PALMA has an incredible 184 businesses alone dedicated to the nautical sector.
More than any other city in Spain, it helps to earn the islands a healthy €400 million a year.
In total, the Balearics has 700 nautical businesses employing 3,000 employees.
Along with Catalonia, they account for 40 percent of all of Spain’s nautical jobs, according to economics professor Alfonso Novales from the Madrid Complutense University.
The upcoming Palma boat show, starting on April 27, is expected to be the largest to date, announced the minister of employment, Iago Negueruela.
Last year’s show grew by 17% in visitor numbers and counted on 244 stands and over 200 boats.
- The most beautiful village in Mallorca has been named - 12 Dec, 2018 @ 10:56
- Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics - 11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:03
- Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park - 11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50
- Promenade promises to create a whole new look for visitors arriving in Palma - 5 Nov, 2018 @ 11:13
- Five dead – including British tourists – and dozens still missing in Mallorca’s biggest flood in decades - 10 Oct, 2018 @ 10:11
- British tourist found floating in Ibiza’s Port of Sant Antoni - 6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:58
- Young expat starts campaign to raise awareness against balconing in Spain - 6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:09
- Boat propeller hacks off arm and leg of two young tourists in Spain - 1 Aug, 2018 @ 14:48
- Nit de L’Art and a month long Jazz festival coming to Sa Pobla - 23 Jul, 2018 @ 08:42
- Mallorca has a historic number of employees working on the island - 11 Jul, 2018 @ 12:15
