A Thank You would have been enough
We need the Germans and Britons, because they are the two dominate markets
Moment when the president of the Balearic Government, Marga Prohens, presented the process of transforming the region's tourism model during the opening day of the tourism fair in the German capital. | CAIB
Palma 07/03/2025 09:57
Perhaps I am missing the point but surely the message from the Balearic President, Marga Porhens, in Berlin was rather out of tone? Rather than thanking the millions of German tourists who come here every year, she said that the islands would continue to search for new markets so that they were not so reliant on Britain and German.
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David HollandExactly.
Morgan WilliamsWell last spring in Deia was certainly a challenge with traffic and cyclists. Nice hotel the es moli with lovely staff and excellent food. But the village was a traffic nightmare.. I’ve experienced Paguera slide into lower standards over the last 10 yrs. gone are the days F1 drivers frequented that resort, as in the 90s. Consequences of the up market push is that the resorts will have to adapt.. And unfortunately I see no evidence of this happening. Even none resorts like Soller are excessively busy during the day with day trippers traffic. So this vision is undefined of how preventing overcrowding is going to be achieved. Without significant access limitations on people, fights , charter holidays and car hire. Of which I’ll add to in June when i independently travel to my family run hotel of choice on the west side of the south coast.
David HollandMy interpretation is that considering Mallorca's overwhelming and increasing popularity, resulting in the "overcrowding" that so many find "unsustainable", the strategy is to leverage the more contemporary trend toward "quality" tourism, while discouraging the less sustainable "quantity" model of the past. And yes, it will have consequences, but perhaps not the ones you're hoping for. No worries, there's still a few other places that offer cheap high volume all-in holidays, just like the good old days.
A holiday is a purchase, a transaction nothing more. People buy what suits them and what they like. So if Majorca wants to change what people have traditionally bought because they enjoyed it. And move to some other product offering or income stream , it’s their choice. But it will have consequences.
The Germans and all other Europeans will keep coming anyway. It's Britons who scare themselves off to "cheaper" destinations, which ironically only opens more space for others.
Perhaps I am missing the point but when the editor in chief mis-spells the name of the President of the Baleares in an article which thanks to modern technology is available worldwide is it not time for a review and retraining of staff in the matter of proof reading that which you have just written ? The possible missed point being a subtle word play on the efficiency of said President.