US hotel giant to open Palma city centre hotel
"Building has been restored at a cost of 6.5 million euros...."
Mural by Mallorcan painter at the centre of Palma controversy
José Luis Mesas: “I don't know if it’s because I am a painter, or because I'm a gypsy, but I hope there will be justice.."
Merry Christmas from Playa de Palma
The facades of 25 hotels lit up in Playa de Palma.
Fancy living in a hotel in Palma for 6 months?
"It's much more profitable for hotel chains that are looking for alternative business and it's cheaper for guests.."
Tourism
Very few Palma hotels still open
422 flights are scheduled to land or take off at Palma airport this weekend, which is 90% less than last year.
Palma among hotel investment target destinations
Investment funds looking to acquire at more competitive prices.
Javier Vich, president of the Palma and Cala Major Hoteliers Association
Javier Vich, president of the Palma and Cala Major Hoteliers Association.
Hotels
Only a third of Palma's hotels expected to be open next month
All of Palma's hotels are normally open all year round.
Tourism
Hotels are slashing prices
Imserso brings around 160,000 pensioners to the Balearic Islands every year, but because of the coronavirus pandemic there will be no tourism program for the elderly this year.
Tourism
70% of urban hotels closing in Majorca
Palma's boutique hotels are still open thanks to the Spanish, French and Italian tourist markets.
Tourism
Spanish tourism keeping Palma's hotels open
Average occupancy in Palma's boutique and city hotels is only between 20 and 35%.
Taxation
Playa de Palma hoteliers demanding tax exemptions
"It doesn't make sense to tax us when all our hotels are closed."
Tourism
Thomas Cook cost Playa de Palma hotels 14 million
A report which showed that the year will end with there having been average occupancy of 78.35%.
Tourism
Playa de Palma hotel losses at least ten million euros
Figure is "increasing by the hour" and that it is only provisional.
Tourism
“Tourists kill the city" graffiti springing up in Palma
The police are still investigating a wave of similar incidents dating back to last summer.
Hotels
Hotels in Palma have more than doubled since 2003
There are some seventy hotels in Palma (excluding Playa de Palma).
Hotels
Palma hotel supply is reaching its limit
Individual hotels are finding occupancy levels going down because of the increased number of hotels.
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- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
Comment
What happens to the city hotels?
The great bet on low-season activity centred on conferences now looks under threat...
Andrew Ede16/03/2021 12:02