Javier Vich, new president of the Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca (Mallorca Hotel Business Federation)
Javier Vich has been unanimously elected as the new president of the Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca -Mallorca Hotel Business Federation- (FEHM), succeeding María Frontera after two terms leading the hotel employers’ association. The event, [...]
Palma records a 5.52% drop in year-on-year unemployment in November
Palma recorded 13,911 unemployed people in November, of which 7,942 were women and 5,969 men. Although unemployment rose by 3.21% compared to October (+433 people), the year-on-year comparison shows a significant decrease of 5.52%, with [...]
La Fira de la Llet d’Ametlla 2024 (Almond Milk Fair): A tradition that sweetens up Christmas
Sunday, 22 December, Es Pla de na Tesa will host the 18th edition of the Fira de la Llet d’Ametlla (Almond Milk Fair), an event that has become a must-attend Christmas celebration in Marratxí. This [...]
Traditional slaughters, local gastronomy and popular culture are the stars of the Fira de Sant Tomàs 2024 in Sineu
The next Sunday, December 8th, Sineu is preparing to host a new edition of the Fira de Sant Tomàs 2024, one of the most anticipated events in its festive calendar. This event, which includes the [...]
The Christmas programme at Palma’s Teatre Principal offers activities for the whole family
The Teatre Principal de Palma has unveiled its Christmas programme, offering a selection of performances that include theatre, comedy, choral music, and activities for children. Highlights of the programme include the Concert de Nadal dels [...]
This Saturday the Passeig del Born hosts the II Fira de Nadal de l’Ametlla de Mallorca
Palma's Passeig del Born will be the setting for the II Fira de Nadal de l'Ametlla de Mallorca (2nd Christmas Fair of Mallorcan Almond) this Saturday 30th November, from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm. In [...]
Palma’s Teatre Principal closes the 23/24 season with a slight increase in the number of spectators
The Teatre Principal de Palma concludes the 2023/2024 season, which ran from September to June, with a total of 51,576 spectators attending 112 shows across 155 performances. These figures slightly exceed those of the previous [...]
“If you don’t get out of Mallorca, you get stuck doing verbenas”
The Mallorcan singer and songwriter Maria Hein in Portocolom. Immersed in the tour of her second album while the third one is beginning to take shape, singer and songwriter Maria Hein (Felanitx, 2003) [...]
Where to watch the final of Euro 2024 in Mallorca on a giant screen
Palma City Council will install a giant screen in Plaça de la Reina on Sunday, July 14, so that citizens can watch the Euro 2024 final live between Spain and England. Plaça de la Reina [...]
Companies in the Balearic Islands recover their pre-pandemic profitability
Companies in the Balearic Islands have resumed the pace of capitalizing on their activities and have doubled their profitability within a year, reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest issue of i|negocios from the Economic [...]
Cala d’Or, the essence of Eivissa in Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT Es Fortí de Cala d'Or. Cala d'Or is much more than a holiday destination. It is a living testimony of how a vision of the future, artistic sensitivity and love for [...]
The Mallorcan producer taking Netflix by Storm
The Mallorcan film producer Miguel Ruz Miguel Ruz has positioned Nowhere as the second most-watched Spanish-language film in the history of streaming platforms He had always wanted to work in film, and despite studying engineering [...]
Water reserves in the Balearic Islands fall to half their capacity in June
During the month of June, water reserves in the Balearic Islands have decreased significantly, reaching 50% of their capacity. This marks a 2 percentage point drop compared to the previous month and a 9 percentage [...]
When Cabrera was inhabited by “depraved and perverse” monks
Since 1999, Palma City Council - with some participation from the Ministry of Culture - has been subsidising a series of archaeological surveys. And I say Palma Town Hall because, although it may surprise some, [...]
Festes de la Mare de Déu del Carme 2024, the best opportunity to discover Port d’Andratx
The much-awaited Festes de la Mare de Déu del Carme 2024 in Port d'Andratx start today, Tuesday, July 9th, and will end next Tuesday, July 16th. This week of patronal festivities is one of the [...]
Global People: citizens of the world residing in Mallorca
Mallorca is a land of welcome for people from all over the world. Get to know their stories and the attractions of this paradise. Name: Pierce Broderick. Country of birth: Ireland. Time in Mallorca: 30 [...]
The true progressivism
This country called Spain is burdened by Manichaeism. Mine are the good guys, the others are the bad ones. What a bore and how much nonsense. Since when has it been going on? Perhaps since [...]
Creativity to build in a sustainable way
Bio-passive housing and sustainable buildings do not have to be a luxury, says architect Jaume Luis Salas, of the prestigious inquer Marés studio. "The island needs continuous and up-to-date planning, which we don't have at [...]
Mallorca, the swimwear fashion epicentre
The picture-postcard beaches and the Mediterranean essence that are so characteristic of Mallorca make the island the best setting for numerous swimwear brands to come and photograph their models wearing the swimming costumes that will [...]
Zoomers & Boomers
My daughter was born in 1998. I was born in 1956. In sociological terms, she is a "zoomer" and I am a "boomer". This vocabulary sounds like an idiotic Hollywood comedy, but it is what [...]
The greatest fortunes of the world, Spain and the Balearic Islands on the Forbes list
The prestigious magazine Forbes publishes a list of the world's greatest fortunes every year, by country and, in the case of Spain, also by Autonomous Communities. However, it is no longer necessary to wait until [...]
Healthy Travel
V.S. After COVID, trips to exotic destinations have been reactivated: "We are at a time when leisure travel is gaining momentum and coexists with travel for work and humanitarian reasons. But the main reason continues [...]
Conjugate in future
The socio-economic impact of the pandemic and the risks and opportunities emanating from megatrends such as technological disruption, climate change and sustainability, global demographic change and concerns about health and well-being, among others, are stimulating [...]
EMT Palma recovers the Plaça Espanya bus stops that were cancelled due to building work
EMT Palma will recover stops 598 and 455 at Plaça d'Espanya starting Thursday, July 4th in the afternoon, which were closed due to construction works. Therefore, from 17:00 onwards, line A1 (Airport) will stop again [...]
Catalina Forteza: “He is perhaps the person with whom I have laughed the most in my life”
The great Mallorcan master of theatre continues to unleash laughter among audiences 25 years after his death Virginia Servera. Palma He was born in Vallori Street. From there, he moved to Calle Velázquez and later [...]
The Balearic Islands led job creation in Spain in June
In June, the Illes Balears achieved historic figures in job creation, with 641,635 people registered in the Social Security system, representing an annual increase of 3.1 percent (19,190 more registrations) compared to June 2023, surpassing [...]
The Govern launches the citizen participation platform of the Pact for Sustainability in the Balearics
The Govern de les Illes Balears has launched the initiative "Les illes que t’estimes més. Tu tries!" to engage citizens and entities in the review and reorientation of the economic, social, and environmental development of [...]
European Food Strategy in the Face of Climate Change
We perceive that our civilization is in crisis in the face of anthropogenic (human-generated) climate change. In Europe, even more than in other regions of the developed world, we have realized that, for the first [...]
Cultura en vena (Culture in vein) 2024 offers dozens of summer events for all ages in Mallorca
The Consell presented today Monday, July 1 the program Cultura en vena (Culture in vein) 2024 in Mallorca for this summer. Llorenç Galmés, president of the island institution, highlighted the organization of numerous cultural and [...]
Record number of visitors to the Consell de Mallorca shelters
The network of shelters managed by the Consell de Mallorca is recording a new visitor record during the 2024 high season. In the months of March, April, and May, the refugis hosted a total of [...]
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