Mallorca tourism
Mallorca holiday alert: Spain taking some euro notes out of service
Research from ABTA Travel Money has revealed many holidaymakers are more likely to pay for items with cash when on holiday overseas, compared with when buying items at home in the UK.
Humphrey Carter03/07/2025 15:27 “Mallorca would still be living in misery if it were not for tourism...”
“People need to be reminded that it was not too long ago that their grandparents were forced to emigrate from the island in search of work. “Mallorca now enjoys some of the highest wages and living standards in Spain, if not Europe.”
Spanish government told to have a rethink as British holiday home buyers would be hit hard by new tax
7,000 home sale to non-residents
Signs of tourism market "exhaustion" because of prices in Mallorca
But the travel agencies' association in the Balearics has only referred specifically to Germany.
Spain in trouble for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents
By imposing a more burdensome tax structure on non-residents, Spanish law creates an unjustified barrier to cross-border transactions, contrary to EU free movement of capital within its internal market.
Beautiful Mallorca village home to Spain’s biggest earners
Valldemossa continues to be Balearics wealthiest municipality
Tourists visiting Mallorca warned: ‘Be wary of suspicious offers of help’
If at any time you notice anything strange, it is best to contact local security or your bank if your finances are involved.
Cost is putting Britons off summer holidays
Is the Balearics pricing itself out of the market?
Britons warned not to get caught in the Spain e-gate trap
British nationals living in Spain do not need their passports to be stamped. Actively show your proof of residence, such as the foreigner’s identity card (‘la tarjeta de identidad de extranjero’ or ‘TIE’).