The Balearic Islands to position itself as a sustainable tourist destination at Fitur 2025
Once again, the Balearic Islands will be present at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2025, held from 22 to 26 January in Madrid. This year, the islands are presenting themselves as a sustainable tourist destination, [...]
The Consell orders the closure of ten illegal tourist apartments in Palma and proposes fines totalling 800,000 euros
The Department of Tourism of the Consell de Mallorca has ordered the immediate cessation of activity of ten apartments used for illegal tourist rentals, all located in a single building in Palma. In addition, individual [...]
Bicipalma opens its service to non-citizens and offers new technological improvements
From 17th January, the Bicipalma bike-sharing service will be available to people who are not registered residents of the city, including university students and visitors. This measure was approved by the Board of Directors of [...]
The Diada Ciclista de Sant Sebastià 2025 extends registration to 6,000 participants
44th Diada Ciclista de Sant Sebastià 2025 in Palma Set for 20 January The 44th edition of the Diada Ciclista de Sant Sebastià 2025 will take place on Monday, 20 January. The event, with a [...]
Alcúdia to house the future Archaeology Centre of Mallorca after approval by experts
The Consell de Mallorca has obtained approval for the construction of the Archaeology Centre of Mallorca in the Tanca de Can Domènech, in Alcúdia, following the positive results of a preventive excavation carried out since [...]
Year-on-year unemployment continues to fall in Palma: 4.37% decrease in December
The city of Palma closed last December with a total of 13,708 people unemployed, of which 7,824 were women and 5,884 were men. These figures represent a 1.46% decrease compared to the previous month (203 [...]
Mallorca pledges to reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2030
The 53 municipalities that make up the island of Mallorca have joined the pact of municipalities promoted by the European Union to tackle climate energy: the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan. This agreement aims [...]
Sant Sebastià Palma 2023: concerts and programme
The Sant Sebastià Palma 2023 festivities will kick off next Saturday 14th January and will last until 29th January. In addition to the musical performances of the Revetla (19th of January), there will be concerts [...]
The King and Queen’s visit to Menorca in pictures
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia yesterday inaugurated the Llabrés pharmacy in Ciutadella, a property left to them by businessman Juan Ignacio Balada after his death in 2009. Balada bequeathed 50% of his estate to [...]
Miquel Àngel Salvà, vice-president of PIMEM-Comerç: “The sales are being weak”
More than a week after the winter sales began in Mallorca, the vice-president of PIMEM-Comerç, Miquel Àngel Salvà, told this newspaper that "they are a little slower than the sales of previous years. The cash [...]
Mallorca, one of the top five travel destinations in 2023 according to Forbes magazine
Few are questioning whether or not they will travel in 2023 but most are concerned about where they will travel. The prestigious Forbes magazine has listed the island of Mallorca as a possible leading leisure [...]
More authentic, wellness-focused travel and more spending: new trends for Spanish travellers in 2023
Travellers are regaining pre-pandemic confidence and the tourism sector is benefiting. This is what emerges from the study of Spanish traveller trends in 2023 by Marriott Bonvoy, which shows that holidays focused on wellness will [...]
1,240 € on average to live in dignity in Palma
An adult, understood as a person aged between 18 and 24 who is working and a person aged 25 or over, needs €1,240 on average to live a decent life in Palma, according to a [...]
Parking on the Paseo Marítimo: where to park from now on
As part of the remodelling work being carried out on the Paseo Marítimo, which will affect 3.5 kilometres of the promenade and a total of 183,670 m², this week saw the gradual removal of the [...]
The King and Queen of Spain to inaugurate the historic Llabrés pharmacy in Menorca on Thursday
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will travel to Ciutadella next Thursday to inaugurate the emblematic Llabrés pharmacy, a benchmark of modernism on the island, built between 1907 and 1908. After six years of renovation [...]
Balearic Islands breaks records in tourist spending in November but does not recover pre-pandemic figures for international visitors
The Balearic Islands have registered a new record for tourist spending in the month of November, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics. Compared to the same month in 2021, the expenditure [...]
Yllanes urges following the Canadian model in limiting the purchase of homes by non-residents
In the midst of the debate on whether the purchase of housing should be limited to non-residents of the islands or to those who have been living on the islands for less than five years [...]
Natalia Bueno: “The extra effort that Balearic residents have to make to buy and rent a home is much higher than the national average”.
Natalia Bueno en su despacho. The increase in demographic pressure, the lack of space and the paralysis of new construction are the breeding ground for prices to continue rising in 2023, according to [...]
Unemployment falls by 35.9% in December in the Balearic Islands
Unemployment fell by 35.9% in the Balearic Islands in December compared with the same month the previous year. This is one of the largest decreases among the autonomous communities in relative terms, with 20,123 fewer [...]
Rising prices are the main concern of the Balearic population
Runaway price increases, especially in basic products, are at the heart of the concerns of Balearic citizens, according to the latest issue of Quaderns Gadeso, which analyzes how Balearic society perceives the socioeconomic, political and [...]
Palma’s EMT is now free for users with a citizen’s card
Since yesterday, EMT Palma has been free of charge for all residents of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. This measure, which is a key part of the social shield designed jointly with the [...]
Recycling in mallorca: waste flows
The island has had zero landfill since 2011, a model copied from northern European countries that avoids the existence of landfills - This is how recycling flows work on the island Photos: Tirme. [...]
Surveillance for new outbreak of COVID-19 from China
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, appeared before a brief press conference this morning to explain the new health measures in response to the explosion of cases of COVID-19 from China. "We are going to [...]
The other side of Palma
The less visible face of the city, that of the homeless, is on the increase. Teresa Riera, a technician at the housing and homelessness service of Cáritas, has been helping this group for more than [...]
These are the foods without VAT from 2023 onwards
Pedro Sánchez has announced the anti-crisis measures that the government will introduce as of 1 January. Among them, the reduction of VAT on many foodstuffs. Foodstuffs that will reduce VAT in 2023 In addition to [...]
Final stretch for the 20 cents fuel discount
The central government announced yesterday the end of the application of the fuel discount for individuals. The discount has been available for 9 months since its application to alleviate the rise in fuel prices, but [...]
Mallorca wakes up in fog
Until early this morning, the Balearic Islands were on yellow alert for fog banks. This morning the island woke up to an unusual sight. The fog has caused traffic to slow down on the Via [...]
Spanish government approves new package of anti-crisis measures
The Government approves more measures to alleviate inflation and protect the most vulnerable groups. After the Council of Ministers, Pedro Sánchez appeared this afternoon at the Moncloa Palace, in a press conference where he presented [...]
The Govern prohibits the expansion of new land for development
The Govern prohibits local councils from authorising new developments if they already have unbuilt urban land or land to be rehabilitated. In addition, they are limited to the construction of swimming pools on rural land. [...]
Air Nostrum pilots strike affects 37 flights
Another day of strike by Air Nostrum pilots, called by SEPLA. The company has been forced to cancel flights from Alicante, Almería, Bologna, Bordeaux, Frankfurt, Granada, Ibiza, Madrid, Mallorca, Menorca, Nice, Pamplona, Seville and Valencia. [...]
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