Fresh calls for the end to the “exploitation” of carriage horses
Capdepera has already abolished horse and carriages.
Mallorca intensifying tourism promotion in Scandinavia
Scandinavian tourism in Mallorca slumped by some 20% in 2019.
100,000 euros of fines for Mallorca tourist establishments
Tourism responsibilities were transferred to the Council of Mallorca at the start of the year.
Three million euros for sustainable tourism in Mallorca's Plain region
A sustainable tourism destination brand is to be created and promoted.
Balearic concerns about economic impact of war in Ukraine
One view is that Mallorca's tourism could benefit from the conflict.
"Not the time" for considering tourism consequences of Ukraine conflict
Immediate thoughts with the victims of the conflict.
Three-speed tourism reactivation will affect employees return to work
Tourism reactivation will vary from resort to resort.
Government wants 'fijo discontinuo' staff back at work in April
A good number of 'fijo discontinuo' employees will be back at work in March, but the government wants them all to be back no later than Easter.
Comment: Learn from experience
“Remember when the holiday resorts were half empty?...”
Germany gives the Balearics clean bill of health
Seven-day incidence rate in Germany three times higher than the Balearics.
Comment: Tourism plan
“It might have been better if the Balearic government had waited on their plan....”
Theme of the week:, How Turkey knocked the stuffing out of the Balearics
Mallorca is on course for a summer to remember...well fingers crossed.
The British leading the boom in the holidays’ recovery
TravelgateX reports that the British are romping away with the Easter holiday stakes in the Balearics.
Comment: Own goal
“Spain scored an own goal the vaccine requirement for teenagers...”
Tour guides armed with an app to fight unqualified competition
Tour guides are especially vulnerable to "intrusion".
PP say they will repeal the government's tourism decree
The decree goes "beyond tourism" - "imposing a model of socialism against freedom".
The "season" starts in Mallorca
Optimism among tour operators and others involved in the tourism sector.
Comment: A Plan for the future
“The great tourism plan draws on 2019, a record year for tourism...”
No new tourist accommodation places in the Balearics for four years
The government approved the draft of the new tourism law for circularity and sustainability on Friday.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- The 90 day rule does have some positive results in Spain!
- German low-season tourism in Mallorca set for a new record
Comment
Mallorca's person of the week: Vladimir Putin
Plus - cheers for Balearic tourism competitiveness and boos for drought.
Monitor27/02/2022 09:00