Rally against tourism intensification in Palma, Mallorca
The rally against tourism intensification on Tuesday.
Hundreds gather in Palma to denounce "tourism intensification"
World Tourism Day and Palma was one of a number of cities where there were demonstrations.
Holiday rentals sector - Don't blame us for tourist overcrowding
Mallorca's hoteliers have blamed "exponential growth" of holiday rentals places for tourist overcrowding.
Environmentalists call for access control of Palma tourists
When Palma is overwhelmed, the rest of Mallorca is affected.
The beach of Can Repic in Puerto Soller
The beach of Can Repic in Puerto Soller without many people.
Tourists in Mallorca
Tourists at a beach.
Tourism
Town hall hopes to reduce Palma centre tourist "saturation" 40%
An app that was trialled last summer apparently reduced "saturation" by eleven per cent.
Letter to the editor: “We love Majorca, but does Majorca love us?”
“Good luck Majorca, you are a beautiful part of the world, but there is lots and lots of competition."
Will higher summer temperatures lead to an easing of Mallorca's overcrowding?
Research from the BBVA bank is the latest to point to the loss of summer tourist demand due to extreme temperatures.
As UK tourism falls, the Balearic government embarks on a PR campaign to counter anti-tourism reports
In July, UK tourism in the Balearics fell ten per cent by comparison with July 2023.
Call for a national agreement to counter tourism protests
Criticisms of tourism come "with thoughts typical of biased ignoramuses".
Ryanair slams Spain for tax hikes
Airline claims hiking taxes is preventing diversifying the tourist offer beyond sun and beach destinations.
Britons being offered plenty of Turkey for winter, not Mallorca
Germany and the UK are among the markets that already offer Türkiye as a year-round destination.
Gridlock in Mallorca mountains
Before the start of the summer a series of measures were activated to ease traffic problems.
Transforming Mallorca's tourism - Lowering prices is not the way
It's not that Mallorca and the Balearics could "die of success" but of "inaction".
Mallorca scandal over politicians selling houses to foreigners
Members of party against selling properties to non-Balearic residents have done just that.
If less tourism is more, why don't they just say so?
In striving for tourism value over volume, it can sound as if there are contradictions as to what growth entails.
Tourism for elites - Environmentalists' concern for Mallorca's tourism
Environmentalists GOB are suspicious of the government's sustainability pact; it will be a commitment to "elitism in tourism".
Spain's crackdown on holiday rentals bodes well for luxury hotels
"The commitment to quality is a positive and necessary step to change (Spain's) tourism model," said Gabriel Escarrer, chief executive of Melia, Spain's largest hotel group, adding that Melia will continue betting on the high-end segment, which represents 63% of its portfolio and has boosted revenues.
- The transformation of Mallorca's tourism begins now
- Balearics looking to ban all holiday lets in apartments
- Limiting low-cost flights: An option for tackling Mallorca's overtourism
- Multi-millionaire poker star in Mallorca court for private jet full of drugs
- Bones of missing woman found at Mallorca waste plant
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Cruising ahead
“I do not understand why more use is not made of the Alcudia cruise terminal...”
Jason Moore12/03/2020 09:47