Balearic ports incorporate aerospace technology to control the high volume of port calls
Every year the Balearic ports receive an average of 2.4 million cruise passengers and six million regular passengers.
Islands plan tighter short term rental rules with police backup
Locals, hotels angered by spread of holiday home listings.
27 arrests in police operation against cannabis associations
The cannabis associations were disguising the illegal sale of drugs.
No ban on new bars and restaurants in Mallorca
But the association will talk to town halls about preventing "saturation" of bars and restaurants.
A footballing odyssey with Real Mallorca
Grown men, women and children were crying around me, but in truth the best team won.
Traffic chaos on Pollensa to Formentor lighthouse road
Large number of cyclists riding in both directions.
Woman arrested for killing her elderly aunt in Mallorca village
Police investigation is under way.
Britain's biggest ever cruise liner docks in Palma
She can carry up to 6,000 passengers
Over three million euros' worth of fines for illegal building in Mallorca
A year's worth of fines for illegal building on so-called rustic land.
Are planning procedures in Mallorca about to get simpler?
The Balearic government believes that the environment commission creates unnecessary delays and planning bottlenecks.
Watch those prices in Mallorca
If Mallorca is to become the new Monaco then something needs to be done and fast because the majority of the population won’t be able to afford to live here.
Average house price in the Balearics double what it was ten years ago
The increase in the Balearics is greater than anywhere else in Spain.
Four girls attacked in broad daylight in Palma
The girls were surrounded by a group of around thirty teenagers.
Spain overtakes Britain as the country where hotel chains want to invest, massive amount of cash for Mallorca
Big British chains invest heavily in Mallorca.
Demand for more buses in Mallorca, with services being overwhelmed
Between November 2023 and March 2024, there was a 56% increase in the number of passenger journeys.
- 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
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
Comment
As the word ‘glamorous’ goes on the banned list - what’s next?
I have recently noticed that there is an ever-growing list of supposedly ‘banned’ words that certain people find “inappropriate” or on occasions, supposedly “demeaning”.
Frank Leavers16/04/2024 11:03