Is Mallorca heading for another record tourism year?
No one forecast growth on the scale that there was in 2023.
The Brits are coming to Mallorca next year
What is very clear this year is that the Brits love Mallorca and they will continue to travel to the island.
Mallorca tourism concern because of increased German air tax
"The increase in the tax could make summer holidays considerably more expensive for many millions of Germans."
"More tourism does not mean better living"
Environmentalists GOB: "Sustainable growth is an oxymoron."
Learn to love tourists again
Mallorca appears, well for the large part, to have got over its visceral anti-tourism stance but now other parts of Spain have got issues.
The left have to take "some responsibility" for tourism dependence in the Balearics
The tourism minister, Jaume Bauzá, was pressed on tourist overcrowding and overpopulation.
Balearic holiday rental rules exceed regional powers
Regional legislation hasn't been challenged by the Spanish government, but it could be.
The enormity of Mallorca's tourism growth
A record tourism year is one thing; the massive increase in tourist numbers is another.
Holiday rental prices in Mallorca have risen eleven per cent
And are forecast to increase a further nine per cent in 2024.
Another month in Mallorca and the human pressure has increased
A September human pressure daily average in Mallorca of 1,358,356.
Balearics shattering tourist records
Tourist numbers up to October were greater - and by a considerable distance - than the 2018 record for a whole year.
A fifth of Mallorca's hotels are open all year
These are hotels which are members of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation.
Tourism and second homes are "expelling" Mallorca's residents
Land and housing are subject to speculation because of tourism.
Mallorca 'responsible tourism' message at travel fairs in 2024
Particular attention to be paid to emerging tourism markets.
Tracks of change: Navigating the commuter landscape in Soller
What a year to review, as Mallorca got hotter and busier than ever.
Mallorca sets its sights on the United States, Asia and the Middle East
"The best places to live, are also the best places to visit..."
Santa Ponsa
Santa Ponsa.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Vision of Mallorca through a bejewelled prism
Insatiable growth is eating Mallorca, and tourism politicians seem intent on inviting ever more exotic guests to dine out.
Andrew Ede31/12/2023 15:51