employment figures and tourist spending justify salary increases.
British tourism ruled supreme in the Balearics in July (don't tell the Germans!!!)
There were more foreign tourists from the UK than from Germany in July.
Bel Busquets speaking at the 2018 British Guild of Travel Writers' Gala Awards Dinner
Bel Busquets speaking at the gala dinner in 2018.
Bel of the ball and when tourism promotion weren't such dirty words
In 2018, it was Més who were organising tourism promotions.
Comment
Promoting nothing
Then this week the Palma city council announced that they wanted to promote the Playa de Palma, as an area for “nomad businesspeople".
Jason Moore05/09/2022 10:43