The Balearic Islands allocate over €6.2 million to 8 municipalities to promote sustainable tourism
The Government of the Balearic Islands will allocate €6,218,059.92 to eight municipalities to promote sustainable tourism development projects. The actions, financed with Next Generation EU funds, will focus on mobility, accessibility, heritage and land planning. [...]
“Emblemàtics Balears” reaches 401 participating local businesses
The local commerce protection programme Emblemàtics Balears has reached a new milestone by surpassing 400 participating establishments. Recently, ten new shops from Palma joined the programme: Carns Comas, Carnicería Bonnín, Carnicería Germans Vicens, Espardenyeria Llunes, [...]
The August bank holiday sees a decline in hotel bookings in the Balearic Islands
While the August long weekend has boosted hotel activity in much of Spain, the balance is less positive in the Balearic Islands. According to data from SiteMinder, bookings in the archipelago have fallen by 5.03% [...]
‘No i punt!’ reaches 51 municipalities in Mallorca against sexual violence at popular festivals
Mallorca strengthens its commitment to festivals free from sexual violence through the “No i punt!” campaign, promoted by the Island Directorate of Families of the Consell de Mallorca. In 2025, the initiative has reached a [...]
The Illes Balears Clàssics 2025 Regatta turns Palma into the capital of classic sailing
From August 13 to 17, 2025, Palma de Mallorca will host the XXX Illes Balears Clàssics Regatta, a landmark nautical event in the Mediterranean that will bring together 40 historic vessels and true maritime treasures [...]
Palma celebrates International Youth Day 2025 with a Holi festival and gatherings
Palma City Council has prepared a special programme to commemorate the International Youth Day, celebrated on 12 August. The activities, free of charge and aimed at young people aged 14 to 30, include a colourful [...]
The minimum wage to be increased to 1.080 euros per month
The Executive agrees with the unions and without the employers' association an 8% increase of the Interprofessional Minimum Wage that will affect almost three million workers, according to the announcement made today by the President [...]
Turespaña has chosen Mallorca to host a workshop for the American market
The workshop, which will take place between April 18th and 20th, will bring together American travel agents and companies, professionals and organizations in the tourism sector and promotional agencies from the government The deadline for [...]
41.2% Salary Increase for Private Care Home and Day Care Center Workers
CCOO and UGT unions and the employer's association Asociación de Empresas de Servicios para la Dependencia (Aeste) have agreed on a 41.25% salary increase over four years for workers in private care homes and day [...]
Balearic Islands loses 35% of cruise passengers compared to 2019
A total of 1.7 million cruise passengers passed through the ports of general interest of the Balearic Islands in 2022, which is 35% less than those registered before the pandemic, in 2019. Compared with the [...]
Balearic Islands leads increase in retail sales and employment in 2022
Retail sales increased by an average of 8.2% in 2022, while employment in the sector increased by 6.4%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) published Monday. Balearic Islands leads the ranking [...]
Police warns of increase in phone scams in businesses and companies
Scammers' modus operandi consists of directly contacting workers and demanding money through bitcoins or virtual card According to the National Police, a type of phone scam targeting employees of businesses or companies is spreading. They [...]
EMT users are in favour of the imminent withdrawal of face masks on public transport.
Once the impact of the opening of borders with China on the incidence of the coronavirus in Spain has been analysed, the government has announced that masks will be removed "immediately" from public transport. The [...]
Balearic Islands closed the year with more employment and less unemployment than in 2021
In the last quarter of the year there were 24,100 fewer unemployed people than in 2021 and 33,800 more employed people The Balearic Islands is the region where unemployment fell the most and employment grew [...]
Antònia Font concert in Palma: doors open earlier and public transport reinforced
The Palma Town Hall has announced that the opening time for the Antònia Font concert in Palma has been brought forward to 17:00, as it is expected to attract a large crowd. The free performance [...]
Mallorcan cuisine travels to Madrid Fusión
Local produce and Mallorcan gastronomy have been promoted for yet another year with the support of the Consell de Mallorca at the Madrid Fusión gastronomy fair, held at IFEMA (Madrid), which comes to an end [...]
CAEB warns of “tough months” ahead for SMEs
After learning that the Balearic Islands is the community where business confidence has fallen the most in the first quarter of 2023, the Confederation of Business Associations of the Balearic Islands (CAEB) has assured this [...]
The Galatzó Shelter opens its doors to the public
The new Galatzó Shelter open for overnight stays from Wednesday 25th January. This was announced in a press release by the Consell de Mallorca. With a surface area of 1,110.98 m², the Galatzó Shelter is [...]
Vicky Luengo wins the Gaudí Award for Best Female Leading Role
Foto: Itziar Jiménez. Palma-born actress Vicky Luengo, who was on the cover of the spring-summer 2022 edition of Mallorca Global Mag, picked up the Gaudí Award for Best Female Lead this Sunday for [...]
Everything ready for the Challenge 2023, the most important cycling tour of Mallorca
The 32nd edition of the Challenge Ciclista Mallorca has been presented today, a competition that will take place from 25th to 29th January and in which 22 teams and nearly 300 riders from all over [...]
The first snowfalls leave a wintry picture in Mallorca and force the closure of stretches of road
The sub-zero temperatures that have been reached over the last few hours in Mallorca (the minimum, -2.3 ºC, was recorded in the Serra d'Alfàbia at 6:10 am), have left a snowfall in the Serra de [...]
Consternation in Balearic society at the death of Mallorcan filmmaker Agustí Villaronga
The death of film director Agustí Villaronga in the early hours of Sunday morning from cancer, which he made public in 2021, has sparked a wave of messages of recognition, gratitude and grief in the [...]
A boost for the new tourism law and a message of optimism for the coming season on the first day of FITUR
The Balearic Islands has committed to allocate 60 million of European funds to the tourism sector to carry out the transformation reflected in the new tourism law, to which representatives of the hotel sector have [...]
A giant gate to inaugurate the Chinese New Year, a festival declared to be of municipal public interest
A large Chinese door, located at the entrance of the street Nuredduna, which will be visible from 21 January, at the intersection between Aragon and Avenidas street, will welcome all citizens who come to the [...]
Antonio Oliver, head of Microbiology at Son Espases: “There is more flu than COVID”
Antonio Oliver, jefe del Servicio de Microbiología del Hospital Universitario Son Espases. Foto: hospitalsonespases.es. The head of the Microbiology Service of the University Hospital of Son Espases, Dr. Antonio Oliver, explained that there [...]
Mallorca to continue with strong gusts of wind and waves
The gale blew down a large tree in Son Armadans street on the night of 16 January. In the photo, firefighters work to clear the area this morning. Photo Mallorca Global Mag. The wind and [...]
The Balearic Islands aim to consolidate the national market at Fitur 2023
The Balearic Islands will take part in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) to be held in Madrid from 18 to 22 January with the aim of consolidating the domestic market and raising awareness of the [...]
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 [...]
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