Mallorca hoteliers pooh-pooh ten-month season forecast
"Not even the government knows when the season will start or when it will end."
Tourist tax arguments causing problem for the Balearic budget
Disagreement between the coalition parties regarding a tourist tax increase.
Palma's mayor on tourism: "I understand the complaints, but it's what we live from"
There has been a feeling of "being saturated", but "you have to find a balance".
Podemos call for 70,000 empty homes to be made available for housing
Podemos still want a two-year residency requirement before being able to buy a property.
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.
Over 30% Spaniards complain there are “too many” foreign tourists
A sizeable minority of people in Spain (28%) now say they have a negative view of international tourists in their country.
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.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Uncertainty surrounds EU Entry/Exit System implementation
- Fresh hope for Golden Visa in Spain
- Living in Palma Airport - Safe and warm
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
Viewpoint
Cruising ahead
“I do not understand why more use is not made of the Alcudia cruise terminal...”
Jason Moore12/03/2020 09:47