Tourism
Winter tourism: another step in the right direction
Majorca has everything for a season of at least eight months.
Hiking
Arta-Lluc hiking route back on the table
The initial approval for the development of this route, its control and activities that may occur along it was given as long ago as the start of December 2008.
Palma
Palacio convention centre will generate 20 million euros
The Palacio will generate 20 million euros revenue from some 20,000 visitors who will represent some 50,000 tourist stays.
Tourism
Regulation on holiday rentals within six months
The proposal suggests that not only should the motion be brought before parliament but it should also be approved within this six-month time frame.
Tourism
Balearic parliament to tackle holiday rentals
Top of the agenda is the long-awaited movement on holiday rentals’ legislation. This, the government had suggested soon after taking office, would be priority legislation that would need to be effected before any legislation on the tourist tax.
Cycling
Majorca facing the biggest cycling tourism “boom” ever
This year's growth in the number of cycling tourists will be between 15 and 20%.
Playa de Palma
Police have framework to tackle Playa de Palma anti-social behaviour
The town hall last week accepted that it would comply with the court’s ruling and agreed to reintroduce the specific bylaw against street drinking that had been introduced when Aina Calvo was mayor.
Business
Boom year for trade thanks to tourist invasion
Demand for the likes of food and drink is approximated to be worth 1,500 million euros, which will be a rise of 300 million over last year.
Transport
Good prospects this year for Soller's train and tram
There were over 760,000 train passengers and more than one million tram passengers in 2015.
Environment
Calvia wants tourists to help keep the beaches clean
In addition to environmental awareness, aims of the scheme are to promote winter tourism and natural heritage conservation.
Magalluf
Magalluf revamp is helping to boost tourist spend
“A tourism model based on sun and sand and competing on the lowest price is all very well, but it’s not sustainable in the long term.”
Tourism
More boutique hotels in Palma than other European cities
There are eighteen luxury boutique hotels at present, to which a further five will be added in 2017.
Tourism
Concern about impact on services from hotel growth
This increase is concerning the town hall. It does not believe that it conforms with a sustainable tourism model.
Tourism
London promotion for Palma all-year tourism
Palma 365 has made a presentation to more than thirty UK media outlets about what the city has to offer.
Tourism
Hoteliers and government agree on holiday rentals
There are more than 126,000 residential tourism places in the Balearics which are not currently controlled.
Tourism
Balearics topped hotel occupancy rates in 2015
While the national average for hotel occupancy last year was 57.1%, the rate in the Balearics was 75.6%.
Tourism
Rajoy stresses Spain’s tourism competitiveness ahead of Madrid fair
Tourism, Rajoy observed, is a model that exemplifies the improvement in the Spanish economy in recent years.
Tourism
28 million euros for investment from regularisation of hotel places
Payment to regularise over 5,000 hotel places provided investment for, among other things, resort infrastructure improvements.
Tourism
Balearics is the second busiest cruise destination
By the end of November last year, Balearic ports had handled 773 cruise liners and 1.7 million passengers.
Tourism
Balearics the fourth most popular region for holiday rentals
The massive increase in demand for holiday rental accommodation is attributable to various factors, not least websites such as HomeAway.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Sunloungers set ablaze in Alcudia
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights