Bylaws
Hoteliers to expel drunk Germans in Playa de Palma
Palma police have already fined 60 bars and restaurants for failing to comply with new bylaw.
Bylaws
New campaign against Playa de Palma tourist excesses
Businesses are driving the campaign to emphasise quality and stamp out poor behaviour.
Police
German tourists fined after surrounding police
There had been complaints about tourists causing a nuisance on Cala Agulla beach.
Bylaws
Fines during end-of-course holidays in Arenal
Each year, Spanish students in Arenal are a cause of complaints.
Police
Police chief favours expulsion of tourist troublemakers
There are some tourists, the National Police chief said, who represent a "serious discredit".
Tourism
Drunken tourism "very much in the minority"
Cheap all-inclusive is a cause of Majorca's drunken tourism, according to one of the opposition parties.
Beaches
Guardia brought in to control Cala Agulla beach
Meanwhile, Micaela Schäfer, a well-known German DJ and nude model, has caused a further fuss in Cala Ratjada.
Playa de Palma
German football fans arrested in Arenal
"Masses of people, drinking in the streets, intolerable noise, vandalism, fights, problems for street-cleaning services." The arrests are against a background of constant complaints by residents.
Palma
Another zone to tackle Palma anti-social behaviour
Violations carry the prospect of fines between 1,500 and 3,000 euros, and notices informing the public are now appearing in different parts of the city.
Magalluf
Magalluf crackdown on bad behaviour and prostitutes
The amendment also gives the possibility of criminal proceedings against prostitutes and covers the likes of illegal street selling, drinking on the street, urinating in public and "balconing".
Playa de Palma
Police have framework to tackle Playa de Palma anti-social behaviour
The town hall last week accepted that it would comply with the court’s ruling and agreed to reintroduce the specific bylaw against street drinking that had been introduced when Aina Calvo was mayor.
Playa de Palma
Greater political will needed in Playa de Palma
Ordinance against anti-social behaviour introduced last year is not being complied with
Cala Ratjada
Campaign for greater civic responsibility in Cala Ratjada
Capdepera’s town hall has launched a campaign called "Pla Bon Dia" (the hello or good morning plan).
Viewpoint
Tourism
“The local authorities should remember that stories about Majorca are reported in the foreign media...”
Jason Moore09/03/2020 09:59