Paws to the rescue: trained dogs help save lives at Spanish beach
Stories of their life saving prowess are the stuff of legend.
Canine lifeguards make a splash in southern Spain
Miguel Sanchez-Merenciano, 44, Global K9 instructor and technical director of U.C.E (Canine Emergency Unit) MresQ, and Brown, 2, a male Labrador Retriever dog swim during a rescue training in the Mediterranean Sea, at Levante beach, in Torre del Mar, southern Spain August 18, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Be on your best behaviour on the beach.
Be on your best behaviour on the beach.
Mallorca lifeguard strike to hit top British resorts
50 days after the lifeguards were deployed to the beaches, they are still waiting for two rescue boats.
Like it not, Mallorca is still a sun and beach destination
Niche markets may like Mallorca in the low season, but it’s when the sun shines that Mallorca makes its money.
13% surge in Britons heading to Spain this year
The United Kingdom remains the largest market with 4.43 million tourists in the first four months of the year.
Giant jellyfish lurking in the Balearics
Several specimens of giant jellyfish have been seen off the coast of Mallorca in recent years.
British media all set for Mallorca beach protest as pink lilos invade Palma
This Saturday is the build up to a big protest planned for June 16.
Anti-tourism saturation protests move to Mallorca's beaches this weekend.
Anti-tourism saturation protests move to Mallorca's beaches this weekend.
Mallorcans being called on to storm the beaches this weekend
Residents being urged to take a stand and "recover the beaches"
The premium sun loungers in Mallorca.
The premium sun loungers in Mallorca.
70 euros for a sunbed on the beach in Mallorca
Local residents have complained that more sunloungers are taking up too much space.
Calo des Moro: one of the world's best beaches.
Calo des Moro: one of the world's best beaches.
Mallorca beach listed in world’s top 50
“The beach is renowned for its strikingly clear and almost always calm turquoise waters..."
Some much needed TLC for one of Mallorca’s unspoiled beaches
Seaweed is responsible for turning the water green.
More Mallorca and Ibiza beaches ban smoking
There are now 50 beaches that form part of the Balearic network of smoke-free beaches.
Palmanova is expecting a bumper season.
Palmanova is expecting a bumper season.
Comment
Mallorca mass tourism protests can stop now
On the whole, the foreign media is not interested in the ins and outs of local politicians; they’ll take what they see and run with it and that is that Mallorca does not want tourists.
Humphrey Carter21/06/2024 12:37