Keep the beaches open in Mallorca
“A photograph of a tourist on a sunbed in November or March is worth more than any costly promotion campaign.”
Calvia was top Spanish holiday destination in September
International travellers predominantly chose the Balearics as their primary destination.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week: School violence, homicide, robbery, rape, traffic accidents, fraud, air travel updates, year-round tourism plans, and extreme heat reported.
How amazing is the weather in Mallorca!
I’ve said this on many occasions that Magalluf and Palmanova were thriving winter destinations when I arrived on the island in 1990.

Aerial view of Calvia beach
Aerial view of Calvia beach.
All-Season sunshine: Calvia's beaches to stay open
The plan comes with the announcement that more hotels will be open during the low season.
Mallorca left out in the cold in latest autumn travel survey, Benidorm on tops for Brits
Balearic government has spent heavily on promoting the island during the winter.

Employees are laid off at the end of the season and called back to work when hotels need them.
Employees are laid off at the end of the season and called back to work when hotels need them.
Jet2 announces 25 percent increase in winter flights to Mallorca
"Mallorca promoted as winter holiday destination..."
Andalucia steals a march on Balearics. Launches plan in London to attract "cold weather tourists"
Cheaper to holiday abroad than pay heating costs.
"Escape the UK" holidays launched but Mallorca is out in the cold
Spanish regions want British winter tourists.
Spanish winter tourism set to beat records
Just before the summer, airlines had booked a capacity of 216 million passengers in Spain, 1.6% more than in 2019, as they sought to prepare for a tourism rebound after almost all travel restrictions were lifted.
Climate change tourism
Just how long can one spend in this burning sun which is beating down on the Balearics and the rest of southern Europe?

Mallorca is known for its wonderful beaches, it is just a question of keeping them open
Mallorca is known for its wonderful beaches, it is just a question of keeping them open.

The beach of Can Repic in Puerto Soller
The beach of Can Repic in Puerto Soller without many people.
Valldemossa missing its low-season tourists
Low-season tourism in Valldemossa is almost half of what it was prior to the pandemic.
Wissing you were here? The uncertainty continues
What will happen to the tourism sector this winter season?
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Britons surge in Mallorca
There has been an explosion in the number of British visitors to Mallorca over the past few months
Humphrey Carter27/10/2023 09:53