
Working less hours per week
Staff working at a hotel in the Balearics.
Anti tourism graffiti. Clean it off at ONCE!
This is an outrageous state of affairs and something needs to be done
Traveller registration system: If Mallorca's demands are not met, the Spanish Government will be taken to court
It is hoped that a ministry of the interior order will reflect tourism sector concerns.
Mallorca's tourism sustainability pact - Where is it going?
The ambitions for the social and political pact for sustainability are that it will lead to economic transformation. Will it?
From coffee to Calvia’s transformation
Last week, I interviewed Juan Antonio to look back on his first 18 months in power.
The new brand identity for Mallorca - 'Mallorca Our Home'
The values underpinning Mallorca Ca Nostra are authenticity, respect for nature, gastronomy, innovation, sustainability and culture.
Take the bus from Magalluf to Palma airport this winter!
Massive investment in public transport
Mallorca’s six per cent tourism inspectors
Over 3,000 inspections but only a fraction of them have been processed.
"Big Brother" register slammed as being disastrous by top Mallorca hotelier
Fears that guests will think twice about booking a hotel room.

People on the streets in Palma, Mallorca
Fear that the system will be very damaging to tourism.
Spain traveller registration: Tourism industry will take the government to court if "errors" are not rectified
There is hope that an order from the interior ministry will make changes to the system.
Palma enhancing tourism promotion to the American market
"It is a very interesting market for Palma."
The tourism municipality in Mallorca moving towards five-star
Three new five-star hotels are planned for Calvia next year.
People in the Balearics "can perceive a loss of quality of life due to tourism activity"
"It is evident that we cannot absorb more volume in certain places and times of the year."
Fines totalling 4.4 million euros for "illegal tourist offer" in Mallorca
Over 3,000 inspections this year; three times as many as in 2023.
Spain's traveller registration: Some tour operators will stop selling the Balearics
Small and large tour operators and the hoteliers all have serious concerns about the requirements.

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
So much debate about tourist saturation.
- 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
- Alcudia top “Most Beautiful Town in Spain”
- No capacity for growth? Too expensive? TUI expect a record number of tourists in the Balearics in 2025
- The transformation of Palma's seafront
Comment
Shorter workweek for a seasonal economy in the Balearics?
Ever since Brexit and the removal of freedom of movement, this has become a major problem.
Richie Prior27/12/2024 09:49