Andrew Ede
Background in business publishing. Started an online blog about Mallorca in 2005, which went daily in 2007, covering culture, environment, history, politics, tourism and more. Became a regular contributor to the Bulletin in 2010 before joining the staff a few years later.
Caló des Moro overcrowding will be solved; the beach will disappear
A study predicts that just over 20% of beaches in the Balearics will disappear by the end of the century.
"Control" of Mallorca beach capacities with cameras and algorithms
Calvia is a municipality that is part of the Smart Tourism Destinations network, designed for management of tourist flows.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday to Thursday
The fiestas of Sant Juame on in full swing this week across the island with numerious events taking place. Also James Blunt will perform at the Palma Concert Series and Morcheeba will be in Magalluf.
Normality restored at Palma Airport after Friday's chaos
Over a thousand flights (inbound and outbound) at Palma Airport on Saturday.
Another Mallorcan municipality introduces water restrictions
Municipalities in the Tramuntana area are experiencing particular problems.
Pro-Russian hacktivist arrested in Mallorca
The Guardia Civil arrested this person in Manacor.
More than one hundred groups will take part in Sunday's tourism protest
International repercussions are being sought in order to put pressure on politicians.
Mallorca weathers the storm caused by the Microsoft outage
Generally speaking, the airport and hotels were able to cope with the situation.
Tour operators preparing for more disruption at Palma Airport on Saturday
The knock-on effect on one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
These are the stories that made the headlines this week.
Global system failure causes chaos at Palma Airport
Huge queues at check-in counters and problems in other areas of the airport.
Sentences totalling 442 years sought for Mallorca's largest ever drugs network
The massive police operation last October resulted in the arrest of 51 people who will go on trial.
British and Americans least likely to return on holiday after experiencing heatwaves
A CaixaBank study has looked at the impact of heatwaves on holidaymakers from different countries.
Government calls on Sunday protesters to "respect" tourists and other residents
Organisers hope the protest will be at least as large as the one in May when there were 10,000 or so people.
Tourists off for a day out at a waterpark, but their coach's permit was out of date
The tourists' coach was immobilised on the spot.
Medusa Beach Club collapse - Was the business informed of building deficiencies?
Inspectors' reports are one thing; another is the fact that there was no licence for the roof terrace.
Comment
Whose beaches are they anyway?
Once upon a time, towels and the odd bucket and spade were about all that was taken to a beach.
Andrew Ede 20/07/2024 11:27