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MAJORCA DAILY BULLETIN

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2013

River cruises
offer an escape
to the recession
Majorca. River cruises
through France and Germany are the most popular
holiday options for Majorcans who are lucky enough
to escape the recession, according to reports by Association of Balearic Travel
Agents, AVIBA, and several
on-line travel agencies this
week.
River cruises have been
growing since last Summer, but this year even
more.
Majorcans have woken
up to this type of holiday,
through some of the most
important rivers in Europe,
like the Seine, Rodano or
the Rhine.
Prices are affordable and
its another very relaxing
way to get to know another
country and its traditions,
saidAVIBA president Sylvia
Riera adding that short
trips (four to five days) to
the north of Spain and Andalusia are also very popular.

Travel agents say that the

good weather around
Europe makes travelling
along the rivers much more
comfortable, leading to an
increase in demand from
holiday makers.
Lots of people are asking
about river cruises, especially when packages are
being sold on an all inclusive basis, excluding tours.

Holiday packages offer

more safety
When it comes to long
haul, travel agents say that
Vietnam is the most requested destination followed by the Caribbean islands and Brazil.
AVIBA also confirmed
that holiday packages are
now the ones most tourists
look for when choosing a
destination as they offer
more security and reassurance if tourists run into
any sort of trouble when
they are abroad, said Riera
yesterday.

New dress code could be introduced to some of Palmas main tourist spots. PHOTO: MIGUEL ANGEL CAELLAS

Keep your shirts

on in Palma!
b Tourists and locals walking in Palma streets wearing
nothing but a swimming suit could soon be fined.
Walking in the streets
of Palma without a Tshirt on or wearing
only a swimsuit could
soon be forbidden and
lead to a fine on the
spot.
by FRANCISCO CORTEZ

Vietnam is most popular for long haul. PHOTO: MDB FILES

Palma. Costumes from
performers involved in the
Alegria show from the CirqueduSolei are currently on
display at El Corte Ingls in
Avenidas.
The attires from the
artistes will be on display for
everyone to see on the attic
floor until 29 August, having come from Montreal,
Canada where the company
is based.
Cirque du Solei will be performing in Palma from 22
August for nine days and to

promotetheshowcostumes
from four of their most importantartistessuchasFleur
(theshowguide),thenostalgic Old Bird, Tamir and The
WhiteSinger,allinimmaculate condition, have been
sent to Palma in advance.
Alegria, has been performed over 6,600 times for
a global audience of around
14 million people, since it
first started in Canada back
in 1994. The company comprises of artistes and musiciansfrom15differentcoun-

Palma. The authorities

are said to be giving some
serious thought to a proposal to avoid citizens
from walking half naked
on the street, although
this would only affect certain areas of the city and
not the promenade by the

beach and of course on the

beach itself.
Palmas city and beach
councillor Joan Pau Reus
said this would not affect
the Playa de Palma and Can
Pere for example but the
Paseo Maritimo for sure.
The proposal was submitted to the council after several complaints from
neighbours, who do not
believe the sight of tourists
wearing nothing but a
bathing suit is beneficial to
the image of charismatic
areas like around the Cathedral.
Authorities are working

Costumes from
artists of Cirque
du Solei on
display in Palma
tries and the show has already passed through some
200 cities and 14 countries.
Since Alegria started its
European tour in August

2011 the artistes costumes

have travelled over 1.1 million kilometres and been on
display all over the continent and Russia.

on the new law, using the

example of Barcelona,
which in 2011 banned everyone from walking round
the city in an indecent
manner.
Tourists or locals who fail
to respect the yet to be approved motion could be
cautioned with a light
fine said Reus.
The councillor added that
the Playa de Palma and the
citys Hotel Associations
role in implementing and
informing tourists about
the new measure would be
crucial, and plans to post
the new law on billboards

similar to the ones telling

citizens to keep the
beaches clean is a possible
solution.
A first draft of the new
policy is set to be submitted in September. The
Council will then present
it to the opposition, neighbourhood associations,
businesses and any entities which could be affected by the new motion.
Reus explained that for
the policy to go ahead and
for the government to
start working on it, crossparty consensus will be
needed.