Tourism
Balearics holiday reservations down over two per cent
Tourist numbers will be similar to those in 2018.
Incident
Facebook page set up logging number of tourist balcony fall deaths in Majorca
The site called “Balconing Mallorca“ includes a league table of nations – giving points for injuries and fatalities.
Letters to the Editor
A reader writes aboutg the old Binifaldó water bottling plant and the tourist tax revenue.
Letters to the Editor
Several letters received about the administration, restaurants closing on Sundays and no problems at passport control over the weekend.
Arenal residents complaining about the noise
Residents in Arenal are again complaining about noise and nuisance caused by tourists.
Transport
Consumers association wants more public transport for tourists
More public transport options would benefit the image of the Balearics.
Behaving badly
The British have the reputation as being the bad boys of the Majorcan tourist industry.
Rich and poor
Fewer tourists but more spending power.. appears to be the wish of plenty of people who live on the island.
Tourism
28 million tourists have come to Spain so far this year
Spain’s important tourism industry has returned better than expected figures so far in 2017 as holidaymakers appeared to have rediscovered the country’s attractions amid turmoil and safety concerns in other once-popular destinations, statistics compiled by an industry monitoring agency revealed yesterday.
Health
Health service billing for tourists without a health card goes up 20%
Many European tourists are now opting to go to a public health centre rather than to a private one.
Tourism
Public believe benefits of increased tourist numbers outweigh disadvantages
The survey conducted 680 interviews, 400 of them in Palma. Adán notes that the saturation sensation is felt more acutely in Palma.
Tourism
Police have to be informed about holiday let clients
The National Police announced today they want to collect the same data about private rental clients as they receive about hotel guests.
Tourism
Més looking to tackle air travel drunkenness
Margalida Capellà says this would not be an initiative against tourists or against the British but against the whole notion of drunken tourism.
Palma
Five euros a day parking in Palma
Four car parks away from the centre of the city are to be made available for five euros a day.
Comment
Tourist blues
We can forget all this nonsense about too many tourists...we have too few at the moment.
Jason Moore15/07/2019 10:27