Tourism
‘Welcome to Sollerland’: AI campaign in protest against tourism gridlock
Images feature people surrounded by tourists with signs reading "I was from here".
Spain could welcome 100 million tourists this year
The report estimates that international tourism revenue will reach €135.8 billion, a 7.5% increase compared to 2024.
Can Spain cope with any more tourists?
Can Spain cope with any more tourists?
Balearics still trying to figure how best to control tourism.
Balearics still trying to figure how best to control tourism.
Balearic tourist tax increase could be scrapped
Debate continues over how to contain mass tourism.
From East London to Mallorca: Jan Dexter’s Journey into Property Management
A spontaneous holiday to Mallorca sparked a life-changing journey, inspiring Jan Dexter to build a successful property management business on the island.
Theme of the Week
Is it impossible to convert hotels into homes?
Conversion to whatever type of housing purpose has been on the table for at least 25 years.
Mallorca’s tourism resilience (and its data)
A 30% increase in Easter bookings can’t be taken as an indication of prospects for later in the year.
Poor tourism policy will eventually kill Spain
Should the project go ahead it will tear the heart and soul out of the whole region and force prices up, a bit like what I’ve witnessed in parts of Mallorca.
The first mass protest in Palma last year.
The first mass protest in Palma last year.
First Mallorca protest of the season this Saturday
"Our leaders aren’t listening to us; it’s time to ask you NOT TO COME. We don’t need more tourists; in fact, you are the source of our problem."
Perfect skiing conditions in Spain.
Perfect skiing conditions in Spain.
If Mallorca is so wonderful according to the international travel media, what's the problem?
If Mallorca is so wonderful according to the international travel media, what's the problem?
Mallorca is lost in tourism translation
On the one hand the Balearic authorities appear to have sided with the anti-mass tourism movement, but it has sent out the wrong message.
Bookings to the Balearics struggle
The Balearics wass the fourth most popular destination in Spain over the past week.
Mass tourism
Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars
Tourist tax will rise to as much as 6 euros per night in high season.
Hoteliers deny Mallorca is a crowded destination
The president of the Mallorca Hotel Federation (FEHM), Javier Vich, has said that it “utterly false” that Mallorca is an overcrowded destination.
Fresh calls for limits on cruise ships in Mallorca
“We cannot allow Palma to be an express stop for cruise passengers while residents suffer the consequences of this overcrowding.”
- Over 2,800 homes in Soller are either empty or not used as main residences
- Caught on video: Second largest animal on the planet spotted off the coast of Mallorca
- As house prices in the Balearics reach a new high, there is a warning about the impact of foreign immigration
- Sir Chris Hoy back on his bike in Mallorca
- Green light for roll-out of Entry-Exit System for Britons heading to Europe
Comment
Spain is pushing for even more tourists
I am confused, on the one hand local authorities are working on containing tourism numbers while on the other they are working on attracting more.
Humphrey Carter11/04/2025 10:18