The Balearic Council of Land Transport met on Monday to assess the tourism season and concluded that a lack of transport during the peak months damaged the reputation of Mallorca and the Balearics both overseas and nationally.
The Balearic government's minister for mobility, Josep Marí, said: "As a government, we are concerned about the situation we experienced this summer in the transport sector with difficulties in covering services. We are committed to drawing up a plan of measures for the coming season to guarantee passenger transport."
There were complaints over the summer in Palma and in the resorts. Given these, the minister is seeking agreement on ways to improve transport services, to optimise resources and guarantee good customer service. These involve public transport, coach operators, taxi drivers and the VTC sector (vehicles with drivers for hire).
"In order to be more effective, greater agreement must be reached between town halls in terms of transport, especially so in the case of Mallorca, in order to provide a better service to residents and tourists," stressed the minister, who acknowledged that complaints had not only come from the public, but also from travel agencies, tour operators, hoteliers and operators themselves. In the latter case, these were due to a lack of drivers.
With regard to taxis, Marí called on town halls to facilitate the granting of more temporary licences for next summer and to hold more selection contests. He added that there will be no increase in the number of VTC licences.
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Don't be ridiculous, Uber would never be allowed. ZThat would mean that heavily unionised overpaid white cab drivers would have to get off their backsides and work more than the 28 hours they do now including weekends and evenings. That's just not the Spanish way.
@Andy Walker 100% agree. Assume downvotes are from old people who wouldn't know how to order anything on a mobile!
Andy WalkerAlready the airport transfer busses have stopped for the year unless you are all inclusive. A strange way of extending the tourist season especially for the independent travelers. No joined up thinking in Majorca!
The complete lack of TAXIS in Cala Millor and Sa Coma this Season was terrible. Not to mention in S'Illot as well. Residents and Tourists were in despair . The Taxi phones were not answered at all. WHAT HAS GONE BADLY WRONG WITH THE TAXI SERVICE???
Simple answer , allow UBER. Never use anything else in UK its brilliant. Of course the Mallorcan government is to socialist and backward to allow free market operations like Uber and Airbnb to exist.