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 [...]
The Balearic coast cleaning service removes over 6.7 tonnes of waste in August
The Balearic coast cleaning service, coordinated by the public company PortsIB, removed a total of 6,707.35 kilos of waste from the archipelago's coasts last August. This figure represents a daily average of 216.37 kilos and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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