This phenomenon is not new, it has been a progressive turn increasing every year that you can easily notice a little more every summer. There are several reasons explaining it and it surely causes different changes on the island.
Massification of electronic music in the United States via the social networks and development of “EDM” (Electronic dance music) made Ibiza suddenly very popular within the American clubbers.
A few years ago, it was not in Las Vegas but in Ibiza that you would see the Dutch superstar Tiesto! We no longer see him taking the decks of Privilege on the hill of San Rafael. After the acquisition of former club « El Divino », Pacha group transformed it to open the nowadays famous cabaret restaurant « Lio », there is also now the same establishment with the same name in Miami !
While Pacha nightclub in New york city has been running for already quite some time, Space Ibiza New York opened its doors in 2014. The most successful festivals are now global brands such as Ultra for instance offering events on the five continents. Ultra festival in Miami brings together thousands of international clubbers every march who dream about only one thing when comes summer : fly to Ibiza and dance in front of their favorite Djs at Amnesia or Ushuaia.
Marco Carola taking a winter residency at Story Miami, « Ants » Ushuaia own production party throwing events during Miami Music Week, Richie Hawtin having « ENTER » in Los Angeles, Pete Tong organizing different IMS (International music summit) around the globe… the list could be much longer !
Electronic music in every sense became in a few years time a (the) major musical style all over the world which is not without any economical consequences on the small island of Ibiza !
More and more tourists are coming from Los Angeles, New York, Chicago to spend their holidays in Ibiza or at least include the island as a priority within their European tour.
To be able to come from so far away, these people are not your regular middle range clubber, they certainly have the budget for it and are expecting high class services and enjoy finding familiar brands where they go. Palladium Hotel Group were the first to get this opportunity and decided to refurbished in a few years time all their big capacity hotels in Playa d’en bossa. They also launched the first European Hard Rock Hotel on the island which strongly underlines this evolution.
Which airline company will be the first to take the opportunity and invest on opening a New York-Ibiza direct flight ? When it will happen, it is pretty sure that this new line will firstly connect New York to Ibiza which will allow people from the west coast to use some US intern flights before crossing the Atlantic.
Liking it or not, these changes are facts and we should not be wrong thinking that this will keep on going into this direction with certainly in the future more people coming from Asia, Russia and Australians… Even if these new comers give the impression of an upmarket move rising of Ibiza tourism, it is still possible to spend an unforgettable week on the island at a reasonable budget.
Through the years, we have in fact developed a partnership with all the clubs in Ibiza, including major clubs like Ushuaia, Hï Ibiza, Pacha, Privilege, or Amnesia, or clubs like Destino, Sankeys, Heart, DC10, Eden, Es Paradis, or Benimussa Park. An important point to be noted: all the club tickets that we are distributing guarantee you access to the event, regardless of the event and regardless of the affluence.
Ibiza Experience is also one of the rare travel agencies to have an on-site team to welcome customers, to give them any advice as requested, as well as to offer any assistance as necessary.
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