Etiqueta 'Mallorca anti-toursim'

Pedro Fiol is the president of Aviba, the Association of Balearic Travel Agents.
Pedro Fiol is the president of Aviba, the Association of Balearic Travel Agents.

Sant Llorenç des Cardassar.
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar.

The President of the Balearics Marga Prohens defended tourists today.
The President of the Balearics Marga Prohens defended tourists today.
“Mallorca is wonderful, I’ve known it for 55 years, but it needs an adult tourism strategy”
“Mallorca, as I’ve said, is a wonderful island. It’s paradise. All of us lucky enough to live here should be extremely grateful and look after the island, manage it properly. It’s a vicious circle but it has to be brought under control.”
Balearic village tells rude tourists "they are not welcome"
Minorcan local council investigating the wave of anti-tourism graffiti
Mallorca is "too expensive" and the anti-tourism protests did have an impact as number of British tourists falls by 10 percent in July
Even problems at Palma airport appear to have had an impact,
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!