News of the day 15 November 2022
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Find out which ships are in port today

There will be three cruise ships visiting Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Paying the tourist tax at a Mallorca hotel

Majorca tourism

Tourist tax was not conceived to reduce tourist demand

The Balearic tourism minister is ruling out any increase to the tourist tax.

Andrew Ede

Heavy rain has caused serious flooding on the mainland.

Latest headlines

Tail end of Hurricane to hit Mallorca

It will be Friday and Saturday when the tail of cold air will sweep across the Balearics.

Humphrey Carter

focus on the improper use of personal mobility vehicles

Latest headlines

Hundreds of electric scooter riders fined in Palma

Cyclists have also been caught breaking the traffic rules.

Humphrey Carter

Four generations have run and owned the El Bungalow restaurant in Ciudad Jardin, which is now facing demolition like many other emblematic establishments on the coast in Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Fight to save famous Mallorca restaurant from demolition

“After everything we and all the other businesses have been through during the pandemic, to emerge from it all and be slapped with the demolition order was extremely hard..."

Humphrey Carter

Striking truckers in Ciudad Real, Spain

Latest headlines

Strike by truckers on the mainland is called off

Organisers say that there has been a "relentless campaign of harassment".

Andrew Ede

The Balearics has failed its English test...again.

Latest headlines

Balearics has one of the worst levels of English in Spain

Spain remains at an average level of English proficiency, in the same range as Ukraine, South Korea and Costa Rica.

Humphrey Carter

Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Balearics wanting to cap rents in "stressed areas"

A problem is that the new national housing law is currently stuck in Congress.

Andrew Ede

Tourists in Puerto Alcudia, Mallorca

Majorca tourism

The tourism being sold today "is totally out of date"

There is "a great divorce" between the tourism industry and society.

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Mallorca reminds me of where I was born

"There are lots of vets who actually end up dropping out and going into research or academia because they can't handle the day to day constant contact with people."

Vicki McLeod

Holiday / Hotels
Iago Negueruela, Balearic tourism minister

Hotels

Hoteliers need to keep staff "loyal"

Training, career paths and also pay - key elements for retaining employees.

Andrew Ede

Weather / Temperatures
Puerto Soller, Mallorca

Temperatures

Tuesday's weather in Mallorca

A breezy but sunny Tuesday; temperatures into the mid-20s.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma, Mallorca

Temperatures

Wednesday's weather in Mallorca

Risk of rain on Wednesday, especially early on.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Paperwork / Schools

Schools

Harvest Fair and Hampers

We are so proud of the generosity of our community!

The Academy International School Mallorca

Sport / Other Sports
Nadal is struggling in Turin.

Other Sports

Auger-Aliassime crushes Nadal at ATP Finals

Nadal showed flashes of brilliance but could make no impression as he slumped to a defeat.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

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