Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
"We are missing the tourists with a medium-high purchasing power."
Spending on education in the Balearics is the second lowest in Spain
Spending on education in the Balearics is the second lowest in Spain.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
Weather, diving, match fixing, planes collide, illegal holiday rentals, British tourists not fined...
Spanish tourists are splashing record levels of cash in London
Spanish market is the fifth most important in terms of both spending and visits to the UK.
Economy
Increase in tourist spending but fall in number of visitors
Visitor number of relatively stagnant due to the revival of competing destinations like Greece and Turkey.
Finance
Demand for more tourism inspectors
With legislation on holiday rentals and all-inclusives in the pipeline, there are going to be ever-increasing demands placed on inspection.
Tourism
Cautious optimism for UK foreign travel in 2017
Tui is reporting a 7% increase in foreign holiday bookings by UK tourists for next summer.
Tourism
UK tourist spending in Spain forecast to fall by 12%
The UK being outside the common European aviation area will have an impact on airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet.
Tourism
Exceltur warning that tourism growth is not sustainable
The current boom in the Balearics and Spain has been assisted by tourists who have been "borrowed" from other destinations.
Tourism
Pound's slump affecting resorts' businesses
The national hoteliers federation CEHAT and the Exceltur alliance for touristic excellence have both pleaded with the Balearic government to put the tourist tax on hold.
Tourism
Sharp increase in Balearic tourist spending
This was an increase of almost 46% in tourist spending over last February.
Wine
Balearic wine drinkers spend more than other Spaniards
The average annual amount spent on wine in the Balearics is 153.8 euros per annum.
Tourism
A quarter of all tourist spend in August was in the Balearics
The survey suggests that the Balearics was the region of Spain that attracted most tourist spending in August - 2,364 million euros.
"Record season? I will keep the champagne on ice for now..."
I am always rather sceptical when I see reports of a record summer season with visitor numbers reaching a record high.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- Russian-owned Black Pearl in Mallorca
- Noel Gallagher sold his Ibiza home because of his neighbour - James Blunt
Comment
Best defence
“Britain doesn´t need to spend more money of defence...”
Jason Moore03/07/2018 00:00