News of the day 29 April 2017
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Holiday rentals
Limit to number of properties owners can offer for holiday rent
Terraferida has identified an owner called "Bettina", who offers more than 700 properties in Majorca.
Tourism
Balearic public opinion supports tourism
60% of respondents were either satisfied or very satisfied with tourism, thus reflecting its positive benefits.
Law
Palma to reintroduce "bikini law"
The new amendment is expected to come into force this summer and will include the bikini law as well as outlawing the likes of bar crawls.
Entertainment
"I don’t want classical music to be a niche market"
British concert pianist James Rhodes, who will be performing in Palma in June, explains why he wears jeans when he performs.
Majorca
Noise and death: the week in Majorca
They were protesting about sound limiters in Calvia, they were limiting traffic, and the hoteliers were making threats. In Magalluf, Adrian O'Kane lost his life.
News / Comment
Edition of 29 April 2017
Comment
Smaller community
According to the official figures there are only 15,000 British citizens in Balearics.
Jason Moore