• Issue No. 2009 • 4 - 10 January 2024
ALTHOUGH some residents of Mallorca are not happy with the influx of tourists, from a financial point of view they are very welcome. Latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that the Balearic Islands received a total of 213,200 international visitors during November, which is a massive increase of 28.91 per cent when compared to November 2022. As far as spend is concerned, the increase is even greater as by spending €266.1 million in November, travellers spent 41.1 per cent more, than the same month the previous year. Naturally, the greatest spend was made in Mallorca although the average amount expended by each visitor at €139 per day was only a quarter of a percent up on November 2022, but because of the increase in visitors the amount of money retained was so much greater overall. The average stay for each visitor was just under nine days so the average spend per person was €1,245.
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Demonstration demanding Mallorca’s Independence
SINCE 2016, December 31 has been celebrated as Mallorca Day, but the new Consell de Mallorca took soundings from all municipalities and has changed the date back to September 12. This however hasn’t sat well with those traditionalists who believe that there is more justification for the New Year’s Eve date and a local organisation known as Platform 31 de Desembre organised a demonstration march in Palma on December 30. Around 1,400 people turned up to call for Mallorca’s Independence and demanded that the current ruling parties recognise the importance of the use of the Catalan language. The event was attended by the leader of Més per Mallorca, Lluís Apesteguia, and the Minister of the Presidency of the Ge-
neralitat of Catalonia, Laura Vilagrà and apart from plenty of noise, the actual march passed without any unpleasant incidents. All of those who spoke made it clear that they were against what they consider to be the anti-Catalan stance of both the Partido Popular (PP) and Vox who allow the PP to
take control of the Balearic Government despite not having an overall majority. On the same day, some 200 supporters of the Més per Mallorca political party attended a lunch celebrating the fact that King Jaime I of Aragon conquered Mallorca on December 31, 1229.
WE are now entering the period when many businesses place a range of products on sale, but the Balearic Government is warning people that they still have rights if anything goes wrong. Basically, the only thing that should be reduced is the price, not quality, safety or consumer rights of redress. The regulations with regards to products placed on sale require that they must have been part of the regular offer of the establishment for at least one month and that their quality cannot be different from that which they had before being discounted. In some shops special conditions are established for sales purchases (regarding returns, acceptance of card payment...), but they must be clearly indicated and in a visible place. Make sure you obtain receipt and keep it safe in case you have to make an exchange or return the item.
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