Brexit
No Brexit threat to health care for the moment
Jeremy Hunt confirmed that with regard to health care for British residents living abroad, nothing is going to change until Brexit negotiations are concluded.
Majorca
Limiting tourists, limiting Brexit fears: the week in Majorca
Just when you thought it was safe to forget about it and relax blissfully in a summer sea, Brexit reopened its jaws. Meanwhile, there were great deals of both tourism sustainability and illegal street sellers.
Brexit
"The future is now in the hands of the UK, not Europe..."
Humphrey Carter talks to Balearic MEP Rosa Estaràs of the Partido Popular about Brexit and the future of Spanish politics.
Brexit
Manley: Britons in Spain need not be nervous about Brexit
"We would have been better off together, but we must respect the public’s decision."
Brexit
British Ambassador sees UK-Spain relations getting stronger
"One has to remember that it is not just about Britons living in Spain, it is also about the large and growing Spanish community in the UK."
Tourism
UK tourist spending in Spain forecast to fall by 12%
The UK being outside the common European aviation area will have an impact on airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet.
Brexit
Mediterranean tourism to be affected by Brexit
Moody's may see a complicated future for tourism in Spain and the Balearics, but the BBVA bank, reporting on Balearic growth, is one source which does not.
Majorca
The pound, the tax, the toilets: the week in Majorca
Resorts were apparently taking a pounding because of the pound, the tourist tax was being hailed as a success, Britons were wanting to be Spaniards as well, and the lavatories of Palma entered the cruise-ship arguments.
Finance
Palmanova prices rise the most since the vote to leave Europe
In Palmanova the cost to UK holidaymakers of items such as a three-course meal has gone up by 51% since 2015.
Tourism
Balearics to beef up tourism promotion because of Brexit
Tourism minister Biel Barceló said that efforts at November's World Travel Market in London will be beefed up.
Brexit
"We want the same rights as Spaniards living in the UK"
"Spaniards resident in the UK already enjoy the right to joint nationality (unlike their counterparts in Spain), and Germany is considering making a similar offer to Britons who live there."
Tourism
Pound's slump affecting resorts' businesses
The national hoteliers federation CEHAT and the Exceltur alliance for touristic excellence have both pleaded with the Balearic government to put the tourist tax on hold.
Majorca
Brexit, crime and tourist tax: the week in Majorca
It was a major news week. Brexit, the Spanish election, the tourist tax.
Letters to the Editor
Three contrasting and well-considered readers' letters re Brexit, plus a visitor to Puerto Pollensa finds the lack of car parking because of the pedestrianisation less than convenient.
Brexit
"Brexit will have no immediate effect on the Balearics"
With the Balearics almost sold out and with fears of overbooking this summer season, the region is forecasting that Brexit will not have any immediate effects.
Brexit
Balearic summit called to analyse the effects of the Brexit
The Balearic government has called an urgent meeting of the Tourism Advisory Board this week to discuss and analyse the possible consequences that Britain leaving the European Union will have on the tourist industry, the local economy and jobs.
Majorca
Brexit, beaches, drugs: the week in Majorca
The leave vote left many in Majorca stunned, the police were scoring victories against organised crime and the controversy of Puerto Pollensa's beaches managed to rumble on.
EU referendum
This is the beginning of the break-up of the United Kingdom
"I think those who suffered the biggest shock was the leave group because they have no road map, no plan B. They don’t know what to do next."
EU referendum
Brexit will create uncertainty for selling holidays
"Nobody in the UK appears to know what is going on. That 350 million we’re going to get back was a lie." "It’s bad news for the tourist industry."
Finance
Sterling hits 30-yr low, yen and franc surge as Brexit stuns markets
Sterling sank 10 per cent in value, triggering a rush of capital into the traditional security of the yen and the Swiss franc.