The increase, says Pimeco, coincides with a time of greatest tourist numbers in Majorca, with up to 60,000 cruise passengers in a week.
The association has welcomed the rise in sales, as otherwise there have been decreases of up to 18% in the city.
The Pimeco president, Toni Fuster, says: "There are those who wish to demonise it, but it shouldn't be forgotten that cruise tourism is vital to Palma's businesses. It generates approximately 6,000 jobs and is estimated to contribute gross value added of 256 million euros."
He acknowledges that not all retailers in Palma benefit from cruise tourism.
The increase in sales has been experienced by shops in the centre. Therefore, he adds, "we have to work to recover sales to local clients" in shops away from the centre.
3 comments
To be able to write a comment, you have to be registered and logged in
Who would want to be locked up in a floating mega hotel with 2000+ other people who do want to be locked up...? the horror. I call them Billy Butlin Boats because that's really what they are, as real cruising died when the proper liners stopped being a way of actually getting somewhere and not just milling about trying to find ports that'll take their monstrous, hulking ugliness. Right that's me said.
So I’m confused one minute Mallorca/ Palma want to lower the number of cruise ship then on the other hand say There are those who wish to demonise it, but it shouldn't be forgotten that cruise tourism is vital to Palma's businesses. It generates approximately 6,000 jobs and is estimated to contribute gross value added of 256 million euros."???So what I’m not understanding is if Mallorca half’s the cruise ship wouldn’t that half the employment and half Palma takings but it will extend the dole queue ??
Who wants to stop the cruise liners ?