Julia Simpson at our offices in Palma
Julia Simpson at our offices in Palma where she explained how her career had started at the Bulletin.
While British and German tourism falls in Spain, it continues to rise in the Balearics
The Balearics continue to be a "first-choice holiday destination".
Three million tourists in a month for the first time ever in the Balearics
The Balearics remain on course to shatter annual tourist records.
Mallorca tourism looking forward to a strong September
The number of seats for Palma flights has increased.
Anti-foreigners target homes, shops and real estate agents in Palma, Mallorca
Sends out the wrong message and further fuels the anti-tourism and foreigners debate.
Balearics tourism will be most affected in Spain because of rising summer temperatures
The European Commission has conducted a regional study of the impact of climate change on tourism.
Discover the ultimate hidden beach in Mallorca away from the crowds
"Climbing over rocks..."
Balearics tourism - Highest price increases in Spain
But demand is said to have been unaffected.
Mallorca home to one of the most saturated tourist destinations in Spain
Popularity has led to prices going up.
Mixed messages: What actually do Mallorca’s hoteliers want?
Palma Son Sant Joan counted 4,378,210 passengers in July, an increase of 5.9% compared with last year.
Mallorca summer tourism
The tourist numbers in Mallorca were therefore up; not hugely, but up nevertheless.
Government looking at refunding tourist tax payments by Balearic residents
The formula would involve deductions from income tax declarations.
Airport figures suggest that the Balearics are still on course for a record tourism year
July passenger numbers for the airports were all up.
Overcrowding - Mallorca's tourists' greatest concern
A survey of tourist opinion indicates an increasingly negative perception of overcrowding among Mallorca's tourists.
Tourists in a restaurant in Mallorca
Of the foreign tourism markets, the UK rose 20% in June compared with 2022.
Prices and tourism competitiveness in the Balearics
In June, the number of UK tourists rose by 20%, but other markets registered falls.
What's happened to tourist "saturation"?
Last summer, there were reports of saturation on pretty much a daily basis. But this summer ... .
Tourists by Palma Cathedral, Mallorca
The new government will not pursue policies which imply a decrease in tourist numbers.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Majorca tourism
Why talk of tourism record seasons is unhelpful
Growth shouldn't be so bound up in the numbers game of ever more bodies passing through the airports in the summer.
Andrew Ede10/09/2023 12:59