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Article #85: Party Island Ibiza Outspends Neighbours

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Young Europeans flock to Ibiza for the holiday if there aren't any mid to late
island's clubs and nightlife, and they teens who need entertaining, which would
are quite happy to pay for it. be more suited to Majorca. Ibiza is well
Often still living at home, and with known in Europe as a clubbing
plenty of disposable income, young Brits, destination.'
Italians and Germans are spending more Menorca villas are often let out to
per person on their trips than the holidaymakers, with the season generally
conventional family on their villa and running from May to end September.
hotel breaks on neighbouring islands As part of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca
Menorca and Majorca. has welcomed many visitors back to live
But perhaps the biggest surprise is that full time on the island. Menorca property
the amount of time spent on Ibiza by each has proved popular too, for those looking
tourist is longer than on Menorca and for a gentler pace of life than big
Majorca - destroying the myth that Ibiza sister Mallorca.
is primarily for long weekends or short Property prices in Mallorca are similar
trips for a couple of nights in the club. to Menorca property, with a range of
The findings by the Balearics Tourist apartments and villas in both rural and
Authority show that after Ibiza, Menorca town locations, and with twenty golf
visitors stay on average for 11 days, courses plenty of golf course
with Majorca just behind. And the same developments too on Mallorca.
pattern emerges for spending per day, Menorca has just the one golf course,
with Ibiza top, Majorca second, and recently extended to eighteen holes, and
Majorca last. is located in Son Park, which has a
The amount spent by Ibiza tourists choice of hotels, apartments and villas
averaged 94 Euros a day - a huge for holiday makers.
contribution to the island's economy. The cost of flying to Mallorca has come
Commenting on the figures, a Menorca down in recent years from most European
travel guide says both sets of figures countries due to low cost airlines,
will surprise many who steer away from especially in the island's core tourist
Ibiza because of her reputation. areas of the United Kingdom and Germany,
Family Island and last year easyJet started direct
'Of the three Balearic Islands, Menorca flights from London's Gatwick Airport to
is known as the quiet one, the type of the sister island of Menorca, as well as
island where you take your family on serving Mallorca itself.






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