Spain expects more tourists this year after record 94 mln visitors in 2024
The Spanish government is working on evening out the tourist influx, citing progress in setting rules and limits on the supply of rental accommodation for tourists.
British tourists are more likely to pay in cash while on holiday.
British tourists are more likely to pay in cash while on holiday.
Britons splash the cash in Mallorca
It is young people who are more likely to increase their cash use abroad than any other age group with 54% of 18-34 year olds saying they spend more cash when abroad then back home in the UK.
Not just the restaurants, Mallorca nightlife bemoans a fall in business this season
The nightlife sector points to a 15% fall in turnover compared with 2023.
Another fall in UK tourism in the Balearics
Foreign tourism was otherwise up 3.7% in August.
The government apparently wants fewer tourists who spend more.
The government apparently wants fewer tourists who spend more.
Unveiling Mallorca’s Tourist Tax
Now, you need a degree to understand how the tourist tax works here in Mallorca.
Souvenirs are no longer top of the list, having a good time is.
Souvenirs are no longer top of the list, having a good time is.
Mallorca restaurants' turnover fell 20% in June
There was a post-Covid boom in 2022 and 2023; this has come to an end.
Britons are still the biggest spenders in Spain
The United Kingdom continues to be the main source market.
Visitors “not prepared to spend a lot of money on mediocre food” in Mallorca
"I have noticed a massive increase in prices in restaurants and coffee shops and a decline in quality."
Restaurants are feeling the pinch in Mallorca holiday resorts.
Restaurants are feeling the pinch in Mallorca holiday resorts.
British tourists drive surge in Spain's tourism spending, opting for longer stays
British visitors splurged a staggering 2.2 billion euros in the initial two months of 2024.
Britons are the biggest spenders in the Balearics
Spending by tourists resident in the United Kingdom increased by 19.1 %.
British visitors spend the most in Spain and dominate the market
In the first nine months of 2023 the United Kingdom was the country with the highest cumulative spending (18.7% of the total).
Why Mallorca wants US tourists - They spend twice as much as the British and the Germans
The US is now the eighth largest foreign tourism market in the Balearics.
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2022 - the highest-spending Mallorcan summer ever
Inflation and higher prices to compensate for 2020 and 2021 losses are resulting in greater spending.
The high-spending Americans have arrived in Mallorca
The estimated daily spend by American tourists is put at 1,200 euros.
Comment
“It’s nice to have Mallorca back”
It’s all very well ripping off tourists during the summer, but what about during the winter when there aren’t too many around to cash in on.
Humphrey Carter27/09/2024 12:42