The Blog: Mallorca’s mediaeval past is on hold
Does the absence of fairs and festivals represent a stripping of tradition and community?
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The week in tourism: Mallorca’s tourism and the art of diplomacy
All possible diplomatic efforts are required in obtaining that coveted place on the green list.
Viewpoint: Guess who’s not paying for tests
"Europe’s two leading tourist countries are France and Spain. One of them has said that it will pay for tests, the other has said that it will not."
Viewpoint: Unifying the beaches
There are other reasons why a dwindling number of beaches have a Blue Flag in Mallorca.
The Blog: You can’t control everything
Could the government of Mallorca open up to tourism and keep the incidence low? What do you think?
The Blog: The Constitution and the curfew
Was the state of alarm still the only legal and constitutional means of denying freedoms in Spain?
Spotlight North: The Pollensa vaccination "scandal" rumbles on
The councillor lied that she had not been vaccinated at the beginning of the process.
Spotlight North: Roping off the pines in Alcudia
The pines have long been just for shade or for groups to gather and have picnics.
Spotlight North: Sa Pobla, never rely on machine translation
Someone should check what it says just to make sure.
Spotlight North: The Poblat, one step closer to luxury
The Poblat had fallen into such an appalling condition that something had to be done.
The week in tourism: Tourism ministerial meltdown
What is going on in the Balearic Ministry of Tourism? What had been expected?
The Blog: Bombardment by means of the modal
What to do when a modal headline creeps in implying a higher degree of certainty?
The Blog: Changing the model, but how many tourists are enough?
Prior to Covid, Mallorca was receiving some 10.5 million foreign tourists per annum.
The Blog: The cost of converting Mallorca’s hotels
There is a political consensus as well as a business consensus that adjustments need to be made on Mallorca's tourism sector.
Mallorca’s tourism: Did something important just happen?
What's the future Mallorca’s economic model? How to address the big picture elements.
Viewpoint: Misguided vaccination logic
The Balearic tourism minister is missing the key point and is applying a misguided logic.
Spotlight North: The Reuben brothers' finca has a publicly owned way
The Camí de Coves Blanques runs through the Coves Blanques finca that the Reuben brothers have acquired.
Spotlight North: Separate showers for Pollensa's workers
EMSER have been at the centre of the controversy surrounding the female employee who has had to endure a highly unsatisfactory arrangement at the existing site.
Spotlight North: All the uncertainties of the summer season
There is, as elsewhere on the island, much talk about the UK's May 17 date and the possibility of Mallorca being on the 'green list'.
Spotlight North: Tackling vandalism in Puerto Pollensa
The matter was brought to the attention of the Balearic government's ports authority for greater surveillance.
Spotlight North: Budgeting for Pollensa
In theory, Pollensa's budget task should be straightforward, But ...
The Blog: Talking strategy in Mallorca
Does the Balearic government have a fully defined strategy for this Summer? What do you think?
The week in tourism: Ouch! - When a grand hotelier finally speaks
Barceló has broken his silence and has come out with several guns blazing, attacking the management of the pandemic in Mallorca.
The Blog: Watching the Mallorcans
How did tourism affect the traditional Mallorcan community on the island? What is it like to live in the interior of Mallorca?
Enjoy Majorca: The first of May and all that in Mallorca
Why does the first of May occupy a special place in the Mallorcan calendar?
Viewpoint: The idiocy of May 9
Do you want the state of alarm to end on May 9? How does it impinge on you?
The Blog: Got to call it dignity
Is the dignity of Mallorca's residents being respected? Can dignity be defined purely in terms of vaccination? What do you think?
Spotlight North: Cycling Challenge for Alcudia in May
This will be the thirtieth staging of the event, and Alcudia will be its headquarters.
Spotlight North: Why did the Reubens want a piece of Pollensa?
Nobody knows the reasons for the purchase operation.
Spotlight North: Beach services fuss in Puerto Pollensa
The north of island is preparing the beach services for the incoming touristic season...
Spotlight North: Will the bullfight be returning to Muro?
There hasn't been a bullfight for the past three years, but this may change soon.
Viewpoint: Country or region?
"The light is shining bright at the end of the tunnel and it illuminates a digital green certificate and a shot of vaccine."
Travel and testing: the realms of the absurd
The presidents of economies with high tourism dependance expose their total desperation.
The Blog: A Covid improvising we will go
Do the latest restrictions of the Balearic Government make sense or are they improvised? What do you think?
The Blog: The ethics of tourism worker vaccination
The Spanish government were pointing to ethical reasons for not prioritising the vaccination of tourism regions such as the Balearics.
Enjoy Majorca: The anniversary of the House of Bourbon and Mallorca
Saturday this week is unlikely to be marked by any great celebration in Mallorca
Spotlight North: A motorhomes park for Puerto Pollensa?
It is clear that there does need to be a coordinated and sensible approach to providing space for motorhome.
Spotlight North: Ten years of the Tramuntana World Heritage Site
The mayor and others sat down with the Council’s territory department to discuss grants and various other topics.
Spotlight North: A tale of two Alcudia schools
The town hall has paid for the school, when payment for such things is the government’s responsibility.
Spotlight North: The Pollensa bus station
The town hall acquired the land when Junts Avançam were running the administration between 2015 and 2019.
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Will you still come to Mallorca even though it is on the "amber list"?
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La Burratina Italian, in the heart of Palma
La Burratina, presents its 'online' store to bring the Italian flavour to Mallorca.
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Do you agree with the slow Balearics lifting of restrictions?
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Bargains of the Day
Looking for a change of car? Take a look at this Mercedes..
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Today's weather on Mallorca
Whether you're off to the beach or to town, you can check the weather before you leave home by clicking here.
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News from Queen’s College
Their aim was to “mummify” a tomato as the Egyptians would have mummified the Pharaohs.
Lifestyle
Films in English this week in Palma
Check out the new releases (sneak previews) and showtimes for CineCiutat, Ocimax and Festival Park.
Lifestyle
Where to eat out on Mallorca this weekend!
Don’t forget that now bars and restaurants are now open until 22.30 daily without closing during the day or on the weekends.
Lifestyle
6 Balearic beaches in the running for Best Spanish Beach 2021
The competition for Best Spanish Beach coincides with the II Edition of Condé Nast Traveller Conversations about the future of Travel and Tourism.
Sports
Spain to allow spectators back to matches
Spanish soccer clubs were given the green light on Wednesday for fans to return to matches.
Lifestyle
Manacor City Centre turned into a Fairy Forest
There are 5 large figures from the enchanted forest on the fairy route; a gnome, a fairy, a pegasus, a tree-man and a dragon.
Lifestyle
Save the med: Visit the 7th Continent’s Expedition Ship and interactive exhibition in Port Adriano!
Visit the expedition boat and interactive exhibition!
Lifestyle
Nan’s Day Out to the pla
Today Shirley explores a place in the middle of the island where time appears to have stood still.
Sports
Fan's view: Real Mallorca two wins away from promotion
Monro Bryce's view on RCD Mallorca's last game and the tough last four games in La Liga.
Lifestyle
"I do" but not in Mallorca!
"Organising a wedding is stressful enough, imagine doing it for the third time!”
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The Blog: Mallorca’s mediaeval past is on hold
Does the absence of fairs and festivals represent a stripping of tradition and community?
Lifestyle
The week in tourism: Mallorca’s tourism and the art of diplomacy
All possible diplomatic efforts are required in obtaining that coveted place on the green list.
Comment
The Blog: You can’t control everything
Could the government of Mallorca open up to tourism and keep the incidence low? What do you think?
Community
The Academy Summer School 2021
The Academy Summer School was launched in July 1985 and has been going from strength to strength ever since.
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Frank Talking: Politics and Boris - You really couldn't make it up!
Our columnist Frank Leavers analyses the key to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's popularity.
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Out and About: A Tale of Two Sitios
Peter Clover's own experiences of how the vaccination "system" works in Mallorca.