Etiqueta 'Tourism'
Polls | 12/11/2022 10:25

Latest headlines

Turkish delight....should Mallorca be concerned?

The tourism ministry raised its year-end targets last month to 47 million tourists and $37 billion in tourism revenues.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter22/08/2022 15:07

Latest headlines

Leading figures in world tourism heading to Mallorca

The Hilton Mallorca Galatzo, which just recently opened its doors, is the newest addition to the expanding portfolio of hotels owned and operated by Hilton in Spain.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter26/07/2022 15:35

Gabriel Escarrer Jaume Chief Excecutive of Melia Hotels International

Hotels

Tourism on the move by Melia Chief Executive Gabriel Escarrer

The fundamentals of tourism remain solid. Even a pandemic that has paralysed travel for almost two years has not affected the desire to travel...

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter09/05/2022 15:07

Great tourist industry,

Majorca tourism

Spain finally stamps out the infamous cash envelope

The Spanish economy was the hardest hit in the euro area by the pandemic, shrinking 11% in 2020 amid tough lockdowns. Two years later, it has still not returned to its pre-virus level.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter09/05/2022 13:29

Iago Negueruela

The Week in Tourism

No could about it, minister

On Tuesday, the Balearic tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, came to the conclusion that this summer’s foreign sun and beach tourism could well be over. Could, minister?

Andrew Ede04/09/2020 15:48

Viewpoint

Majorca gambled away the season

The Balearic government and tourism authorities need to hold their hands up and admit that they played it all wrong.

Humphrey Carter16/08/2020 03:38

Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya

Health

'New outbreaks are the norm' says Spain as COVID-19 travel curbs pile up

"Every country is taking measures to fight COVID ... that they think are necessary to protect their citizens. We don't question the measures other countries take."

Reuters15/08/2020 11:24

MANUEL FRAGA

The Blog

It’s all in the messages

In the Franco days, the minister of tourism combined this portfolio with information. Manuel Fraga is the name we remember.

Andrew Ede29/07/2020 14:37

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease

Coronavirus

European coronavirus measures hitting Spain's tourism sector

The Coronavirus Measures Spain will those countries

Reuters27/07/2020 14:48

Tourists in Majorca.

The Week in Tourism

Masks, anxieties and uncertainties

There has been an implication of difference of opinion between the parties that make up the government.

Andrew Ede24/07/2020 14:50

Polls | 01/06/2020 17:48

Are you coming on holiday to Majorca this year?

Voting is closed
1206 votes
675 votes
55.97%
334 votes
27.69%
197 votes
16.33%
Residents of the Balearics and tourists can enjoy the beach.

The Week In Tourism

Tourism in June: What a difference a year makes

The quarantine is linked to the state of alarm, but as we know - because Sánchez has said so - the state of alarm could be lifted early in certain regions; the Balearics would be one of these regions.

Andrew Ede29/05/2020 00:10

Viewpoint

To travel or not

“The big question which is everyone asking is how many tourists will travel”

Jason Moore21/05/2020 18:15

Alberto Garzón.

The Blog

Right but wrong: Garzón on tourism

The real problem with what Garzón has had to say is, in my view, the fact that he is a communist.

Andrew Ede20/05/2020 00:10

The minister of added value

The Week That Was

The minister of added value

Holding a proper and structured debate regarding national economic strategy is one thing, but Alberto's intervention last week was not terribly helpful at a time when the tourism industry and the general economy is on its knees.

Andrew Ede18/05/2020 15:09

Polls | 06/05/2020 14:51

Would you take part in a Majorca travel test plan?

Voting is closed
894 votes
673 votes
75.28%
151 votes
16.89%
70 votes
7.83%
Polls | 23/03/2020 15:40

Once lockdown ends, will you come on holiday to Majorca?

Voting is closed
2274 votes
1838 votes
80.83%
262 votes
11.52%
174 votes
7.65%
The Council of Majorca had planned to go to Berlin at the start of next month

The Week in Tourism

Employment rise, but then ...

All very encouraging, therefore. But that was February; this is March.

Andrew Ede21/03/2020 18:53