Mallorca to spy on beaches and water consumption
Thanks to the data provided by its sensors, this network can measure the capacity of places of interest such as beaches or car parks, provide information of interest for hiking routes, use of public transport or control the use of aquifers, among other possibilities.
The last anti-mass tourism protest of the year in the Balearics
The Balearics is also the region with the most expensive housing and the second highest rental prices, and has 5,800 houses officially destined for tourist rental.
Britons told to “reconsider” Mallorca
Fodor’s other destinations of concern are Bali, Indonesia, Koh Samui, Thailand, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, British Virgin Islands, Kerala, India, Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan,Oaxaca, Mexico, Scotland North Coast 500 and Mount Everest.
Mallorca's tourism sustainability pact - Where is it going?
The ambitions for the social and political pact for sustainability are that it will lead to economic transformation. Will it?
Need for 365 days Mallorca tourism: "Public authorities are content with having services open for six or seven months"
Maria Frontera is stepping down as president at a time when Mallorca's tourism future is very much in the spotlight.
Mallorca - "A neo-tourism in which residents are second or third-class people"
The Forum for Civil Society is highly critical of the Balearic Government's pact for the sustainability of tourism.
Tourists in Deia, Mallorca
Tourists in Deia.
Town hall denies that more will be spent on Palma tourism promotion
The tourism councillor was "living on another planet" and disregarding the protests against overtourism.
It's good to talk: Mallorca's hoteliers and tourism critics getting close to proposals on overtourism
The Forum for Civil Society has been talking to hoteliers and tour operators since August.
A Tourist, a friend in Mallorca
The Mayor of Calvia (Magalluf, Palmanova, Santa Ponsa, Illetas, Paguera) says all tourists are more than welcome and looks forward to meeting the Association of British Travel Agents next October.
Mallorca's overtourism latest proposal - Cut accommodation by 40%
Policies of economic diversification are urgently needed.
Car-hire associations clash over reduction in the number of cars in Mallorca
One association supports a reduction, the other is citing freedom of movement.
“I think Mallorca is well on the way to finding the right tourism balance”
"Mallorca is trying to find that balance between the desire to welcome people and obviously the important part tourism plays in the Mallorcan economy with the fact that people who are native to the island, residents, want to live their lives as well."
Graffiti in the old part of Palma
Graffiti in the old part of Palma.
Mallorca traffic congestion: More roads or lanes aren't the answer
There are other regions of Spain with a level of car ownership similar to Mallorca and the Balearics.
Ban on new holiday flat permits in Spain
Residents protesting against high rents and a lack of long-term supply blame it on the proliferation of short-term renting on platforms such as Airbnb and booking.com and an a influx of foreigners choosing Malaga as a base for remote work.
Balearics accounted for second highest number of foreign tourist bed nights in Europe
The Canarias, Balearics and the Croatian coastal region of Jadranska Hrvatska accounted for 16.4% of the total nights spent by foreigners in the EU.
While tourism figures will boom in Spain, the Balearics may see them drop off over the coming years.
While tourism figures will boom in Spain, the Balearics may see them drop off over the coming years.
A woman shows a sign during a demonstration for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands
A woman shows a sign during a demonstration for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
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Comment
Tourists go home or don't: what do we want?
There are basically three groups of people on Mallorca who want three very different things. But who is right?
Jason Moore25/10/2024 09:34