European airlines call on Brussels to prevent further strike disruption
Flight from the UK to the Balearics will be hit by French air traffic control strikes.
Greece giving Balearics a run for its money
Last-minute deals and cheap flights will be in short supply this summer.
Over 50% of British families planning an all inclusive holiday this year
Egypt and Turkey seeing a significant increase in popularity this year because of the all-round amazing value they offer.
Brits in pole position in Spain, French pip Germans into third
In February a total of 784,496 Britons visited Spain, an increase of 35.6% compared to February of the previous year.
Average spending per holiday rises by 5 percent, 3,000 pounds sterling
"Bookings surged in January...."
Is Mallorca better in winter?
Welcome to the cruise to nowhere!
"The idea of just getting out of Singapore, even just for a little bit, a few days, it's really an attractive thing"
The Week in Tourism
Tourism vouchers, an idea too late
The Italian government had a plan: the “bono vacanze”, a holiday bonus.
Are you coming on holiday to Majorca this year?
See you soon
“Majorca has to hope that its visitors remain loyal...we may not see them for a while...”
A Tourist's Tale!
This ‘Confidential’ column usually contains whatever takes my fancy, or fills me with ire, regarding the delights of living in Majorca.
Tourism
British tourist cautioned about booking holidays with balconies
The move comes after a string of Majorca death plunges.
Tourism
Jet2 and Ryanair move into the holiday rental market
Ryanair will be offering the complete package, flight, accommodation and transfer.
Tourism
Inter-island holidays for seniors being revived
From 1997 to 2011, over 130,000 people took advantage of the inter-island holidays.
Society
From the world's battlefields to the beaches of Majorca
Two groups of British servicemen and women who have been wounded on active service will be arriving on the island with their partners for a week’s holiday.
Holiday sales, flights, tourist tax: the past week in Majorca
A record for the Bulletin, holidays selling out, flight fares going through the roof: just some of the stories over the past seven days.
Tourism
UK rush to Spain could push prices up
Spanish holiday sales in the UK for the first week in January showed that demand is continuing to rise, but there may be a downside.
Tourism
Britons snapping up Balearic bargains
“As soon as the turkey was wolfed down, the all-out frenzy of 2016 holiday booking began”
Transport
Palma airport busy at Christmas
The busiest days at Palma are scheduled to be 2 and 3 January.
- Marga Prohens, the centre right politician who spent her summers in Southampton, looks set to be new Balearic President
- Oprah Winfrey in Mallorca holiday
- Six-year-old girl falls from a third floor in Palma
- Monday's weather in Mallorca - alerts for rain and thunderstorms
- It´s not fare. Palma taxi problems mount
Comment
Mallorca’s golden goose
Price is very much going to a deciding factor and Mallorca may find it is overpriced.
Humphrey Carter15/12/2022 15:01