There was a conference in Palma last week. With the title of Confebus, you won’t be surprised to learn that it was about buses ... and coaches, as this was a tourism gathering dedicated to the transporting of tourists. A panel of four discussed buses and coaches. But when moving on from means of transport, they spoke as one in saying that tourists, seemingly because of the pandemic, are now far more demanding in terms of service and seek out quality destinations that are not “massified” - in other words not overcrowded with millions of tourists and, presumably, thousands of buses and coaches.
Majorca tourism
Remind me ... what is a quality tourist?
Overcrowding affects tourists as much as it does residents
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DAVID GRAHAM(??) Oh, wait... Is that... "projection"? Because it sure sounds like that's right where you are; A self-made isolated little alternate reality. And if so, did you actually put up barbed wire and lay land mines? That's pretty extreme. It also sounds like you may have had a few. Could be "problematic". Still, have a great time in Egypt or Benidorm or Torremolinos or wherever you end up. Oh, as an added bonus, maybe they'll give you a refund or your money back if you download a photo of a cockroach and claim the place is infested. But if not, just trash the room and blast a claim on social media that they ripped you off and pervertedly assaulted your dog. That'll teach 'em who they're messing with. And let's face it, 500 quid is a lot of money to spend on an all-in holiday abroad, especially when they're so desperate that they should be paying >you< to go there. Anyway, good luck with all that. We're happy it worked out.
I don’t suppose some of you lot might club your money together and buy a resort dictating your terms and conditions and live collectively behind your own surrounding barbed wire fence and minefield ?
Jeremy Ponsenby-SmytheSays he who before an uncle gave him a job, hitchhiked or cycled everywhere he went.
DAVID GRAHAMFirst, Mallorca isn't impoverished nor dependent on Britain. Not in the least. And who in their right mind would choose a boat to England over this? Especially now. Second, Brits aren't the only tourists. In fact, "everybody else" accounts for orders of magnitude more. And growing. Rapidly. If you visit somewhere other than a British resort and refrain from obtaining your knowledge from the Daily Mail & Express, perhaps you'd discover these things. But I suspect you'll be off to another British all-in in the Costas or Greece or Egypt soon, so it probably doesn't matter what you think. Meanwhile, I wish you every success in your timely exit from this godforsaken hellhole.
………… And where would all the unemployed on your sacred island go? Catch a boat to Blighty or queue up at soup kitchens? Brain twice before typing once would be a good idea…….
"High quality" tourists aren't necessarily the ones who spend the most. A budget tourist can also be a "high quality" tourist. It's just that those who spend the least are quite often the most problematic (e.g., messy, cause damage, heavy drinking, fights, petty complaints, fraudulent claims, demand discounts or their money back, etc. ).
Low cost airlines are to blame. In the old days poor people couldn't afford to travel. Now they can fly to Mallorca and back for breakfast for £30. Increase flights to a minimum of £300 each way and the low rent tourist will disappear overnight. Problem gone.