Michael Douglas: ‘I am ashamed of my country and I apologise.’
‘I was born in 1944, at the end of the Second World War, but this is the worst period I can remember in my life.’

Taormina Film Festival
TAORMINA (Italy), 10/06/2025.- US actor and producer Michael Douglas (C) attends the 71st edition of Taormina Film Festival, in Taormina, Italy, 10 June 2025. (Cine, Italia) EFE/EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

The WTTC, which represents the travel industry's private sector, estimated tourists would spend 6% - or 113.2 billion euros ($12
The WTTC, which represents the travel industry's private sector, estimated tourists would spend 6% - or 113.2 billion euros ($127.7 billion) - more in Spain this year than in 2024
International tourist spending in Europe seen up 11% this year, report says
Between January and March, international tourists in the Balearics spent an average of 180 euros per day.
Longer than a football field, one of the biggest super-yachts ever built and she is anchored in Andratx!
He has recently given his Jumbo Jet to Donald Trump
Zuckerberg and Bezos superyachts in Palma
There is plenty of speculation about the wedding guest list. These are a few of the names which have been mentioned. Expected guests who are friends of the groom include President Trump, film star Leonardo DiCaprio, fellow mogul Bill Gates and chat-show supremo Oprah Winfrey.
US 2025 bookings for Spain are down, but not for the Balearics
The Balearics want to attract more non-European tourists, and the biggest bet has been on the US.
Flourishing Mallorca film industry at threat from Trump
Former senior Commerce official William Reinsch, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said retaliation against Trump’s film tariffs would be devastating.“The retaliation will kill our industry. We have a lot more to lose than to gain,” he said.
Concerns about US tourism in the Balearics
United haven't noticed any change in trend, but there is uncertainty.

U.S. citizens are paying big bucks to move to Spain.
U.S. citizens are paying big bucks to move to Spain.
US buyers pay highest prices to snap up Spanish property
North Americans are still well behind Britons, who remain the biggest foreign buyers in Spain.

Saturday's protest in Palma has been hailed a triumph.
Saturday's protest in Palma has been hailed a triumph.
Housing crisis
Calls for expropriation of flats from large US property owners in the Balearics in response to tariffs
Balearic MP has called for the expropriation of all flats owned by American “vulture funds” in the Balearics - one of which she claims has around 960 rented properties.
Spanish snub the United States for Easter
The United Kingdom remains in the top positions, despite the recent entry into force of ETA UK visas.
Mallorca looking to attract US 'brain drain' researchers
Research centres in Spain have been receiving applications from US scientists wishing to move to Europe because of Trump administration policies.

The Bulletin warned of a scramble for eggs a few weeks ago.
The Bulletin warned of a scramble for eggs a few weeks ago.
Cost of a full English for Brits in danger in Mallorca
Increase in demand for eggs in the United States will cause prices to rise even more.
Americans may have to pay 200% more for their Spanish wines
“The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Surge in demand for Spanish Golden visas as U.S. citizens seek new life away from Trump
Richard Gere has recently moved to Spain and has slammed Donald Trump
- Spain leads Europe in island overcrowding - but Malta suffers more than Mallorca
- Please remind me how Mallorca made its fortune
- The world’s most dangerous jellyfish washes up in the Balearics
- The small Mallorcan town with 1,500 squatters
- Fines of up to €30,000 for breaking new Mallorca vehicle regulations
Comment
Cash is still king in Mallorca
I most certainly am not in a cash economy sort of job and as a freelancer and business owner, I pay handsomely in tax terms for the privilege.
Anna Nicholas17/03/2025 14:42