A good summer, but "we can't just return to 2019"
The tourism figures are positive, but there are challenges in terms of tourism transformation and diversification.
Find out where Mallorca's blue flag beaches are
The Balearic Islands has 30 blue flag beaches this year, which is one less than last year.
Balearics struggling to find seasonal staff
Spain still has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the EU.
Mallorca's entire bus fleet booked in June
"We are going to have a fully operational June thanks to the influx of tourists.."
Mallorcan tourist industry is bouncing back.
Mallorcan tourist industry is bouncing back.
Norway leading a revival of Scandinavian tourism in Mallorca
Scandinavian tourism in the Balearics fell by some 20% prior to the pandemic.
Forbes magazine adding to tourism promotion in the US
Journalists from the US were recently in Mallorca for a familiarisation trip.
The Americans are coming ... some 1,500 each week
Some 600 North American tourists on weekly flights from Newark plus those on the Wonder of the Seas.
Up to 5,000 tourist accommodation places could disappear each year
A reduction in places is being proposed as part of the government's new tourism law.
Mallorca resorts braced for a busy summer.
Mallorca resorts braced for a busy summer.
"Historic" agreement to limit cruise ships in Palma
Confirmation of an agreement reached in Hamburg in December last year.
Balearics foreign tourists in March 60,000 fewer than in 2019
First-quarter foreign tourism in the Balearics was 22% lower than in 2019.
Spain's tourist arrivals jump 8-fold in March, edge toward pre-COVID levels
Figures still short of 2019
Alcudia is a magnet for French tourists
The constant growth in passenger numbers on Corsica Ferries has attracted other foreign shipping companies to Puerto d'Alcudia.
Hotel deals in Mallorca highly unlikely this summer
Tour operators are trying to pressurise hoteliers into offering discounts.
British tourist seriously injured in Santa Ponsa
The Guardia Civil believe the man was drunk and fell off the terrace by accident.
Anti mega cruise group slams visit of world's largest liner to Palma
Limits on cruise ships being qiestioned again.
Business is said to be booming for the tourist industry.
Business is said to be booming for the tourist industry.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Comment
American tourism - a long way to go
American tourism, at present, is a drop in the Mediterranean.
Andrew Ede08/05/2022 18:11