
Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Tourists in Palma's Plaça Cort.

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Overall tourism was up 2.4% in September.
UK tourism in the Balearics fell by 8% in September
The UK and Spanish markets fell for a third month in a row.
A Tourist, a friend in Mallorca
The Mayor of Calvia (Magalluf, Palmanova, Santa Ponsa, Illetas, Paguera) says all tourists are more than welcome and looks forward to meeting the Association of British Travel Agents next October.
Over 50,000 golf tourists own homes in the Balearics
More than 200,000 golf tourists each year.
Mallorca's overtourism latest proposal - Cut accommodation by 40%
Policies of economic diversification are urgently needed.

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Much talk about social sustainability. It's action that now matters.
Talk, talk: What is the point of a Mallorcan tourism summit?
Apart from just going over familiar ground, 'summit' is rather over-egging it.

Graffiti in the old part of Palma
Graffiti in the old part of Palma.
Easy Rider on Mallorca’s Route 66
“I’ve toured and written about motorcycling on the mainland, many parts of the world like Africa, but at the end of my time there, I was ready to fly home to the States. I’ve never liked having to leave Mallorca, it’s always felt like home.”
Playing down expectations - Mallorca's 2025 tourism season
Expectations for 2024 were talked up, despite warnings of lower spending.
Palma Airport international passengers increased over six per cent in September
The Balearics registered the lowest increase among the five main sun-and-beach tourist regions.
"From hospitality to hostility" - A speaker at Mallorca summit for tourism sustainability
"The island belongs to the Mallorcans. They are the ones who have to decide what type of tourism they want."

People at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
The tourist tax looks set to go up in summer 2025.
How to detonate a tourism row bomb
The hoteliers are furious with the Partido Popular, their supposed 'friend', and the holiday rentals association is likewise angered.
Fall in British, Spanish tourism hits the Balearics
The increase in foreign tourism this year has been five per cent below the national average.
Massive expansion by British holiday firms in Morocco. Should Mallorca be concerned?
"Plenty of winter flights...."
- 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
Tourists go home or don't: what do we want?
There are basically three groups of people on Mallorca who want three very different things. But who is right?
Jason Moore25/10/2024 09:34