News of the day 10 October 2017
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The old Palace of the Kings of Majorca.

Heritage

Palace of the Kings without electricity

The old palace in Sineu last year ceased to be the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

More headaches for Ryanair to try and sort out.

Transport

Ryanair cancels flights because of new French industrial action

Palma is one of the airports affected. Others are Ibiza, Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Reus and Valencia.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Imserso holidaymakers do something for hotel occupancy figures but not a lot else.

Tourism

October looking good for Majorca, but Minorca faces Monarch blow

October hotel occupancy in Majorca is forecast to be as high it was last year, but Monarch's collapse has done Minorca no favours.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Pere Muñoz, who has resigned as director of the Balearic Tourism Agency.

Politics

Tourism agency director resigns over contracts affair

There were renewed calls yesterday for Biel Barceló to resign as well.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Albufera creates a complication for the planned cycle route.

Infrastructure

Muro stretch of Alcudia bay cycle lane still in doubt

Muro town hall is hoping that tourist tax revenue can help with the cost of the cycle lane.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The tunnel over the Andratx-Estellencs road was badly damaged by a rockfall.

Infrastructure

Estellencs road to close again for tunnel repair

The road was closed for two months after a massive rock crashed through the roof of the tunnel.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Carles Puigdemont addressing the Catalonian parliament.

Catalonia crisis

Puigdemont suspends declaration of independence

Puigdemont: "I want to follow the people's will for Catalonia to become an independent state".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Time for leadership

May has no real choice but to turn to her political opponents and try and draw up a Brexit strategy.

Jason Moore

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