Pedro Fiol is the new president of the Balearic association of travel agencies (Aviba). He has taken over at a time when, he says, increasing numbers of travellers are using agencies. There is a trend by which agencies are back in favour. Their business model has changed, they have adapted to new technologies, and customers are turning to agencies because of the security they offer.
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Aside from his arguable stance on cruise ships, everything else he said seems quite reasonable. (?)
Sounds like he’s in the pocket of the cruise operators. Is he calling all the data that does exist on cruise ship pollution, their limited contribution to the local and regional economies and their disgorging of thousands of people into Palmac clogging the place up; Is all that data not relevant? is he choosing to ignore the inconvenient data to suit his narrative?
Oh this man is deluded. Cruise ships companies self regulate and care about the environment? Really? Has he been to Palma?? Pack ‘um in and stack ‘um high. Super polluting plague ships, with engines ticking over pumping diesel fumes into the air. Then Palma is swamped by ‘wrist band’ tourists, buying a bit of tat from illegal sellers and rushing back to their tower blocks on water for their all inclusive ‘grub’. And all the while turning off the value tourists who would like to enjoy the quality side of Palma - without the deluge of the cruise line slick. He needs to get out more.