Mallorca in the famous five in the top picturesque islands
With a whopping 76,086,685 hashtags, Bali takes the crown for the most Insta-worthy island. A fun fact about the island is there are beaches with black sand. One example is Lovina Beach, which is covered by black sand - a result of cooled volcano lava.
Tourist saturation
Lots of tourists seen sitting at a bar in Mallorca.
Turkish delight....should Mallorca be concerned?
The tourism ministry raised its year-end targets last month to 47 million tourists and $37 billion in tourism revenues.
Environmentalists call for access control of Palma tourists
When Palma is overwhelmed, the rest of Mallorca is affected.
Environmentalists' campaign against tourist "massification"
SOS Tourism was a feature of the pandemic.
Inter-island tourism discounts postponed because of high hotel occupancy
"Not logical" to start the programme on September 1 because of high prices and occupancy levels.
September and October tourism looking good in Mallorca
There is much last-minute booking, which is complicating forecasts.
Mallorca ranked as 2022’s third most sustainable travel destination
We took all of these points into account and assigned each location a score out of 100.
Palma flights currently above 2019 level
The holiday weekend in Spain partly explains the demand.
Energy-saving measures will not affect tourism
Measures come into force on Wednesday.
Spanish pensioner holidays are "guaranteed"
News to Mallorca's hoteliers, who have said they will be withdrawing from the Imserso programme.
Spain's tourism minister praises Balearics "reactivation"
"Inflation is not reducing the desire to travel."
Chill winds
Britain and Germany are having some major economic woes and this will impact on the Balearics.
Tourism - what can you believe?
We get conflicting messages about tourism; maybe it would be better to ignore all of the predictions.
The Balearics is Spain's top destination for foreign visitors this year.
The Balearics is Spain's top destination for foreign visitors this year.
A spend of 5,000 euros a day - luxury tourism in Mallorca
Whereas this market previously sought ostentation, it now wants an experience based on values.
Mallorca tourism demand for products "exceeding forecasts"
Tourism reactivation has meant that the season is going "very well".
Comment
Who runs the Balearics?
Everyone is talking about sustainability, but what is really being done about it?
Humphrey Carter19/08/2022 10:57