The Brits are back! After an absence of almost two years it is nice to hear British voices around Palma again! Mallorca's love affair with the Brits continues. At the moment it appears that the majority have come down to Palma on getaway weekends, staying in some of the boutique hotels in the city. On Sunday I was confused for a taxi driver by one British couple who were heading to the airport in Palma's Jaime III, at a restaurant in Santa Catalina another British couple were celebrating a birthday but local Majorcan cuisine was not on the menu...in this case it was roast beef!
Comment: The Brits are back
It is nice to hear British voices around Palma again!
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That's been my experience too. Germans, and Scandinavians exhibit no shortage of money. And they can be found throughout the 3600 sq km of the island, not just in 3 or 4 resorts equating to 10 or 15 sq km. It's worth pointing out that the many 5star rated accommodations and establishments on the island are not only predominantly booked by continental Europeans, but overwhelmingly are not located in or near the British resorts. Of the most popular of the British resorts, Magaluf, in particular has always been known as a downmarket destination famous for cheapness. Cala Bona and Calas de Mallorca as well - although that's changing now with infusion of new investment, upgrading to higher standards, new limits on drunkenness and public behaviour, and a shift in marketing toward Europeans and North Americans. But it's a British tabloid, and they can be forgiven for saying what their readership longs to hear.
Since when have Brits been the big spenders on the Island? I don't think you can call 14 nights of cheap lager and rotten kebabs big spending. The Germans and Scandinavians are the big spenders for the simple reason that they have more money than the British.