Mallorca radical youth group members being sought for anti-tourism graffiti and inciting hatred
Arran have a history of anti-tourism actions. The most publicised was in July 2017.
Mallorca hoteliers question the legitimacy of Sunday's protest
Questioned because of the mixed messages, the numbers who took part, and the insults.
Stop the "endless diagnosis" of Mallorca's tourism problems, says hoteliers president
The pressing problems facing the Balearics are clear, and there has been a lack of political planning.
Mallorca hoteliers "not bothered" by holiday rental competition
Opposition to holiday rentals is because of "the social problem of housing shortages".
María José Aguiló, executive vice-president of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation
María José Aguiló, executive vice-president of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation, which is leading the talks on the employers' side.
Balearic Government open to mediating in hospitality industry dispute
The unions have welcomed the possibility of government intervention, but not if it means siding with the employers.
Union call for protest actions is irresponsible, say Mallorca's hoteliers
A fear that protests will have a negative impact on tourism markets.
Mallorca hotel giant announces big jump in profits
Airlines had warned of a slowdown in bookings
The tourism containment debacle
No one has emerged with honour - parties on both right and left, the hoteliers, the holiday rentals sector.
Hoteliers, government, holiday rentals association - War of words over new Balearic tourism decree
Gabriel Escarrer of Meliá has attacked the tourism decree. The government and the holiday rentals association have responded.
No rise in the tourist tax, but Mallorca's hoteliers incensed by government plan for holiday rentals
A decree is to be passed that will once more allow the purchase of accommodation places (beds) for holiday rentals, but not if these are apartments.
Mallorca hoteliers president: Tourism is being used as "a punchbag"
"If 100,000 holiday rental beds were removed from the market and two to three billion euros were invested in infrastructure, many of the problems we have would be solved."
Mallorca's tourism critics seek solutions with the hoteliers and tour operators
The hoteliers federation and TUI believe it is essential for the Forum of Civil Society to be party to discussions about Mallorca's tourism model.
President of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation, Javier Vich
President of the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation, Javier Vich, speaking at the Berlin tourism fair earlier this week.
Mallorca hoteliers calling for government "courage" by not renewing apartment holiday let licences
The government now needs to get parliamentary support, and this isn't going to be straightforward.
Balearic Government insists: "We must talk about tourism limits"
The government has responded to a hoteliers' view that it is "utterly false" to say that Mallorca is overcrowded.
The founder of Meliá Hotels dies aged 89
Gabriel Escarrer Julià's career in Mallorca's hotel industry started in 1956.
Mallorca - "A neo-tourism in which residents are second or third-class people"
The Forum for Civil Society is highly critical of the Balearic Government's pact for the sustainability of tourism.
It's good to talk: Mallorca's hoteliers and tourism critics getting close to proposals on overtourism
The Forum for Civil Society has been talking to hoteliers and tour operators since August.
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Comment
Managing Mallorca’s image
It’s a small world, folks, a very small and a very rapid world, one in which news of a roof coming down travels way more swiftly than it takes to fly from a UK or German airport to Palma.
Andrew Ede04/07/2025 11:58