The Blog
Another eighteen million down the drain
Playa de Palma, the marketing dream of the sixties, has once more been exposed as an institutional nightmare.
The Blog
Ham, beer and changing tourism
Hoteliers in Playa de Palma are demanding that there is a change of model for two streets which undermine a quality image that is wanted for the resort area.
Majorca
Closed down: the week in Majorca
Streets were closed; was Majorca being governed from Germany?; and masks were the new normal by law.
Coronavirus
Government defends Majorca street closures on health grounds
"We are not in a negotiation situation when there is a matter of public health."
Tourism
German government expressed concern about tourist behaviour in Majorca
The German government had wanted to know what controls there were to deal with crowds of tourists and with tourist behaviour.
Tourism
Hoteliers criticise lack of police in Playa de Palma
The hoteliers are suggesting that problems which led to the closure of two streets could have been avoided.
The MDB debate
Was the Balearic government right to close the party streets in Magalluf and the Playa de Palma?
Do you agree with the new decision made by the Balearic Government?
Tourism
Government closes establishments in Magalluf and Playa de Palma
The closure orders for Punta Ballena, "Schinkenstrasse" and "Bierstrasse" will last two months.
Tourism
Arenal residents object to being "guinea pigs" for tourism reactivation
Playa de Palma is to be the "test resort"; residents aren't happy at the idea.
Viewpoint
Safe travel
“The new battle for the beach towel is who comes to Majorca first once it is safe to travel....”
Tourism
Residents oppose Playa de Palma "pilot destination" idea
The hoteliers association has proposed that Playa de Palma could be a pilot destination for reactivating foreign tourism.
Tourism
Playa de Palma - a "pilot" resort for returning tourism?
The hoteliers association suggests that Playa de Palma has all the "essential conditions".
Booze ban benefits
At the time it was a bold move to take but it could prove key for resort businesses.
Resorts
The need for improvements to Playa de Palma
"It is necessary to reverse the current image and reposition Playa de Palma at an international level."
Courts
New investigation ordered into three-card tricksters
The Provincial Court is responding to an appeal from the Playa de Palma hoteliers association.
Town halls
Arenal residents repeating requests for town hall improvements
Residents in Arenal have been complaining for years; little seems to ever get done.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Mallorca set to welcome back young British seasonal workers
- Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
- Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
- Mallorca has the “third best beach in Europe”
Viewpoint
Did Germany pull the trigger?
The story behind the resort closures is an interesting web of political rumours.
Humphrey Carter21/07/2020 01:07