Tourism
Balearics the fourth most popular region for holiday rentals
The massive increase in demand for holiday rental accommodation is attributable to various factors, not least websites such as HomeAway.
Tourism
Britain’s finest sailing for Palma
Cunard and P&O are going to be operating their flagship cruise liners in the Western Mediterranean this summer and Palma is going to be featuring on their itineries.
Transport
Air Berlin hub closure will mean 600,000 fewer passengers
The airports authority Aena calculates that the 600,000 passengers who had been passing through the Air Berlin hub represent 1.2% of total passenger numbers at Son Sant Joan.
Tourism
Palma featuring strongly for New Year tourism
Findings have been welcomed by the local authorities which are striving to establish Palma as a city and short-break destination.
Tourism
British dominate tourism market
British holidaymakers have traditionally proven to be resilient travellers and it is likely that this will continue in 2016.
Magalluf
UK travel industry praise for Magalluf and Ibiza makeovers
ABTA states that Spain is set for a bumper year with bookings for summer 2016 ahead of previous years as 2015 comes to a close.
Tourism
Palma takes off as city destination for Europeans
“Eighty-five per cent of existing housing stock - a total of 48 hotels - is of the highest category."
Tourism
British holiday market on course to dominate 2016 in the Balearics
Some hotel chains have been forced to place a block on peak season sales.
Calvia
Calvia opposition attacks town hall hotel “re-think”
Jose Manuel Ruiz has attacked the town hall’s reconsideration of redevelopment projects that are under provisions of the tourism law.
Construction
Calvia Council rethinking hotel redevelopment projects
The town hall is saying that at present, in compliance with this law, licences are being given for both redevelopment and new build that exceed limits under the municipality’s general urban plan.
Business
Tourist business registrations the highest for six years
During the summer the number of tourist businesses was at its highest level since 2009: almost 12,000 compared with the 10,500 six years ago.
Tourism
The first and only Joan Miró hotel to open in Palma
To be called the Hotel Joan Miró Museum, it will open in February.
Tourism
Tourists just keep on coming
Most of Palma’s hotels were fully booked over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Tourism
Tourists flooding into Palma for the bank holiday break
From today until Wednesday next week the airport can anticipate some 170,000 passengers.
Tourism
Tourism cash boost in Calvia
Significant increase in public funding for beaches, tourism, sporting events and the police proposed.
Tourism
All-inclusive crackdown called for
This is the practice whereby certain hotels “covertly” offer all-inclusive when guests check in.
Tourism
Jet2holidays to expand in-hotel flight check in service to Majorca
The service gives holidaymakers the opportunity to take their passport to their hotel reception and check in for their flight home before leaving for the airport.
Tourism
Property owners face sanctions over illegal holiday lets
Since the change in government the number of "denuncias" has shot up.
Tourism
Cala San Vicente marine reserve would change local tourism
The marine reserve that is being envisaged would be 2.8 square kilometres from the point of Cavall Bernat (the so-called horse promontory) to the Coves Blanques.
Tourism
Sports tourism important for off-season Balearic tourism
Sports tourism activities are “a priority in the tourism model that we wish to develop”.