Alcúdia today – quality not quantity
The former island capital, Alcúdia, is without doubt one of those towns in Majorca that has built up a unique tourism infrastructure with incredible dynamism over the last 50 years.
From the 1960s to 1980s, the hotel industry and politicians banked exclusively on mass tourism. This gave rise, for example, to Europe’s biggest hotel complex, the “Bellevue” which has over 10,000 beds.
Shift to sustainable tourism in Alcúdia
At the beginning of the 1990s the hotel industry and politicians had a change of heart, and the emphasis shifted to quality. Today’s sustainable tourism may be seen as the result of this quality offensive.
Almost every hotel now has a wellness and spa area, and has been upgraded to meet the latest technical standards.
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