Tougher Palma sanctions for graffiti, scooters and anti-social behaviour
The new civic ordinance is expected to be approved by the end of May.
Playa de Palma security - Whatever the measures, they still require enough police
Tougher measures for tackling crime and anti-social behaviour are welcome, "but the problem will be enforcing them".
Anti-social tourists to face 3,000 euro fines, as Palma gets tough
Palma's mayor is promising new policies of zero tolerance.
“Everybody is welcome in Calvia, we want everyone to live and holiday in harmony, respect the laws and have a wonderful experience”
“A new Law of Responsible Tourism will be introduced and it will apply to the whole of the Balearics because we all know that foreign tourists are not to blame for all of the antisocial behaviour.”
Getting tougher in Mallorca
So, it looks like the PP are going to rip up the Law of Excesses and start again with a tougher region-wide approach, fair enough.
Mallorca to step up crackdown on booze tourism
New “decisive and forceful measures” to combat criminal and anti-social activities.
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week empty homes, housing law, tourist saturation, the heat is on, passenger numbers and irresponsible behaviour.
A new safer Magalluf
Practices that are dangerous to life are strictly forbidden. These include moving from one balcony to another or jumping from balconies into swimming pools. Such practices will result in immediate expulsion from the premises as well as a fine.
Palma residents denounce Spanish students concert
Residents in different neighbourhoods are increasingly concerned by noise and anti-social behaviour.
General view of Cala Ratjada
General view of Cala Ratjada.
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Tourism
“The local authorities should remember that stories about Majorca are reported in the foreign media...”
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.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
It’s already kicking off in Mallorca
Cala Ratjada is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, but violence in the resort is not new.
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