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Hoteliers on Majorca are happy as German bookings for the holiday island power ahead this year.

Up to 4.5 million Germans could holiday on Majorca this summer. Foto: iStockphoto

Majorca is heading for another strong summer on the German market after good business in 2013, German tour operators told local media. TUI Germany chief Christian Clemens said the market leader has a bookings increase of 5-6% for the island this summer while demand is even stronger for Ibiza (+20%) and Menorca (+21%). The companys concept hotels are proving particularly popular.

Thomas Cooks Germany chief Michael Tenzer did not disclose any bookings figures but said that Majorca is benefiting strongly from rising demand on the German market, although this also depended on hotel price levels. Markus Daldrup, the new tourism chief of Alltours, said he expected double-digit growth for Majorca, where the German tour operator last year bought several hotels.

Sren Hartmann, head of DER Touristiks Cologne-based package tour operators, said 2014 is a year of classic destinations, with good growth for Spain along with Greece and Turkey. ITS and Jahn Reisen have a combined bookings increase of 7% for the Balearic Islands, with single-digit growth for Majorca but lower growth for Menorca and Ibiza.

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Strong German bookings for Majorca