Britons urged to carry holiday cash in Spain
"The outage is a clear reminder: in times of crisis, cash still counts."
Humphrey Carter08/05/2025 11:13 No tourist tax hike in the Balearics
The decree does not include a new tax on rental cars or private vehicles used for tourist purposes.
No limiting of the purchase of homes by foreigners in the Balearics
"Prohibiting or limiting the purchase of homes by non-resident foreign citizens or EU citizens is pure xenophobia."
Mallorca flights could be hit by Gatwick strike this month
There will be double the disruption at London Gatwick Airport in May and June as workers represented by Unite at two firms are set to strike, with some overlap in the industrial action.
Tourists splashing the cash in Mallorca
Spanish tourists predominate among the main nationalities that have made bookings in the last seven days through Travelgate: Spaniards accounted for 46.4%, followed by the British with 25.4% and Germans with 4.1%, and Americans and French, both with 2.6%.
Blackout shows need to have a survival kit ready
"In times of crisis, of hybrid threats, your cards, bank cards can be just a piece of plastic, unfortunately, so you need to have some cash, but you need also to have a torch, some water, some food and so on."
Spain, Portugal hunt for cause of power outage
The authorities are now being pressed for an explanation of what caused one of the biggest power outages ever seen in Europe.
Fewer Europeans planning to travel but spend more
A growing 81% of Europeans say the changing climate somehow affects how they travel, up 7% from last year.
- 5,000 passengers come ashore as Britain's biggest cruise ship docks in Palma
- The one-time attraction in Mallorca fallen into ruin
- Police in Mallorca fire at cars driven by suspected violent robbers
- Ryanair fined for refusing to compensate a passenger who landed in Mallorca three hours late
- Monday weather in Mallorca - Very warm