Don't blame holiday lets for Mallorca tourist overcrowding - says the holiday lets association
"We feel like we are everyone's scapegoat, not just the hoteliers."
Fall in British, Spanish tourism hits the Balearics
The increase in foreign tourism this year has been five per cent below the national average.
Increasing the Balearic tourist tax will only strengthen illegal letting and increase overcrowding
Gabriel Escarrer of Meliá Hotels International agrees that the government should ban all holiday apartment lets that are currently registered.
Mallorca residents support limits to population growth
If the model of population is to be changed, then tourism needs to change.
It is "obvious" where Mallorca overtourism has come from - holiday lets and second homes
The president of the Fergus hotel group favours degrowth that cuts out what doesn't suit the island best.
Mass tourism in Palma - "It is natural that there is rejection by residents"
Fleeting visitors to city settings for compulsive snapshots on Instagram.
Top British newspaper slams Mallorca
It is not just Mallorca, this summer Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera coordinated inter-island protests under the slogan ‘Let’s change course, let’s set limits to tourism’.
Sunbed cap for Mallorca
Local residents have blamed ‘sunbed overcrowding’ and “greater occupation” on the fact that the concessions have been “out of date for years”.
People in Palma, Mallorca
There has to be talk about limits and containment.
Measures to tackle Mallorca's tourist overcrowding will be in place for the 2025 season
President Prohens: "We have to listen to a growing social discontent that goes far beyond protests."
People in Palma, Mallorca
Overcrowding, a harsh term in the opinion of Aurelio Vázquez.
Another summer of human pressure on the islands.
Another summer of human pressure on the islands.
Support grows for "We Love Tourism campaign" in Mallorca
“The administration has an obligation to act firmly and quickly to ensure that Mallorca is an attractive destination for millions of people who choose us every year to enjoy their holidays."
The logo for the new campaign.
The logo for the new campaign.
Mallorca “We love tourism” campaign
"We believe it is necessary to promote a campaign to make amends to all the tourists who visit us or are thinking of doing so, as they are our customers, they are our clients.
Tourist overcrowding protesters 'close' beaches in Mallorca
Those principally responsible for overcrowding are hotel chains, construction companies and real estate companies.
Mallorca taxi drivers' president: "Everything is out of control"
Serious reconsideration needs to be given to the island's transport model.
World Tourism Day a likely date for more tourism protest in Mallorca
The Menys Turisme, Més Vida platform discussed future protest actions on Wednesday.
“Someone in power needs to make it clear to the UK and Germany that Mallorca wants tourists”
“We can’t have hotels and airlines putting up their prices by between 15 and 20 percent and then offering the same services and quality as the year before.”
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Open letter to the Balearics from America
The purpose of a local government is to take care of the needs of its citizens first and foremost.
George Bezama30/08/2024 10:21