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for german tourists. majorca, before the pandemic there was usually a lot going on here around the so called belmont. 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. we'll then take you to the other side of the island by train to saw you. i also tried typical spanish appetizers top us

ah. back to the beginning of my journey for lim airport. from here, a plane is going to take me straight to my order. make sure you're have some extra time for the security check in 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. we landed palmer, my york hm. the island belongs to the belly, eric islands, in 2000. 19, before the pandemic, around 40000000 international tourists visited the archipelago. my 1st stop is the see it's a mile 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. oh, in the 1950s tourism on my workout was still a pleasure reserved for the elite 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 neils, all inclusive, ent, reasonably priced suddenly tours and came

a thing for the masses. in the 19 sixty's, 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 are not popular among german tourists. the drunken rowdy crowds often bring the uglier sides of massed. horizontal light is on the back of the vibe is great here. good, great clubs, cool people in hot men, men as the noisy crowds of tourists, along the so called baller 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 that 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 protests 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 or at risk of poverty. so now that tourists are allowed to return, the question becomes, will my orca choose mass or class or go

on they've been, we need to return to some sort of an oil 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. ready item more thought out and low key tourism, you know, ye yes yo 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 morrill, director general of tourism on the bali arctic islands senora what are you out of the name of wilma, missus, murray. you there is war in your cree in the middle of europe. what does this

effect tourism here on my orca ocoee in majorca says him, but i felt like us now we are of course affected by the war and i thought of place all countries are affected because, i mean i also thought it and not only the tourism salary, but production and infrastructure to allow mine. okay. let it lapse have 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 went off with him. okay. in broke some of them in 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? my, your accounting up or seem there? oh go. moreover, when or not i thought if them as they have they don't. well, just this february we passed a law that puts a cap on the number of hotels in vacation accommodation on the bali re island, estimated by gotham allen milady. that means we won't continue to grow most, it won't be possible to build new hotels or holiday apartments such as like a film that you go him. isn't that simple? what will happen to the hotel complexes in latina lint maloof, all these huge hotels for germans, dutch and brits seamless?

if say i, you know, not about the about like when the new laws passed containing certain requirements than businesses offering accommodation half to can climb the canada. that means one over the often we provide public funds to support businesses and meeting these applications. i an improving quality and sustainability that and what our last will spend, even though that are stuck. i don't get but we are clear about our direction and had food and food on know our future does not lie in low quality offerings. will huge party crowds or irresponsible tourism, or response homily? yes. was that i am into an option you pregnancy that 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 which as that of aysa know how i want to change something that's developed over decades thought chaos, evil pulled vicar se, se is, and when 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, i promise. 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 paloma, which attract most of the german tourist, is more on my i remember i wasn't going oh yeah, let it go. read it though hes worked. i don't know what that he then the pandemic came not and of course that meant no tourism at all. just so we couldn't really implement that law. i thought i'd often buy a lot. we put a lot of restrictions on the abuse of alcohol. i'm what's aimed at the disruptive activities taking place in those areas. but allison is hasp on us can not get him off. we don't want to see that on the bali eric island and he'll get along his tough unit up in the we in 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 palmer 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 numerous artists, half or more to life themselves. here over the centuries, the famous spanish architect anthony go deep, redesigned the choir room at the beginning of the 20th century. 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 up close. 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 flee on foot. it's 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 can face. it's a great atmosphere. ah, i know, 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 train 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 the string connection that 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, sadly, trembling, done up in the northwest of my yorker with mountains up to 1500 meters. the train stops in the middle of the mountains to give us the opportunity to enjoy this view of. mm hm. huh. ah, terminus saw you here. i switched to the tram because i want to go to the

port this. so you this old tram is in no hurry either 30 minutes later i reach my destination. thought it is so yet is situated in a large, sheltered bait. one of countless base 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 time went on the 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 specialties with us if they mean both. they buy their own garcia as i've ordered some top us that's typically spanish snacks, cook ets, some potatoes with spicy sauce. these are peppers with salt on top and olives, and some bread. so let's see. you're

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

ah, this is definitely something different. my archive not only beaches and palm trees . majorca has also mountains ah, 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. nice little village for hike was worth it. back in

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 g o beat or thick kreuziger law consequences. then you criticize the effect of mass tourism. so as a tourist, am i part of the problem? so bother polymer. no nice umbrella. no, it's not an individual problem, it's a political problem. and one that has to do with the local economic model. after many years ago, it was decided that new yorker would be a place, a tourism fighter, and we became nearly dependent on the family. mel effects of the economy, they won't sell effect thought economical case. what can you do against this dependency and answer when the most apostolic but when we opted for tourism, we stopped producing the things that we need to live here. the alley men,

those out. everything from food to other necessities suppressors. then larry, the ocoee, the thing that we made ourselves dependent on the import of goods from elsewhere. they may have got the, as there's, they florida being competed against the backdrop of the climate crisis. swore so they're, they're, they're now transport routes and means of transportation must be changed when it kill dashboard. and we need to start producing something allison, the dagger, lacy's, lead will. when i pro, the fear prosperity must be generated from the production of our own, essential goods is elaborate and not only from tourism, but as our standard lobby. that in our salenti of comalla will say is 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? okay, try to compress a hint that okamuro o it. i might just think that if there are any 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 of my. we see for example, that many hotels around by international investment funds,

so got to be the something aimed to create more wealth. a few people may not. 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 of students and the quality of work in the industry and related factors and laughing king dodo unless i thought it will, will indicate us of prosperity in a society in decline or seem this gay. so unless there be any static, nevertheless, every summer, more and more tourist town visiting the island, my studio that gave you an and obviously so we need to find a balance if they say that most they 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 and would like to visit the island is quite big. there is enough space for every one, right? it's much of one of those. no, yes, bathroom and her house isn't. the problem is that tourism has outgrown the island because you couldn't say that meal grew suffering from touristic obesity. especially in the summer model. this leads to an imbalance which can not be sustained, socially, or environmentally galactic. i'm in the middle, your,

my york islam down a bit. go on a diet, i think isn't something that, but when it comes to tourism yet good, good. i thank you. thank you. that brings me back to where i started to the so called belmont 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 bala mon, i can't believe it. this stretch of beach is a red rack for all my. your kids who have had enough mast her is the numerous bars and clubs on is arina beach in the high season. it's just one boozy party mile. hello. 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 mentioned that came to the restaurant is also in german hands. since 1988 glinda vega has seen many tourists come and go on some timber bellman. you are also part of the balla 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 have the feeling that you're not really wanted here? that's the ide advil to me and he still has to be a vincent does. and it comes to seen this i'm so i think it's a matter of perspective dumbbell, amanda, tanya, i need because the bala, my can also be of high quality,

was in philosophy and i some maybe it applies to the people who are completely out of control and misbehaving, a hallmark this been even glenn, those people might not be wanted here on. emerson vide concede 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 does mr. fortune or our nora d. as in andy? same. yes. and is in this 5 i as they're looking at at the wrong way to el alova, solely selling cultural holidays is wishful thinking on my face and little in new york is big enough for everyone as it is, is canada eula, loma the yoga tourists, can stay in thinker on i, the cyclists can come in winter all, but there has to be space for us to them. i me, you, near my fail mom. i was even a millionaire. might want to go out for $12.00 or more beers. mr. hood i, this is just, it's just a part of being european are being a westerner, theo,

owner, and best part of having a good quality of life. i'm fucked. the tool is in need to leave in flood if you don't have to overdo it, then if you have time, then thanks for the interview at all the best. no, thanks. at the end of my trip, i returned to santa catalina, the trendy district of palmer. 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 luxury trips or party tours?

well, in any case, most of the people on my orca will be very happy that tourism that is so important for this island picks up again. it all and i don't think this was my last time here or yes. ah ah ah ah, with ah

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