The Govern invokes the migratory contingency to halt the distribution of minors
The Government of the Balearic Islands has formally requested the Ministry of Childhood and Youth to invoke the migratory contingency mechanism in order to halt the transfer of unaccompanied minors from other autonomous communities, amid [...]
The Balearic Islands are experiencing a strong upturn in construction, tourism, and economic activity in the first half of the year
The number of housing permits in the Balearic Islands during the first half of the year, issued by the Official College of Architects, reached 2,161, the highest figure since 2008. This represents an increase of [...]
The XXI Amateur Theatre Festival ‘Burball’ will bring together 15 local companies in Palma
Palma will host between 5 and 28 September the XXI Mostra de Teatre Aficionat ‘Burball’ (XXI Amateur Theatre Festival), which will bring together 15 local amateur theatre companies at the Teatre Municipal Maruja Alfaro Mar [...]
Son Espases revolutionises public healthcare in the Balearic Islands with robotic thoracic surgery
The Hospital Universitari Son Espases has marked a milestone in the public healthcare of the Balearic Islands by performing the first robotic thoracic surgery procedures. Thanks to the Da Vinci XI robotic platform, the centre [...]
Golpe a la piratería: la Policía Local interviene casi 6.000 objetos falsificados en Platja de Palma
La Policía Local de Palma ha llevado a cabo un amplio operativo contra la falsificación de marcas en comercios de Platja de Palma. Durante la jornada del jueves, se incautaron un total de 5.757 prendas [...]
Nearly 40% of Mallorca’s online-listed tourist properties operate without a licence
Almost four out of ten listings for holiday stays in Mallorca lack an official registration. This has been revealed by a pioneering analysis conducted by the Department of Tourism of the Consell de Mallorca, which [...]
Tourism promotion of the island confronts the Consell and the FEHM
The Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca (FEHM) and the Association of Hotel Chains (ACH) condemned "the ambiguity that our institutional representatives have been playing with in relation to tourism, which is causing incalculable damage in [...]
Works on the Paseo Marítimo will start on Friday 18 November
The Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) has informed the stakeholders affected by the remodelling of the new Palma seafront promenade that work will begin next Friday 18th November. In the communication, it has detailed its [...]
Museum directors from all over the world meet in Palma this weekend
Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani de Palma is hosting the international congress CIMAM - International Committee of Museums and Collections of Modern Art - from 11 to 13 November. This is the only worldwide association [...]
Access to the Formentor lighthouse will be closed until 23 January due to building work
The Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) will resume work on the structural conditioning of the earth retaining wall on the access road to the Formentor lighthouse on 14 November. As of that day, and in [...]
Palma’s Christmas lights switch-on will feature seven shows
The Christmas lights switch-on ceremony in Palma 2022 will take place on the 19th of November at 20:00 in the Plaza de la Reina square. This has been announced by the City Council, which has [...]
Palma’s future tram: 10.5 kilometres, 16 stops and 10-minute frequency
The President of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, and the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, have signed the general protocol of action to develop the Palma tram project. [...]
CAEB calls for a wage increase not linked to inflation
The president of the Confederation of Business Associations of the Balearic Islands (CAEB), Carmen Planas, has advocated a wage increase not linked to inflation. This was stated during the conference 'Benefits of flexible remuneration for [...]
Netflix premieres season five of The Crown with scenes filmed in Mallorca
This Wednesday, 9 November, the streaming platform Netflix has released the fifth season of the series "The Crown". The ten chapters that make up the season can now be seen from 9:00, peninsular time. In [...]
Dijous Bo 2022: Inca’s great celebration programme
Inca's Dijous Bo 2022 is warming up ahead of its celebration on 17 November. A programme full of activities for locals and visitors that continues the three autumn fairs. The mayor of the municipality, Virgilio [...]
Rafa Nadal and Maria Perelló have their own luxury perfume
Rafa Nadal and Maria Perelló have just unveiled their own perfumes. Through a collaboration with French luxury fragrance company Henry Jacques, the couple have inspired "Les Brumes". According to the brand, the tennis player's relationship [...]
Afedeco’s Scratch and Win games get underway to boost small businesses in Palma
The trade association Afedeco is promoting the Scratch and Win campaign in Palma from the 7th to the 20th of November. An action to boost and support retail trade. In order to win a Scratch [...]
The Balearic Islands attend WTM with the aim of positioning itself as a sustainable and circular destination
The Balearic Islands will take part in the World Travel Market tourism fair in London from 7 to 9 November. The aim will be to position itself in the British market as a sustainable and [...]
The Fira de Pollença 2022 showcases the primary sector and craftsmanship
The Fira de Pollença 2022 reaches its XXXIX edition, highlighting the primary sector and local crafts. The "Mè de Pollença" will be the protagonist of the fair, which will be held from the 11th to [...]
The Mallorca Film Commission receives the Essentially Award for best luxury ambassador for Mallorca
The Mallorca Film Commission, an entity dependent on the Consell de Mallorca, has received the Essentially award for Best Luxury Ambassador of the island at a gala held this Thursday at the Palacio Can Marqués. [...]
Tourists spent 15,259 million up to September, an all-time record on the islands
Until last September, the Balearic Islands accumulated the highest tourist expenditure in its history. Tourists spent 15,259 million euros in the first nine months of the year, as shown by the Tourism Expenditure Survey (Egatur) [...]
Carmen Linares: “From Rosalía I value the young people that she has attracted to flamenco”
The cantaora (flamenco singer) Carmen Linares, winner of the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, opens the Jazz Voyeur Festival at the Trui Teatre on 4 November. More than four decades of artistic [...]
The Government plans to limit the sale of homes to foreigners
To open the debate on limiting the sale of homes to foreigners. This is one of the objectives of the Balearic government. The Councillor for Economic Model, Tourism and Employment, Iago Negueruela, declared in Parliament [...]
Nit de les Ànimes 2022 in Palma: a programme to recover the local tradition
The Nit de les Ànimes 2022 in Palma will be held in Sa Riera Park on Saturday the 5th of November. This is the sixth edition of the festival that aims to promote and recover [...]
Logitravel to promote Palma as the “perfect getaway” during the low season
The company Logitravel will be responsible for developing the tourism comarketing aimed at the national market from the 1st of November to the 15th of December. The aim of this action is to improve the [...]
A new circular bus line in Palma will connect the Palacio de Congresos with Plaza Progreso
A new circular bus line will link the Palacio de Congresos with Palma's Plaza Progreso. This is the EMT's first circular line that will connect the neighbourhoods located beyond the avenues. These are some of [...]
Port d’Alcúdia launches tests of the system for alerting the population of emergencies
The population of the Port d'Alcúdia area will receive a simulated message on their mobile phones this Wednesday at 12:00 noon. In this way, the Balearic Islands will test the new system of alerts to [...]
Celebrities turn out in defence of El Bungalow ahead of Sunday’s protest
Many familiar faces have shown their support for the restaurant El Bungalow in Ciudad Jardín, which Costas intends to demolish, through a video. This support is expected to be massive this Sunday, November 6th, [...]
The Consell de Govern approves the highest budgets in history
The Consell de Govern has approved the General Budget Bill of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands for 2023 for a total of 7,133.4 million euros. The new budgets increase by 11.5% compared to [...]
The train to Llevant, housing and the water cycle will be the focus of the eco-tax investments in Mallorca
The investment of the Sustainable Tourism Tax in Mallorca resulting from the 2023 call will have a total impact of 99.18 million euros, between its own projects and others that affect all the islands. Among [...]
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