What a fantastic year for tourism in the Balearics
Another that is now really starting to hit home is climate change.
Britons are leading the foreign tourist market to the Balearics.
Britons are leading the foreign tourist market to the Balearics.
TUI anticipate a record year for Balearics tourism in 2024
2023 has been "a fantastic year".
Massive armada of cruise ships heading for Mallorca this week
The previous Balearic government introduced new legislation which limited the number of cruise ships which could visit the port of Palma to three at any one time.
Colours of Mallorca's Plain for tourism promotion
The promotion of all-year sustainable tourism in Mallorca's Plain region.
Britons can’t get to Spain fast enough after washout summer
Britons taking advantage of the unseasonal warm weather across the Med.
Mallorca and tourist criminality
Spain's equality ministry wants a sharing of tourists' criminal records in respect of violence against women.
Will holidaymakers avoid Mallorca because of hotter summers?
As well as the summer heat, there will be an impact from more expensive air travel.
Don’t penalise Magalluf
“The Law of Excesses has one major flaw; it is only enforced in two resorts on the island. Discrimination or what?”
Spanish tourists flocking to the Balearics for National Day holidays
Trasmed anticipates record occupancy of its ferries from the mainland.
The law against antisocial behaviour
The law against antisocial behaviour has applied to parts of Magalluf, Playa de Palma and Sant Antoni in Ibiza.
All-Season sunshine: Calvia's beaches to stay open
The plan comes with the announcement that more hotels will be open during the low season.
Balearics remain on course to shatter the annual tourism record
Up to August, there were almost one million more tourists than in the current record year of 2018.
Balearic tourism keeps on growing - 17 million mark set to be passed this year
17 million would shatter the previous annual record.
The road up to Fornalutx
The road up to Fornalutx.
Tourists take over Soller
The problem is that locals cannot go about their daily business and all the while, tourists are blissfully unaware of the fierce polemic raging in the town.
Plenty of tourists walking around Soller
Tourists walking around Soller.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
Comment
Getting tougher in Mallorca
So, it looks like the PP are going to rip up the Law of Excesses and start again with a tougher region-wide approach, fair enough.
Humphrey Carter19/10/2023 15:25