News of the day 27 June 2025
News / Latest headlines
Pere Garau district of Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Balearics the only Spanish region where consumer spending has fallen

An implication of increased spending on housing and utilities is that this has led to significant cuts for everything else.

Andrew Ede

The single register for tourist and short-term rental properties will become mandatory from this coming Tuesday.

Latest headlines

Airbnb cracks down on illegal holiday lets in Mallorca

In order to “make inspection and identification easier for the authorities,” the company has announced it will prevent listings from being published without a registration number.

MDB Digital

Fish take a bite out of swimmers in Mallorca

Latest headlines

Fish take a bite out of swimmers in Mallorca

In recent years, there have been repeated reports of fish biting people underwater, most commonly on the legs and feet.

MDB Digital

News / Comment
Tourists seen at the Magalluf promenade

Comment

Mallorca, too hot for comfort

On Sunday people were forced to use umbrellas as parasols as the summer heat made life in Mallorca uncomfortable

Jason Moore

Doctors strike in the Balearics

Comment

Why Mallorca doctors are right to go on strike

The recent (and ongoing) strike action is a response to proposed changes to Spain’s Estatuto Marco.

Dr. Lucy Antolin Wilkinson

Overcrowding tourist protest

Comment

The politics of tourism protest

The first protest of significance against overtourism was eight years ago, when the left were in power.

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle
Cala Figuera, nestled beneath dramatic cliffs in northern Mallorca

Lifestyle

Mallorca’s best anchorages for solitude seekers

Whether you’re looking to reconnect with nature or just get a decent night’s sleep away from the thud of a neighbouring yacht’s playlist, Mallorca has an anchorage for you.

Erica Lay

Holiday / Airport
La huelga de easyJet deja este viernes 17 vuelos cancelados en Palma

Airport

17 flights cancelled in Mallorca on Friday morning due to easyJet strike

Flights to and from Gatwick and Leeds have been afected, among others.

MDB Digital

Holiday / Travelling
The young man flew to Palma wearing this suit without any issues.

Travelling

The ultimate solution to the hand luggage problem: a walking suitcase

The social media team put together a kind of jumpsuit with more than a dozen pockets and a sort of solid backpack on the back.

MDB Digital

Weather / Latest news
Temperatures on the rise this weekend in Mallorca

Latest news

Temperatures on the rise this weekend in Mallorca

Temperatures are significantly above the seasonal average of 28.5ºC.

MDB Digital

Sport / Real Mallorca
Pablo Torre, Mallorca in talks with Barcelona

Real Mallorca

Mallorca hope to sign 22-year-old Barcelona star

If this guy signs for Real Mallorca it’s a dream come true for us Mallorquinistas.

Monro Bryce

Food and drink / Food and drink
These “meaty” tomatoes are just perfect for roasting

Food and drink

In the search of Umami…

the ever-evolving world of flavour, few ingredients embody umami as effortlessly as the tomato.

Marc Fosh

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