Trying to put restrictions on foreign investment does not make much sense. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Palma24/01/2025 10:57
No sooner has another record tourism year come to a close for Spain, the central government has decided to target the non-European real estate sector, while the Spanish airport authority Aena, despite years of warning, is now locked in a war of words with Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline and which dominates the Spanish domestic market, over taxes and operating fees.
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Not that I have any love for Sanchez or his party - they seem to have list the plot. But the conservatives also lost the plot (and the election) and screwed up a lot of stuff. Here and in the UK. And elsewhere. So, it's pretty convenient to just blame the "socialists" for everything. That's not going to solve the problem. It only exploits it to make you feel better about the tribe you subscribe to. Sanchez' stupid policies won't likely see the light of day (other than in the tabloids), so I wouldn't sweat that too much. And frankly, as reality sets in, the whole trendy anti-tourist meme has moderated quite a bit lately, from both sides of the political spectrum. In fact, other than a handful of miniscule "protests" and a few kids scribbling graffiti, the volume has gone down from about 6 (10 in the tabloids) to about .05 on the ground. And the slogan “a tourist a problem” is uniquely yours, not those shifty "socialists", who naturally are to blame for anything by we don't like. I reckon we could call Trump a "socialist" too, though that's absurd. But most things Trump are absurd, so maybe it's fitting. Get off your tribal throne. They all do stupid things, because politics isn't about governance anymore. It's about tribal survival. Charge that, and we'll start to see some progress.
Ryanair withdrew their flights to Newquay for the same reason. The airport suddenly changed every passenger £5 (this about 20 years ago). Ryanair cancelled their flights to Newquay when that happened.