Hotels
Hoteliers threatening all-inclusive legal action
The hoteliers federation in Ibiza and Formentera is taking issue with restrictions on alcohol in all-inclusive hotels.
Retail
Retailers association wants alcohol excluded from all-inclusive packages
Bars and clubs are also responsible for the "massive" consumption of alcohol in tourist areas.
Tourism
Retailers call for Calvia drink display ban to be withdrawn
Pimeco wants the drink display ban in Calvia withdrawn. Shops aren't at fault. All-inclusives are.
Tourism
Drunken tourism "very much in the minority"
Cheap all-inclusive is a cause of Majorca's drunken tourism, according to one of the opposition parties.
Tourism
Tourists are spending more per day in the Balearics
A reduction in the number of hotels with all-inclusive offers is said to be one factor contributing to higher spend.
Majorca
Rubbish tourists and all-inclusive restrictions: the week in Majorca
Palma's new mayor hit the ground running by upsetting the Germans, the regional government was targeting boozing in all-inclusives, there were Islamic extremists, and the weather was hot.
Tourism
Calvia mayor targets all-inclusives in dealing with tourist excesses
"We cannot have tourists who are provided with alcohol, be it free or very cheap, and who are then totally drunk on the streets."
Law
Britons face all-inclusive ban over false claims
There is talk again of Spanish hotels doing away with all-inclusive packages for British holidaymakers because of the false claims.
Tourism
Surge in demand for all-inclusive holidays in 2017
Thomas Cook has increased its all-inclusive offer by 20% for next year.
Tourism
Fines revenue for illegal tourist offer to increase by seven million
The tourism ministry says that the inspections will focus on hotels that are offering places that they shouldn't be, on the offer of all-inclusive without authorisation, and on illegal holiday rentals.
Majorca
Appalling and all-including: the week in Majorca
Police had to deal with the grim and the nasty but provided a hero. There was rain and there was the tourism minister talking all-inclusives, holiday rentals and tourist tax.
Tourism
Tourism ministry action against all-inclusive hotel "violations"
The new tourism law is due next year. Among regulations of all-inclusives will be ones to do with the consumption of alcohol.
Tourism
Government determined to "eradicate" low quality tourism in Majorca
These hotels make offers that are "more than cheap" and attract a tourism that is uneducated, wild and with low spending power. "They bring in a genuine rabble."
Majorca
Drugs, corruption and all-inclusives: the week in Majorca
There was yet more police action against drugs, more chaos courtesy of the French air traffic controllers, all-inclusives were making a "return", and politicians were caught up in the Palma police corruption affair.
Tourism
Drop in pound fuels demand for all-inclusive
Some bar owners, in particular in Magalluf, are claiming that this is one of the worst summers for years, with everyone coming either on all-inclusive packages.
Geordie Shore and giants of the seas: the week in Majorca
Calvia appeared to be getting tough with the producers of Geordie Shore, tourism minister Barceló had cruise ships, all-inclusives and holiday rentals on his mind, and there was a further twist in the Puerto Pollensa beach saga.
Tourism
Tourism ministry clamping down on illegal all-inclusive offer
Currently, there are 53 hotels with all-inclusive offer registered with the ministry, when the number is very much higher: 297 in total.
Security, all-inclusives, saturation: the week in Majorca
The attacks in Brussels led to concerns about security in Majorca, the tourist tax was approved and all-inclusives became the target for tourism ministry inspections. These and more in the Majorca Daily Bulletin last week.
Tourism
All-inclusive is a prime target for tourism ministry
Inspectors are also going to be paying attention to any possible cases of overcrowding, which is expected to be an issue of particular concern because of the very high demand this season.
Political upheaval, all-inclusives and Richard Branson: the past week in Majorca
The Spanish election, all-inclusives and rain (the lack of it) were some of the themes in Christmas week in the Bulletin.
- Robbie Williams rocks and shocks the Balearics
- Luxury yacht catches fire off Formentera
- One person seriously injured after a boat explodes in Mallorca
- British residents refused travel discount, charged 600 euros for Palma-Barcelona return flight
- Michael Schumacher will need large medical team in Mallorca