Tourism
Balearics had highest July occupancy rate
The average hotel occupancy rate in July across the Balearics was 89.2%.
The past week in The Bulletin
Records being broken left, right and centre, the local economy on a high, all was glowing last week, except when it rained.
Public finances
Government bank debt almost doubled under the PP
The current government is faced with a total debt that is almost 3,000 million euros higher than four years ago.
Health
Threat of EU fines because of immigrants' health cards dismissed
References to threats of fines by the EU are "cowardice".
Tourism
A quarter of Spain's July tourism was in the Balearics
Over 6.5 million foreign tourists arrived in the Balearics between January and July.
Health
Armengol "proud" to return free health care to immigrants
Francina Armengol has said that she is proud to have been able to return the health card to illegal immigrants.
Environment
Balearic firefighting budget up in 2015
Andalusia, for example, has over four million hectares of forest, while the Balearic Islands between them have just 223,000.
Economy
Balearics the strongest performing tourism economy
The Balearics is the Spanish tourism region with the highest ratio of employment creation.
Tourist tax
Government wants to charge tourist tax at airports and ports
The government explains that the option of charging at points of entry would create a more equitable system.
Technology
15% of people in the Balearics are phone addicts
Addictive behaviour, previously impossible, is now being displayed because of new technologies and smartphones in particular.
Airlines
Low-cost passengers boom in the Balearics
Traditional airlines had very similar figures for the first seven months, moving 20.63 million passengers, a much lower percentage increase though - up 1.6%.
Meteor shower
Spanish skies to see best meteor shower in years tonight
Stay up late or even rise early as some of the best showings occur just before dawn.
Environment
Exceptionally high levels of waste in Balearic waters
Following the article on Sunday which highlighted how Andratx resident Elisabeth Ceulen and her family have taken to cleaning up rubbish not just on the streets but also on beaches.
Economy
Government 860 million euro debt to be repaid in 2016
860 million includes over 200 million euros of interest, though the total figure is subject to possible change.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
Tourism
Tourist tax
The battle lines are already being drawn up as local hoteliers look to block plans by the Balearic government to introduce the controversial tourist tax.
Jason Moore22/08/2015 00:00