Magalluf is always in the headlines for the wrong reasons. I sometimes get the impression that if the British or Spanish media are short of a story, then Magalluf is in the spotlight. And with all due respect to my colleagues, there is always a story to be found in Magalluf. But Magalluf is not alone in having a "bad boy or bad girl side" in Majorca. I would say that Playa de Palma is equally as "bad" as Magalluf. But it is the Calvia resort which is in the headlines. Why? Well to be honest, I do not know. Perhaps Magalluf is an easy target. Turn up in Punta Ballena on a Friday night past midnight with a camera and you are going to have a story of "Brits behaving badly". But go to Playa de Palma at the same time and day and you are going to have a story of "Germans behaving badly."
Both holiday resorts are benefiting from some major investment which could mean that their infamous days are numbered. Playa de Palma is welcoming new five-star hotels in the same way as Magalluf is changing. If the local authorities are serious about ending the party in Magalluf and Playa de Palma, then they should send in the police and not the limited number of officers who are availble at the moment. I am talking a respectable number who can deal with the many problems from illegal street vendors to prostitutes. I know for a fact that the mayor of Calvia has asked for more police for Magalluf. For the party to end someone has to turn off the lights.