Magalluf, Mallorca / Majorca, Spain - Hotel Barbados - postcard 1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Hotel Barbados, Magalluf, Mallorca [or Majorca]
• Publisher:  Sol Hotels
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  20pta & 6 pta definitives (purple and green)
• Postmark(s):  Palma de Majorca 1987?
• Sent to:  York, England
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Magaluf (Catalan pronunciation: [m???'?uf]; also spelled Magalluf, IPA: [m???'?uf]) is a major holiday resort on the Spanish island of Majorca, primarily catering for the British, Russian and Scandinavian package holiday market. Magaluf is in the municipality of Calvià and is situated within a group of towns, primarily Torrenova and Palma Nova. The main airport of Majorca is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from Magaluf.

Swedish pop artist Orup sang about the resort in 1992 in the song ""Magaluf"". English punk band Toy Dolls wrote ""I Had Enough o' Magaluf"".

The resort caters for young singles and couples as well as families, with peak season during July and August. The winter season (November through March) sees the population of Magaluf nosedive consisting of mainly^[1] local residents, with most resort and package-based hotels closing their doors.

Magaluf consists of a white sandy beach and the notorious Magaluf strip, which is the centre for the main bars and clubs. Magaluf has notably seen a decline in its image, this is ultimately due to the binge drinking, which has resulted in the press releasing many negative articles. The negative reputation of the resort has meant that action needed to be taken to spruce up the resort for a new type of tourist. Meliá Hotels International started the required investment for the first stage in modernising the resort of Magaluf, by updating four hotels on the beach front, known as the Calvià Beach Resort, which opened in June 2012.^[2] The new facilities that coincided with the renovation of these hotels were two wave attractions called FlowBarrel and FlowRider as well as the Nikki Beach Club.

It is expected that within the next 5 years there will be renovation of other hotels in the area, changes in their use, improvement of existing facilities and construction of new facilities as well as the ability to attract visitors in the low season.^[3]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: rest of the world

sub-theme=europe

county/ country=spain

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=posted