"Setting limits doesn't mean being against tourism"
"We don't have to thank the hoteliers that we wear shoes and that we no longer drive carts."
Plenty of traffic seen on the Mallorcan roads
Plenty of traffic seen on the Mallorcan roads.
TUI boss - It's up to the people of the Balearics to decide if there are too many tourists
TUI are seeing a significant increase in demand for the Balearics.
Still no go-ahead for a car park to end chaos at a Manacor beach
The plan for the Cala Varques car park was first submitted in April 2022.
Balearics annual tourist record shattered by 1.3 million
An astonishing increase that will only add to the debate about overtourism.
Holiday lets are to blame for Mallorca tourist overcrowding
The greatest blame for problems of gentrification and saturation lies with "the uncontrolled growth of tourist rental housing".
Beaches in Mallorca dangerous to tourists but not to Catalan speakers
Posters from a group who say that coves have been "expropriated by tourism".
Tourists walking in the centre of Palma
Tourists walking in the centre of Palma.
Remind me ... what is a quality tourist?
The term quality tourism has caused offence in the past.
Tourists dragging suitcases through Palma
Tourists dragging suitcases through Palma.
Heat, housing and a man called Taras: Mallorca in 2022
And tourist overcrowding, inflation, shortages and Rafa Nadal.
Record number of people in the Balearics for a September day
The record number for Mallorca was not broken.
Balearics tourist numbers, greater than most countries
Foreign tourism recovery in the Balearics has outstripped the European average by 15%.
Mallorca must curb tourism growth, say economists
There is a need "to define the island in which citizens want to live and to leave a legacy for future generations".
The tourism being sold today "is totally out of date"
There is "a great divorce" between the tourism industry and society.
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.
- The transformation of Mallorca's tourism begins now
- Balearics looking to ban all holiday lets in apartments
- Multi-millionaire poker star in Mallorca court for private jet full of drugs
- Limiting low-cost flights: An option for tackling Mallorca's overtourism
- Expulsion from the Balearics for robbers who targeted luxury homes
Comment
Mass tourism of the apocalypse
The challenges of climate change, air transport and overcrowding in Mallorca and the Balearics.
Andrew Ede08/10/2023 13:50