Are there too many boats in the summer?
Are there too many boats in the summer?
Taming the waves: Tackling the ‘gentrification of the sea’ for safer summers
Lately, the feeling of saturation or overcrowding in the sea is not only worrying people concerned about biodiversity, but also bathers who see how more and more boats generate dangerous situations for them.
Anti-tourism protests sweeping across Spain
Tourism-dependent Spain has seen a series of protests against over tourism this year in Barcelona, and other popular holiday destinations like Mallorca and Malaga.
Argument over lack of space on Palma's beaches.
Argument over lack of space on Palma's beaches.
Balearic society and many sailors have had enough
Balearic society and many sailors have had enough.
Famous Balearics town votes against banning tourists
“Binibèquer Vell is not an amusement park, it is a private housing complex”.
Mallorca home to the most expensive coastal properties in Spain
Some holiday rentals in Mallorca are more expensive than Barcelona.
Protests have spread across the Balearics.
Protests have spread across the Balearics.
Water cut to illegal holiday homes in short-term lets crackdown
A surge in tourism over the past few years aided by the spread of holiday lets has led to widespread protests.
Bars and restaurants are reporting a 20 percent fall in takings
Bars and restaurants are reporting a 20 percent fall in takings.
Mallorcans storm the beaches in protest against overcrowding
“We will continue fighting for the interests of citizens and for coexistence between residents and tourists."
Concerns that Mallorca is reaching breaking point.
Concerns that Mallorca is reaching breaking point.
A sinking ship?
Take Soller, my local town. Countless businesses and individuals thrive on tourism, but a chunk don’t, and they are increasingly resentful of the massive crowds now flooding into the valley.
Binibeca Vell can no longer cope with tourist overcrowding.-
Binibeca Vell can no longer cope with tourist overcrowding.-
Germans worried about overcrowding in Mallorca
People queuing for up to four hours to get to the beaches.
“Not my Mallorca...”
I have heard this on a number of occasions over the past week. Not only are people moving out of parts of Palma, they are leaving the island.
Tourism
Majorca joins forces with international cruise ship control body
8 other ports join Palma in the “Cruise 2030 Call For Action”.
Cruise tourism
Investment in Palma "not compatible" with plans to limit cruise ships in port
Cruise companies having expressed a willingness to cooperate on regulating arrivals in Palma.
- 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
- The most beautiful town in the Balearics according to National Geographic
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- Russian-owned Black Pearl in Mallorca
Comment
“It’s nice to have Mallorca back”
It’s all very well ripping off tourists during the summer, but what about during the winter when there aren’t too many around to cash in on.
Humphrey Carter27/09/2024 12:42