Catalina Cladera, Consell de Mallorca President.
Catalina Cladera, Consell de Mallorca President.
General view of the port in Cala Ratjada
General view of the port in Cala Ratjada.
Hotels to get Safe Tourism Certificates.
Hotels to get Safe Tourism Certificates. archive photo.
Tourists in Punta Ballena
Tourists on holiday at Punta Ballena.
Graffiti on tourist accommodation in Palma.
Graffiti on tourist accommodation in Palma.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates. archive photo.
Spanish borders may open on June 21 or 22.
Spanish borders may open on June 21 or 22.
Sa Dragonera, Majorca.
sa Dragonera, Majorca. archive photo.
An amber watchlist was due to be signed off on Thursday but a split in the government could delay a decision
An amber watchlist was due to be signed off on Thursday but a split in the government could delay a decision
Tourism for elites - Environmentalists' concern for Mallorca's tourism
Environmentalists GOB are suspicious of the government's sustainability pact; it will be a commitment to "elitism in tourism".
Mallorca is "too expensive" and the anti-tourism protests did have an impact as number of British tourists falls by 10 percent in July
Even problems at Palma airport appear to have had an impact,
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
July slump in UK tourism, luxury tourism, high prices, holiday rentals, hotel prices, rave in a cave, leaving Mallorca...
Mallorca needs a new winter strategy
Tour operators and airlines are talking winter tourism, but no one has mentioned Mallorca.
The problem with tourism elites
Concern has been expressed that "tourism for elites" is where Mallorca is heading. A consequence could be that everything goes up in price, not just holidays.
If less tourism is more, why don't they just say so?
In striving for tourism value over volume, it can sound as if there are contradictions as to what growth entails.
Week In Review
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
Public transport, housing, tourism protests, recreational boating...
As UK tourism falls, the Balearic government embarks on a PR campaign to counter anti-tourism reports
In July, UK tourism in the Balearics fell ten per cent by comparison with July 2023.
Call for a national agreement to counter tourism protests
Criticisms of tourism come "with thoughts typical of biased ignoramuses".
When the Brits didn’t come on holiday
British tourism in July fell by 10 percent and there were 13 percent fewer mainland Spaniards.
Comment
Will holiday prices come down? (And the brotherhood of tourists)
A leading Mallorcan hotelier: "Either we lower prices quickly or people won't come next year."
Andrew Ede07/09/2024 16:01