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a lot going on here around the so called ballymena. ah, as you can see, it's still very quiet here. so it's low season, like the calm before the storm of all the tourists tourism is starting again here and some are happy about that. others not that much. why is my yorker so popular? that's what i want to find out. my yorkers attractions include palma, the capital, i have 3 tips for you. i will then take you to the other side of the island by train to saw you. i also tried typical spanish appetizers, top us back to the back

turning off my journey for lim airport. from here, a plane is gonna take me straight to my order. make sure you have some extra time for the security chicken berlin. i'm in a hurry right now. the flight is almost fully booked from berlin. we had towards the mediterranean, after 2 and a half hours will end in palm on my york home. the island belongs to the belly arctic islands in 2019, before the pandemic around 14000000 international tourists visited the archipelago . my 1st stop is to see it's a mild 17 degrees celsius, but unfortunately not as sunny as i'd hoped. tourism

in my orca has a long tradition, especially for visitors from germany. they love mother because it's usually warmer here. the island is also easy to get to and relatively inexpensive. so let's take a quick look back how that lay your co become the favorite island of the germans. in the 1950s tourism on my worker was still a pleasure reserved for the leitz. few people could even afford the price of the flight to the island that all changed with the introduction of inexpensive package tours offered by german travel agencies, especially flights hotels and meals all inclusive and reasonably priced. suddenly tourism became a thing for the masses. in the 1960s, more than 1000000 tourists came to the island annually. and apart from miner

fluctuations, the number kept growing each year. by the end of the ninety's, my worker was a top vacation destination in europe with more than $6000000.00 guests per year. but on the beaches around al arnold, popular among german tourists, the drunken rowdy crowds often bring the uglier sides of mast horizontal light about law. the vibe is great here. good and great clubs, cool people in hot men, men as the noisy crowds of tourists along the so called ballard mon beach became increasingly synonymous with the image of my orca calls for more restrictions on the partying masses grew louder however, most attempts to reign in the excesses were unsuccessful.

then in 2020 there was a complete collapse. as the corona virus pandemic cleared the streets of the popular vacation island, the my organs had to come to terms with just how dependent they had become on tourism. no guests meant no income and with poverty and unemployment on the rise, angry protest, corrupted. in early 2021. thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on vacationers took to the streets. according to his study by the university of the bally eric islands, nearly a 3rd of the 1100000 residents on the archipelago are at risk of poverty. so now that tourists are allowed to return, the question becomes, will my orca choose mass or class? oh go on. they feel we need to return to some sort of normal, say they don't,

but we have to do it mindfully. he has to wait on. we can't change the way things are, but we shouldn't return to the old days when everything was over crowded. yeah. kinda you i, we like to more thought out and low key tourism. you know ye yes. oh, a lot. depends on tourism here. about 80 percent of the people on my york i live directly or indirectly from it. how does the regional government see it? i meet rosanna, maria, director general of tourism on the bali arctic islands. ah senora, what are you out of the name of yuma, mrs. marie, you, there is war and your cree in the middle of europe, who does this effect tourism here? a majorca ocoee and majorca says him breakfast that focus from now we are of course

affected by the war and i thought of place all countries are affected because, i mean i lost i flooded and not only the tourism salary, but production and infrastructure to that. i'm all mine. oh, good love have up as i've been in the war and human suffering have consequences for all of europe and tourism is no exception. we haven't did that mean they were enough of them. okay. in less books am awesome. and the next few weeks and months things should really get going again with tourism. are you hoping for as many vacationers as possible? how do you see it in my your country up will seem that, oh, go morally. when i'm not at the rose asked them if they, if they don't. well, just this february we passed a law that puts a cap on the number of hotels and vacation accommodation on the ballier island. as soon as i got them on monday i did. that means we won't continue to grow north, it won't be possible to build new hotels or holiday apartment. stuff up there like i found that you go him. is it that simple? what will happen to the hotel complexes in lorina lint, maloof, all these huge hotels for germans, dutch and brits less if say i own that not a lot be about like when

a new laws passed containing certain requirements than businesses offering accommodation half to comply like alida that means one of the often we provide public funds to support businesses and meeting these applications and improving quality and sustainability that in the for our last austin, even though it's not bad. okay, but we are clear about our direction is helpful. don't yet food. we don't know our future does not lie in low quality, offering luge party crowds or irresponsible tourism or ever spawn tomlin. yes. was that i am into an option you'll pregnancy at really an option 40 i with all due respect, majorca has a certain image for you, especially in germany, lots of beer, beaches and parties will just that of a saw know how i want to change something that's developed over decades thought chaos you up on vicar say is, and when, if you're right, it's tricky. that element there is. but remember that type of party tourism only a fact that a small part of the island op ramos, and before the pandemic hit, we'd already introduced a law to tackle the excess of

a lot of fun. i mostly aimed at the beaches of palma, which attract most of the german tourist, is more on the mind. i remember i have no idea what it glory. it though has worked . i don't know what, but then the pandemic came not and of course that meant no tourism at all to the matter since june. so we couldn't really implement that law iphone. i love it, i love it. we put a lot of restrictions on the abuse of alcohol in i'm what's aimed at the disruptive activities taking place in those areas. but alas and in this has fun us can no, can i? we don't want to see that on the poly eric islet and he'll kill us on his cell. phone is a little fin, lee, and the administration are doing everything in our power to change it off. okay. well thank you. oh, thank you. the next thing i want to do is visit palmer, the capital of the island. my 1st tip for you is the cathedral built in the 14th century,

palma cathedral is one of the most important gothic buildings in all of europe. i am particularly impressed by the stained glass windows especially the magnificent rose window on the east facade. this cathedral east huge ah numerous artists, half immortalized themselves. here over the centuries, the famous spanish architect anthony go deep, redesigned the choir room at the beginning of the 20th century. ah, i can also recommend this somewhat strenuous climb to the terrace of the cathedral . from up there you'll have a great view of the whole bay of pol mine ah

ah! here you can also see how huge the round window looks close. aah! and look there. a cruise ship is back at sea. next we go to the old town of palmer on the square in front of the town hall. there is a peculiar overgrown structure. the olive tree is set to be at least 500 years old,

but no one knows for sure. there is art nouveau, architecture, everywhere in the old town you can explore one the fully on foot it so pleasant here that i don't even realize i'm in the big city after all. 400000 people live in palmer this place looks quite similar to the plaza, my order madrid. so this is typically spanish. ah, my 3rd tip for a visit to palmer is between the old town and the port. this is the neighborhood of santa catalina, quite popular for a few years. and by the way, fisherman used to live here in the past. the district has developed into

a trendy area in recent years. the mostly smaller, 2 story houses have been renovated here. you'll find shops, restaurants, and cafes. it's a great atmosphere. ah, ah, ah, now i want to go out into nature. and there's a great way to do that. sustainable and with a nostalgia factor. this is the trend that's going to take me straight to the other end of the island. as the name suggests, the trend this sawyer takes you to sawyer this

strange connection has existed since 1912. it takes about an hour for the historic locomotive to travel the 27 kilometers there and back costs. 32 euros. i find its well worth the price. the gentle rattling of the train is peaceful and the views are beautiful. we had through the mountain range, said i they trembled donna in the northwest of majorca with mountains up to 1500 meters. the train stops in the middle of the mountains to give us the opportunity to enjoy this view. mm hm. mm hm. uh huh. ah terminus saw you here i switched to the trem because i want to go to the

port the sawyer. this old tram is in no hurry either. hey, 30 minutes later i reach my destination. policy so yet is situated in a large, sheltered bait. one of countless bays on the islands each has its own character. there are a lot of boats here. the owners are probably still waiting for better weather. so am i thought the so yet is framed by the trombone donna mountains. it's only this quiet in the off season. unfortunately,

it's still too cold for swimming. the water is just 14 degrees celsius. and now i'm getting hungry. a colleague recommended this little place to me. i try some spanish specialities with us. if immune goes they budrum garcia as i've ordered some top us that's typical spanish snacks, crickets, some potatoes with spicy sauce. these are peppers with salt on top, and olives and some bread. so. so let's see

your with ah, ah, i now want to take a closer look at what i saw in the distance of the train turn the ca, montana, mountains blue. the saturday time latina is a popular hiking area. you can spend days here. a little trip should be enough for me from beany bussey to fort another which this mix of unspoiled nature and terraces made for growing oranges. elements of olive trees makes that from montana unique. that is why it is also a unesco world heritage site. in addition, this landscape has been spared from mass tourism so far i

this is definitely something different. my archive, not only beaches and palm trees. majorca is also mountains. ah ah, for the luke is a popular destination. about $600.00 residents ensure their village is wonderfully preserved. they've even received awards and recognition of beauty. oh, nice little village. the hike was worth it. back and palmer,

the environmental protection of my yorker also has a lobby. the g o. b group by the outdoor me to look here is a nature conservation group that takes a critical look at the consequences of tourism. i meet medically that armies in this park and palmer. she's the spokes person for the jewel beat, or thick kreuziger law. consequences in your criticize the effects of mass tourism . so as a tourist, am i part of the problem? so bother april, emma. nice umbrella. my name isn't, it's not an individual problem. it's a political problem. and one that has to do with the local economic model. many years ago, it was decided that new york would be a place, a tourism model, and we became nearly dependent on f, l m l effect of the economy. they won't select thought economical case. what can you do against this dependency and answer when the and most apostolic but when we opted for tourism, we stopped producing the things that we need to live here. the alley men thought out everything from food to other necessities pressures. then larry, the ocoee,

the thing we made ourselves dependent on the import of goods from elsewhere. they may have got the as there's, they florida thing competing against the backdrop of the climate crisis. floors are they, they are now transport routes and means of transportation must be changed when it kill dashboard. and we need to start producing something else. city that galaxies, gladwell when i proceed. prosperity must be generated from the production of our own. essential goods, easily elaborate and not only from tourism, but i source then i'd love that, you know? so anybody in comalla will says if there are a lot of people here who earn a lot of money from to it. so do you have to fight these people or how do you see it took a little chart to compress a hint that okamuro o it. i might just think that if there are many interests in the tourism industry kick, denise that there is always the question of him, generates this wealth and who benefits from west lock. it is not the people here. the local population got out as much as we see, for example, that many hotels around my, into national investment funds. so got to be the, somebody aimed to create more wealth. a few people mean of meanwhile,

the quality of life here is decreasing id by. we see this in the rising levels of poverty and unemployment, that they have a few as students and the quality of work in the industry and related status and nothing king thought only take notice or will indicate us of prosperity in a society in decline seem this is gay, so unless there be any status nevertheless, every summer, more and more tourists visiting the island. nice duties that gave you an abbey. so we need to find a balance sheet that most i can leave it out. is this a program where exactly is the problem is there are many people in europe and around the world who think my yorker is a beautiful island. it would like to visit and get the island is quite big. there is enough space for every one, right? it's possible to those. no, yes, but the house isn't the problem is that tourism has outgrown the islands because you couldn't say that meal careers suffering from touristic obesity, especially in the summer model. this leads to an inbound and it's which cannot be sustained, socially, or environmentally co lucky come in the mail. you buy your coffee, slim down a bit,

go on a diet. i think they said that when it comes to tourism. yes. yeah. good. good. i thank you. thank you. that brings me back to where i started to the so called paloma beach areas are called by the audio and spanish, but with tourists flocking from germany. this became the bellman. as you can see, i am here and those read thoughts are by the audio. so seaside resort services and the translation german is actually by law mom. i can't believe it. this stretch of beach is a red rack for all my your kids who have had enough mass tourism the numerous bars and clubs on is arina beach in the high season. it's just one boozy party mile. although most of the big clubs like mega park were closed during the pandemic,

they want to reopen this year, especially for german party tourists. the mention that kinda restaurant is also in german hands. since 1988 glinda vega has seen many tourists come and go some tim balaban. you are also part of the bella month. that's the thorn in the side of the regional government. they don't like it that much unless they would rather have more quality and less quantity. do you sometimes half the feeling that you're not really wanted here? that's the ide advil to be initial christy. a vincent does and it comes to seen this. i'm so i think it's a matter of perspective dable among tanya. i mean, because the bala mon, i can also be of high quality, was in philosophy, should i some maybe it applies to the people who are completely out of control and

misbehaving hom long this been glenn. those people might not be wanted here on average. sin a divide conceit of it. but to what extent can you understand that you might be part of the problem? i mean, you surf elk, all their life acts. lots of music people dance. can you control that kenzie doesn't strict watched or nora, eddie zene andy same. yes. and is in this 5 i as they're looking at it the wrong way to well allow me solely selling cultural holidays is wishful thinking. on my off i said little in new york is big enough for everyone as a, as is canada, you'll wilma, the yoga tourists, can stay and think on i, the cyclists can come in winter. oh, but there has to be space for us to them. i knew you near my still mom, i was even a millionaire. might want to go out for $12.00 or more beers. this good. i miss of this. it's just a part of be in european are being a westerner, viola, and best part of having

a good quality of life. the tool is and leads to leave in flooding, so you don't have to overdo it, vanishing one time. then thanks for the interview and all the best. no, thanks. at the end of my trip, i returned to santa catalina, the trendy district of palma. there is a lot going on here in the evenings. how as tourism changed on my orca after the pandemic isn't going to be class instead of mass. so lecture trips or party tours. well, in any case, most of the people on my,

arca will be very happy that tourism, that is so important for this island picks up again at all. and i don't think this was my last time here or yes. ah ah ah ah with ah

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