Concern following the imposition of tariffs by the US on the tourism market. Although the performance between the US and Balearics remains the same there is always the possibility of a reversal. Even United Airlines representatives are reporting some of their concerns.
United is increasing frequencies and seats on its Palma-New York connection this summer. Bookings for flights and holiday packages from the US to the Balearics are performing well, with expectations for a new record number of American tourists . There were 279,205 for the entire Balearics last year, an increase of 1.2% according to data from the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
Minorca and Ibiza/Formentera were responsible for this increase, as US tourism in Mallorca fell by over 7%.
There is uncertainty, as Antonio De Toro, Country Sales Manager in Spain for United Airlines, admits: “Everything is very volatile with Trump. We have no idea how the situation will be in two months. At the moment, we are not taking measures based on possible disruptions in demand, as, quite simply, we don’t see any change in the trend.”
Speaking in Mallorca a few days ago, Spain’s Minister of Tourism, Jordi Hereu, said: “At the moment, and according to the data we have, it seems that tourism is somewhat on the sidelines of the discussions on pricing policy.” But he accepted that there is some concern.
