Investing to protect our seas
The sea gives us everything: fish, recreation, climate regulation, biodiversity, health, education, etc.
Show tourists some respect
The Balearic and British authorities need to be careful with their narrative towards holidaymakers.
Erosion and worsening water quality threaten the islands' beaches
The 2022 Balearic Sea Report has compiled updated information on the state of the islands’ beaches.
Research and innovation, the key to finding alternative solutions to single-use plastics in the Balearic tourism industry
Plastic Free Balearics is a joint initiative of the Save the Med Foundation and Ibiza Preservation.
Call for discount vouchers for interisland travel to be repeated
The scheme operated successfully last year.
Interisland traffic 30% higher than summer 2019
There are more operators - both ferries and planes.
Balearic Covid-19 restrictions extended
The situation of each island will be reviewed next Monday.
Do you think that the Balearics should be on Britain's "green list"?
Viewpoint
Future of the industry
“Now is the time to start planning for the future of the tourist industry...”
Coronavirus
Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levels
The average occupancy rate was around 36% even though hotels cut their prices by 8.2% compared with July 2019.
Viewpoint
A market without visitors?
As things currently stand, there won’t be any stands for the Balearics.
Travel
Balearics now included in Foreign Office advice against non-essential travel
The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice.
Quarantine
Britain set to drop quarantine for Canary Islands and Balearics
Quarantine to be dropped if travelling from Spanish Balearic or Canary Islands.
Marilles Foundation
Seaweeds that talk about the quality of the sea
The “water turning green” episodes are linked to an excess of nutrients into the sea.
Marilles Foundation
The only thing to fear about sharks is their extinction
Sharks are very vulnerable species which have suffered a very severe decline over the past decades.
Tourism
Canary Islands aim to allow German tourists but with coronavirus tests unlike Balearics
The source said it had not yet been decided if testing would be done before people travel or on arrival.
The Week In Tourism
Tourism in June: What a difference a year makes
The quarantine is linked to the state of alarm, but as we know - because Sánchez has said so - the state of alarm could be lifted early in certain regions; the Balearics would be one of these regions.
Comment
An independent Balearics
“It is highly unlikely that it will ever happen, but I think it could work.”
Humphrey Carter08/07/2022 07:00