Airbnb will remove listings of unlicensed properties in Mallorca from October
The Consell de Mallorca has reached an agreement with Airbnb to remove, from mid-October, all property listings on the platform that do not have a tourist registration number. This action will lead to the removal [...]
The 78.5% of Mallorcans believe that too many tourists arrive on the island
Three out of four residents of the Balearic Islands (75.6%) believe that too many tourists arrive on the islands, a sentiment that reaches its peak in Mallorca, where 78.5% of inhabitants say the arrival of [...]
A study warns that the new land law could add 252,810 residential places in Mallorca
The report commissioned by the platform Mallorca per Viure, no per especular (Mallorca to Live In, Not to Speculate) warns that the new land law could allow demographic growth of 37% in the seven most populated [...]
The City Council is organising a bike ride through the centre of Palma as part of European Mobility Week
This Sunday, 21 September, a bike ride through the centre of Palma will take place, a popular event organised as part of the European Mobility Week that aims to fill the capital's most iconic streets [...]
Mallorca will have the public transport Tarjeta Única (Single Card) from October
The Mallorca public transport Tarjeta Única (Single Card) will be available from October and will allow travel on trains, metro, interurban buses (TIB) and Palma city buses (EMT), according to announcements by the Conseller for [...]
Spain’s Ministry of Housing orders the removal of online listings for 2,373 illegal tourist apartments in the Balearic Islands
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU) has ordered digital platforms to remove the listings of 2,373 tourist apartments in the Balearic Islands that do not comply with the legal requirements for their tourist [...]
How to arrive to Mallorca Live Festival: buses and car parks
The Mallorca Live Festival 2023, the most important music event in the Balearic Islands, is approaching. Given the large number of people that will gather at the old Aquapark in Calvià, how to get to [...]
Ironman Alcúdia Mallorca 2023: traffic cuts
The traffic restrictions for the Zafiro Ironman 70.3 Alcúdia Mallorca 2023 triathlon will affect several municipalities until approximately half past two in the afternoon. This consolidated event brings together thousands of participants in the north [...]
The spring-summer edition of Mallorca Global Mag, now on the street
From today, readers can buy the spring-summer edition of Mallorca Global Mag at their nearest newsagent's. The issue is packed with well-known voices from the island, but also from abroad. This is the case of [...]
Food prices continue to rise in the Balearics
The Balearic Islands once again recorded the highest rise in food prices in the month of April. According to the CPI data published this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) The Consumer Price Index [...]
The Consell de Mallorca eliminates 17,000 tourist places
The island institution has eliminated a total of 17,000 tourist places from its stock market, which means a decrease of 9% in the area of land for urban development. This means that Mallorca cannot increase [...]
The Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes de Mallorca arrives in Mallorca
From 15th to 21st May, the Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes de Mallorca (International Theatre Festival of Puppets of Mallorca) offers 21 shows, two installations and two parades with a variety of original performances [...]
Environment plans water restrictions this summer
The Balearic Islands' water reserves are at 62 percent of their capacity. The Regional Ministry of the Environment will meet with the Balearic town councils to decide on possible water restrictions this summer. In order [...]
The Wine Days Binissalem celebrate the viticulture of their DO
Wine Days Binissalem 2023 reaches its tenth edition on Friday 12 May. The event aims to highlight the wine culture of the Binissalem DO and will run for the following days. The celebration will feature [...]
Electric air taxis arrive in the Balearics
NextNorth, the first electric air taxi company, plans to start flying in 2024 in the Balearic Islands. The cost of hire will be 90 euros for the cheapest fare and they can be used individually [...]
Firó de Sóller 2023: guide to the big festival
The popular battles between Moors and Christians are the focus of the Firó de Sóller celebration in 2023, which takes place on the 15th of May in the Mallorcan valley municipality The Firó de Sóller [...]
A study will quantify the pressure on the Es Trenc Natural Park
The Government has approved the Es Trenc Uses Management Plan. According to the plan, a study of the carrying capacity will quantify the pressure that can be assumed by the Parc and will balance the [...]
‘Botellones’ and expired MOTs, weekend fines in Palma
This weekend the Palma Local Police carried out different operations in Ciutat de Palma. Among other actions, those related to road safety and controls of botellones in the Passeig Marítim and the industrial estates of [...]
Mallorca Palma Futsal, European champion
The Balearic team makes history and wins its first title by beating Sporting Portugal in the penalty shoot-out of the Champions League final. This is how Mallorca Palma Futsal becomes European champions Mallorca Palma Futsal [...]
PalmaDansa 2023: Vibrate with dance
Contemporary dance comes together once again this year in PalmaDansa 2023, which is being held in Ciutat until the 14th of May, along with a cycle of filmed dance projections Palma City Council is organising [...]
‘Be Palma’ Fair: gastronomy in the Parc de la Mar
This emblematic enclave of Ciutat, the Parc de la Mar, hosts the fair dedicated to local produce and gastronomy, 'Be Palma'. It closes its doors on Sunday the 7th of May 'Be Palma' is an [...]
Palma fills up with pianos for a day
The "Your city is full of pianos" initiative is coming to the centre of Palma for the first time. Those who drive around Ciutat de Palma will be able to enjoy 7 grand pianos distributed [...]
Tourist spending in the Balearic Islands: 758 million euros in the first quarter of 2023
Around 671,000 tourists arrived on the islands in the first three months of the year. Tourist spending in the Balearics continues to rise with 758 million euros in this period During the first quarter of [...]
Unemployment in the Balearic Islands down 26% in April compared to 2022
The latest unemployment figures for April in the Balearic Islands show a total of 31,011 people unemployed. This figure represents 26% fewer unemployed than in the same month of 2022, with a total of 10,904 [...]
Bicipalma comes to Son Espases
The Bicipalma network incorporates a new station in Son Espases, joining the latest ones opened in El Molinar and Son Ferriol. This brings the total number of stations in operation in different parts of Palma [...]
The terraces of the Cathedral reopen to the public
May is here and with it the terraces of Mallorca Cathedral can be visited again. From tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd of May, from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4.30 pm and Saturdays from [...]
1 May in Palma: demonstrations for wage rises
On International Workers' Day, 1 May, hundreds of workers marched through the streets of Palma to demand higher wages, lower prices and regulation of workloads in the hotel and catering industry Under the slogan "raise [...]
The writer Dolores Redondo, at the Museu Juan March
'Conversations at the Museum' with the writer Dolores Redondo will take place on Wednesday 3 May at 7 p.m. The writer Dolores Redondo. Photo: Museu Fundació Juan March. On Wednesday 3 May at [...]
The ‘llonguet’ is the star of Es Pil·larí for yet another year
The local gastronomy of the Balearic Islands, with 'llonguet' as its flagship, is the star of a new edition of its fair on Sunday the 30th of April in Es Pil·larí, Palma The 'Fira del [...]
Pedals ready for the Mallorca 312
8,000 cyclists from all over the world will take part in the Mallorca 312 in a race that will be held on Saturday 29th April at 6:30 am, starting and finishing in Platja de Muro [...]
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