A deluded government
Where is the evidence as to change?
Palma is one of 42 cities that hosted the protest last month | Photo: A. SEPULVEDA
Palma 23/05/2025 10:42
For the umpteenth time a Balearic Government representative has trotted out the line about there only being overcrowding in certain places at certain times of the year. The latest is Pere Joan Planas, head of the AETIB tourism strategy agency. He has a solution (he may have more than one) to these temporary causes of citizen inconvenience. A more balanced distribution of tourists throughout the year. Yes, we’ve heard this on umpteen occasions as well.
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tranq tranquerWell, that's kind of what Brexit was about; returning to a rosy-eyed past. Unfortunately, it only made it harder to deal with the present. I'd suggest rather than sitting around wishing for 1972, it might be more realistic (and productive) to seek pragmatic ways to deal with it, rather than moan about it. And forget about 1972. It's not coming back.
@Marvin Le Martian. This is why we now visit in October, Less crowded, More time to talk to friends in the local bars. It reminds me of living in Alcudia in 2001, a less busy environment.
Morgan WilliamsYes Morgan all true. But the real problem is many people remember when it wasn't always like that. Traffic, parking, people crowds, no room, abnormal house prices, abnormal rents. Everything is now too much. Most British Brits would politely remove from the UK at least half of the arrivals over the last twenty years. Like here on Mallorca people want a reset back to when things were or at least appeared easier, calmer and daily life actually worked.
Alcudia is always busy in the summer but recently (possibly because of its recent admission to the list of prettiest villages in Spain) it is being increasingly blighted by tour groups roaming in stop/go gawking, ambling swarms all over the town.
Here's the problem: It actually is certain places at certain times. Palma is crowded most of the time, but sometimes more than others, so if you never leave Palma, you might be forgiven for thinking the entire island is overcrowded all the time. Soller gets an overcrowding trophy much if the year, but not always. But then, Porreres is crowded for a few hours on market day. Same with Sineu, Santanyi, Arta, and many others. But only for a few hours once a week. Granted, when you can't walk across the square on Wednesday morning, it's only natural for some people to think it's constantly overcrowded and intolerable. Even if it's only for a few hours on Market day. And for those living in Palma, yes, indeed it's crowded. But so is Paris. And Amsterdam. And Munich. And Mexico city. And Singapore. And Shanghai. And Chicago. And Rio. And Melbourne. And Capetown... And Rome... And... And... And...