Mural by Mallorcan painter at the centre of Palma controversy
José Luis Mesas: “I don't know if it’s because I am a painter, or because I'm a gypsy, but I hope there will be justice.."
Merry Christmas from Playa de Palma
The facades of 25 hotels lit up in Playa de Palma.
Fancy living in a hotel in Palma for 6 months?
"It's much more profitable for hotel chains that are looking for alternative business and it's cheaper for guests.."
Tourism
Very few Palma hotels still open
422 flights are scheduled to land or take off at Palma airport this weekend, which is 90% less than last year.
Palma among hotel investment target destinations
Investment funds looking to acquire at more competitive prices.
Javier Vich, president of the Palma and Cala Major Hoteliers Association
Javier Vich, president of the Palma and Cala Major Hoteliers Association.
Hotels
Only a third of Palma's hotels expected to be open next month
All of Palma's hotels are normally open all year round.
Tourism
Hotels are slashing prices
Imserso brings around 160,000 pensioners to the Balearic Islands every year, but because of the coronavirus pandemic there will be no tourism program for the elderly this year.
Tourism
70% of urban hotels closing in Majorca
Palma's boutique hotels are still open thanks to the Spanish, French and Italian tourist markets.
Tourism
Spanish tourism keeping Palma's hotels open
Average occupancy in Palma's boutique and city hotels is only between 20 and 35%.
Taxation
Playa de Palma hoteliers demanding tax exemptions
"It doesn't make sense to tax us when all our hotels are closed."
Tourism
Thomas Cook cost Playa de Palma hotels 14 million
A report which showed that the year will end with there having been average occupancy of 78.35%.
Tourism
Playa de Palma hotel losses at least ten million euros
Figure is "increasing by the hour" and that it is only provisional.
Tourism
“Tourists kill the city" graffiti springing up in Palma
The police are still investigating a wave of similar incidents dating back to last summer.
Hotels
Hotels in Palma have more than doubled since 2003
There are some seventy hotels in Palma (excluding Playa de Palma).
Hotels
Palma hotel supply is reaching its limit
Individual hotels are finding occupancy levels going down because of the increased number of hotels.
Hotels
Palma boutique hotels dropping their prices
Demand for Palma's boutique hotels appears to be faltering.
Hotels
Palma hotels most expensive in Spain this autumn
Palma hotel prices may be high, but the average stay is longer than mostly everywhere else.
- 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"
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Jason Moore02/12/2020 11:08