Palma23/01/2018 00:00
An opportunity missed. For the last week Palma has been celebrating its patron saint, San Sebastian, in style, but unfortunately the fun has only been enjoyed by us lucky local residents. The severe shortage of flights has meant that Palma has been rather quiet over January. The concerts last Friday in all of Palma’s main square proved exceptionally popular and thousands joined the fun, but overall Palma has got the air of a city enjoying the quiet before the storm. But it could all be very different.
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What a loan of moaners. Winter in Mallorca is great. Less tourists, quiet bars and restaurants, lovely beach and mountain walks. A time to relax, chat to the locals and recharge your batteries. Get over it.
This government wants fewer tourists, and they are staying away as is what the many messages were. San Sebastian & San Antoni are for the locals anyway, and I find more each year that foreigners are discouraged to take part. The ex-demi god Barceló wanted to swap summer tourists for winter ones. Only one of his disastrous plans which will wreck the island as a leading tourist destination. 'Better in winter'? It will be disaster all round this year. No amount of expensive 'jollys' to trade fairs will recover the damage that has been done. The wrecking hoteliers are the only ones to benefit. No problem for them getting licences for new builds, enlargements and reforms of their ever increasing number of 'boutique' hotels. Then their profits go off to Cuba etc.
I completely agree your comment. Since I first came to live on The Island in 1989. There was constant discussion among the residents, that there was no attractions to promote Winter Tourism. Some 28 years on from my arrival, the lack of Winter Tourism is still being discussed. But, if the Urbanisations are closed ghost towns, with closed Hotels, and very few Flights. I can not see any progressive changes occurring for the next 28 years. Money investment is needed to create Winter Attractions
Hurrah! I've been saying for years that San Sebastian needs promoting for winter tourism. It's worth pointing out that Gatwick and Stansted have daily flights and Luton weekly on Satirdays, so there's the London conurbation catered for.