Tourists seen on the beach in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands
Tourists seen on the beach in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
A timely warning
“What Steve Heapy said will not go down well locally but it is the truth at least in my view....”
Tourists at Palma airport
Tourists at Palma's airport.
Tourism
Will coronavirus change tourism in Europe's hotspot cities?
Residents are delighted to have a break from the hordes of visitors that now blight their home cities.
Environment
Climate change protest highlights tourism impact
"Tourist massification affects our natural resources, especially the availability of water ..."
Tourism
Environmentalists posing questions about mass tourism
One of the questions: To live from tourism or to suffer from tourism?
Tourism
Tourism strategy based on ideology and ignorance
Through ideological naivety and anti-mass tourism, the outcomes become extremely unpredictable.
Britons being offered plenty of Turkey for winter, not Mallorca
Germany and the UK are among the markets that already offer Türkiye as a year-round destination.
Over 30% Spaniards complain there are “too many” foreign tourists
A sizeable minority of people in Spain (28%) now say they have a negative view of international tourists in their country.
Spain's crackdown on holiday rentals bodes well for luxury hotels
"The commitment to quality is a positive and necessary step to change (Spain's) tourism model," said Gabriel Escarrer, chief executive of Melia, Spain's largest hotel group, adding that Melia will continue betting on the high-end segment, which represents 63% of its portfolio and has boosted revenues.
Ryanair slams Spain for tax hikes
Airline claims hiking taxes is preventing diversifying the tourist offer beyond sun and beach destinations.
Gridlock in Mallorca mountains
Before the start of the summer a series of measures were activated to ease traffic problems.
Mallorca has highest holiday rental rate in Spain
In July, rural tourism prices rose by 10.7% in the Balearics, the highest increase in the country.
- Ryanair grounds 12 Spain routes over excessive airport taxes
- End of the Golden Visa....but there is a new way to live in Spain with few problems
- Nautical exodus from Mallorca
- The EU threatens the future of Mallorca beach bars
- Non-resident Britons and Americans buying a property in Spain face massive tax bill, PM announces
Comment
Learn to love tourists again
Mallorca appears, well for the large part, to have got over its visceral anti-tourism stance but now other parts of Spain have got issues.
Humphrey Carter22/12/2023 10:09