New travel rules expected to result in surge of holidaymakers – and second home buyers – to Spain
Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands led the arrival of international tourists into Spain in June.
"Drunken tourism" one of the main challenges for Balearic tourism
Iago Negueruela has highlighted the "fundamental" relationship between the Balearics and the UK.
Seventy per cent of Mallorca's hotels will be closed by end-October
Average hotel occupancy in September was 70%.
2022 will be a "very competitive" year for tourism
Jet2's Steve Heapy - UK restrictions have limited tourist confidence to travel abroad.
Mallorcans lining up to book holidays abroad
"There is a definitely a change of tone after so many months of inactivity..”
Tourism Sector looking ahead to summer 2022
“Tourist rental occupancy was around 85% and more than 90% for single-family homes,”
"High demand" in Germany for Mallorca autumn holidays
Germany's autumn school holidays cover a period of five weeks.
Art and football for extending the season in Cala Millor
Cala Millor's tourist fiestas, cancelled last year, are now under way.
The week in tourism: The wonderful show of Reyes Maroto
Spain’s tourism minister is gaining an unfortunate reputation on account of some of her observations.
Balearics led the way for foreign tourism in August
Mallorca had more overnight stays in August than anywhere else in the country.
Balearics had 25% of Spain's foreign tourists in August
1.29 million foreign travellers came to the Balearics, the priority destination for British and German tourists.
Surge in demand for holidays to the Balearics
"Fully vaccinated people will no longer need a pre-departure test before returning from non-red list areas......"
Hoteliers federation welcomes UK travel announcement
The changes to the rules are "better late than never".
Britain mulls easing COVID-19 travel rules for England
Britain will on Friday consider easing England's COVID-19 rules for international travel.
British government set to change travel traffic lights
Massive travel change is expected on October 1.
Viewpoint: Destroying Mallorca
Sustainable tourism is the Balearic government’s mantra, I don’t think so.
FlyDirect to expand operations to the Mediterranean in Summer 2022
C. I. Travel Group, will offer more over 6,000 seats to Mallorca.
Armengol has taken "undeserved credit" for the tourism season
"There has been a season, despite you and your management."
The Blog: A tourism elite - is that what we really want?
We have of course advanced a long way from the first package holidays of the 1950s...
Viewpoint: Masks on beaches
"But there didn’t seem to be much evidence of mask-wearing. In fact, there wasn’t any"
Magalluf hotels to close in two weeks
Calvia Mayor demanding that hotels stay open for the sake of employment and the economic recovery of the Municipality.
Viewpoint: A golden opportunity
“Overall the industry is in good shape but it is such a shame that a golden opportunity has been missed...”
More national tourists in the Balearics than before the pandemic
Twenty-one per cent more Spanish tourists this July than in July 2019.
Viewpoint: Mallorca is the champion
While Spain struggled to revive tourism, Mallorca has topped the Euro league.
Travel traffic light could be switched off in October
The British government is thinking about scrapping the travel traffic lights system.
Balearics hotel bookings rise 40% compared with 2019
The report confirms the overwhelmingly last-minute nature of bookings.
Palma and Playa de Palma hotels all staying open in September
72 Palma-Cala Major hotels, and 98 in Playa de Palma.
Viewpoint: Changing times
“The tourist industry needs to start planning for the future but the future is rather uncertain”
"Mallorca is a global brand which sells itself, it’s the perfect location"
Harry Engels talks about the Mallorca Football Tournament, which will kick off on October 14.
Changing Calvia's tourism model needs more public spending
Greater exclusivity has to be backed up by investment in infrastructure.
"Not possible" to predict a lengthening of the tourism season
The increasing trend for last-minute reservations doesn't allow predictions to be made of a longer season.
Calvia mayor calls for change of tourism "outlook"
The pandemic will "undoubtedly accelerate some processes already started" in the tourism industry.
Viewpoint: Balearics gets it right
No government got handling the pandemic right but perhaps the Balearics did OK.
Mallorca a British favourite despite the amber list
Most green list destinations are not where the British would take their summer holidays.
Maintaining flights vital to extending Mallorca's tourism season
"We have recovered two out of three of 2019's tourists."
Optimism for German tourism in the autumn
The school summer holidays haven't ended in all of the German states.
Balearics the national leader for foreign tourists
The Balearics attracted 1.3 million foreign tourists in July.
Viewpoint: Mallorca, part of Spain
“Is there a danger that Mallorca could lose some of its charm....”
August passenger numbers at Palma Airport 90% of 2019
Some 3.9 million passengers in August.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
Comment
Viewpoint: Spain needs you!
"Although the Balearics have performed much better in attracting foreign tourists than other regions, the numbers are way down."
Andrew Ede25/09/2021 09:49