Spanish student "study trips" generate 30 million euros
One of the main organisers has held a meeting with local authorities to address problems.
Hoteliers demanding more police for passport control
Hoteliers, coach operators, the police themselves are calling for more passport control officers.
TUI - Bookings comparable to 2019; Mallorca the most popular
TUI UK are leading the way among the main tourism supplier markets.
UK tour operators calling for improved passport control at Palma Airport
Delays at passport controls are having a knock-on impact on coaches in the arrivals area.
British and German tourism in Mallorca returning to 2019 levels
Hotel occupancy for May is as it was in 2019.
A good summer, but "we can't just return to 2019"
The tourism figures are positive, but there are challenges in terms of tourism transformation and diversification.
April flights in Palma ten per cent more than in April 2019
The increase in flights in Palma was the highest in the country.
Agreement on conversion of obsolete hotels in Mallorca
The agreement is for 50% of conversion into residential accommodation to be for social housing.
Jobs galore in Mallorca's tourism industry
Huge demand for workers in the Balearics.
Cruise ships agreement "more than sufficient"
"The alternative would be days with five, six or seven ships."
Spain finally stamps out the infamous cash envelope
The Spanish economy was the hardest hit in the euro area by the pandemic, shrinking 11% in 2020 amid tough lockdowns. Two years later, it has still not returned to its pre-virus level.
Anti-cruise ships lobby opposed to agreement for limits in Palma
"We don’t want any super-mega-cruise ships in our city."
Norway leading a revival of Scandinavian tourism in Mallorca
Scandinavian tourism in the Balearics fell by some 20% prior to the pandemic.
Forbes magazine adding to tourism promotion in the US
Journalists from the US were recently in Mallorca for a familiarisation trip.
The Americans are coming ... some 1,500 each week
Some 600 North American tourists on weekly flights from Newark plus those on the Wonder of the Seas.
Up to 5,000 tourist accommodation places could disappear each year
A reduction in places is being proposed as part of the government's new tourism law.
Palma cruise ships agreement is "insufficient"
One of the parties governing Palma town hall says that nothing has been learned.
Balearics foreign tourists in March 60,000 fewer than in 2019
First-quarter foreign tourism in the Balearics was 22% lower than in 2019.
"Historic" agreement to limit cruise ships in Palma
Confirmation of an agreement reached in Hamburg in December last year.
"Tourism lives from us and from exploiting what is not its own"
"Continuing to count on tourism overspecialisation is irresponsible."
Palma Airport set to break 2019 passenger numbers' record
The Spanish airport with the most new routes this summer.
Mallorca - the island "à la mode"
"A destination for tourist experiences that has everything in its favour."
New campaign for all-year tourism in Palma
A focus on the US as well as the main European markets.
Anti-cruise ship group launches new campaign
The Platform Against Mega-Cruise Ships has established an independent air quality control system in Palma.
Comment: The great tourism windfall
Upwards of two million euros for promoting a “gastronomic tourist triangle” involving Palma.
Mallorca's tourism economy bounces back
Hotels and restaurants looking at a good Easter; retailers less sure.
Taxi drivers benefiting from Mallorca's good Easter
Well over 3,000 flights at the airport from Thursday to Monday.
Car-hire firms in Mallorca booked out for Easter
Supply issues mean there are some 50,000 fewer cars than in 2019.
Balearics hotel prices lowest for Easter
Average hotel price in the Balearics is less than half the highest in Spain.
Hotels looking at buying apartments in order to house employees
Cost to rent and availability of employees could result in staff shortages this season.
Palma one of the most searched-for cities for Easter holidays
Search engine Jetcost ranks Palma alongside Alicante, Barcelona and Malaga.
Travel industry advising early booking for Mallorca summer holidays
The war in Ukraine is not having any impact on demand for Mallorca at present.
Who spends the most in Majorca?
The Balearics, according to Balearic government numbers, attracted 149,627 foreign tourists in February.
85% of Mallorca's hotels open for Easter and with high occupancy
A "last-minute" rush of Easter bookings is expected.
Mallorca aspiring to lead "the tourism of the future"
Tourism of the future will need to be sustainable or they may not be tourism.
Forty cruise ships scheduled for Palma in April
Palma is once more one of the main ports for cruise operators in the Mediterranean.
Mallorca - full up for Easter
Hotel occupancy forecast to be up to 98% over Easter.
Balearics February tourism up 1,000%
A more meaningful comparison is with February 2020, prior to the pandemic.
Balearic tourism minister forecasting a "very good" Easter
Tourist and employment figures are both positive.
Comment
Gearing up for summer. Or is it bracing for summer?
Tourism recovery is reigniting a debate that the pandemic most definitely did not sweep away.
Andrew Ede30/04/2022 13:49