More than 40 entities, including associations and companies such as the Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Mallorca (PIMEM) and the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (Pimeco), presented a manifesto on Tuesday in Cort for the continuity and stability of the cruise tourism in Mallorca. They also ask that the Government be a "proactive ally", contrary to the view they have of the Palma City Council.

The Feixina Christmas Market has a distinctly Central European flavor. According to the list of stalls submitted by the organizers to the Palma City Council, which ARA Baleares has obtained, 45 of the 61 stalls are registered to just two businessmen from Germany and Austria. Months before the event, these two men formed a limited company to manage markets. Gerald Kendlbacher, who has gained media attention as a collaborator in organizing the market, controls 29 stalls. This past February, he founded the company dedicated to organizing "events, fairs, concerts, and markets," according to the commercial registry.

The Santa Catalina and Jonquet Residents' Association criticizes the Christmas Market set up in Feixina Park, which they say transforms a public space into a private "theme park" for two months. The association asserts that the City Council has handed the park over to private promoters "without prior notice," preventing residents from enjoying one of the few green spaces in the neighborhood. In response to the employers' associations in the trade sectorThe residents ask: "What does the Feixina market contribute to local commerce?" They explain that, despite having requested the administrative file, as well as economic, environmental, and safety reports, they have still not received a response from the city. The residents state that they have had to learn the details of the event "as it was being organized" and that the lack of transparency has been evident.

Black Friday has already passed in the Balearic Islands, and the opinions of small businesses and large retailers there couldn't be more different. While local shops describe it as a "disaster" and a "negative campaign," large chains maintain that sales are going well and they have "good prospects" for the start of the Christmas season.

The Mallorcan small and medium-sized business association, Pimeco, has launched the 'Mallorca's Shops Love Tourists' campaign to send a "clear, direct, and sincere" message: local businesses value and need tourism.