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Airbnb tourist rentals are finally dropping across Spain with Ibiza and Mallorca the biggest winners – but it’s a different story in Andalucia

AIRBNB holiday rentals are finally falling across Spain after years of explosive growth, with party islands like Ibiza and Mallorca leading the crackdown. New figures

15 Jan, 2026 @ 13:45

Ibiza·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ryanair pays out €5k to British tourist scalded by hot coffee put on 'flimsy' table on flight to Mallorca

Ryanair pays €5k to British tourist scalded by hot coffee put on ‘flimsy’ table during Mallorca flight

BUDGET carrier Ryanair has paid nearly €5,000 to a passenger scalded by hot coffee during a flight to Mallorca. The out-of-court settlement went to Denise

14 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Flight chaos in Spain as paraglider flies over airport causing diversions and delays

Revealed: These are the best and worst airports in Spain for delays and cancellations

EYE-OPENING new figures have lifted the lid on Spain’s best and worst airports for delays and cancellations. According to data crunched by boffins at AirHelp

13 Jan, 2026 @ 18:50

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Prince Harry’s ex-lover arrested in Mallorca after ‘leaving hotel without settling €500 bill’

A FORMER girlfriend of Prince Harry was arrested in Mallorca on Sunday afternoon after allegedly leaving a three-star hotel without settling a bill totalling more

12 Jan, 2026 @ 12:59

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list

KATE Mentink-Duncan has been given a British Empìre Medal(BEM) in recognition of her exceptional, decades-long service to British nationals living in Mallorca. Terry Curran, the

30 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

'Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane after stealing coat at security control

Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane for stealing coat at security control

A WOMAN was carted off a plane at Madrid airport after stealing a coat from a conveyor belt tray at security control. Passengers who had

30 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

AS any expat will tell you, driving and parking in Spain can be a bit of a nightmare. Come summer time, it’s just full on

24 Dec, 2025 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and tries to keep it at Mallorca airport

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

A DISHONEST man found a wallet stashed with cash at Palma Airport and tried to keep it before he was caught by the Guardia Civil.

24 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

THREE people have been jailed for nearly 28 years over a €3.3 million real estate scam in Mallorca- the biggest recorded case on the island.

19 Dec, 2025 @ 13:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Key regions of Spain are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe – including the Balearic Islands

THE Balearic Islands and Murcia on the mainland are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe, with a staggering 85% of the archipelago and an incredible 99.8%

5 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

A SERBIAN gang leader with ties to neo-Nazi groups and football hooligans has been unmasked as the man behind one of the most powerful drug

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Mallorca as naked body of British man, 64, is discovered in remote scrubland

THE naked body of a British expat has been found by workers on a farm in Mallorca. The Ok Diario news portal reports that he

5 Nov, 2025 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. The rural home is in Puigpunyent and real

30 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Fresh crackdown on youth hostels and party boats as Mallorca targets a different profile of visitor

PALMA de Mallorca will ban new youth hostels and tourist rentals, as well as all party boats, in a sweeping move to tackle overtourism. Palma’s

21 Oct, 2025 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

SPANISH police have opened an investigation after the appearance of a rogue drone near Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday forced flight operations to be

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:51

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Two Spanish agents recognised among world’s best in international contest presented in Mallorca

TOP-PERFORMING insurance advisors from across the globe were honoured for their work at a special three-day gala event in Mallorca this month. The event, held

17 Oct, 2025 @ 11:07

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca·National News·Other News

WATCH: Cars are washed away and whole towns sink under raging torrents as Storm Alice wreaks havoc on Spain’s eastern coast and the Balearics

CARS were swept through streets like toys and helicopters were scrambled to rescue trapped drivers as Storm Alice unleashed torrential rain across eastern Spain and

14 Oct, 2025 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Orange weather warning for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to drench Spain – with British ‘anticyclone’ to blame

AN orange weather warning has been issued for the Balearic Islands as DANA Alice continues to bring thunderstorms and torrential rain to Spain’s eastern coast.

14 Oct, 2025 @ 11:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Weather

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

DANA Alice has continued to wreak havoc across eastern Spain over the weekend – with the chaos reportedly extending to supermarket aisles as weary Brits

12 Oct, 2025 @ 17:29

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Tourist, 67, dies in Mallorca after attempting to save wife from drowning

A GERMAN tourist has died in Mallorca after attempting to rescue his wife from drowning. The tragic incident occurred on Friday shortly before 6pm. The

12 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Which is the richest neighbourhood in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, where residents earn 63% more than in the poorest?

IT’S the postcode lottery with real-life consequences – the stunning income gap between the richest and poorest residents of Palma has been laid bare. Residents

9 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Property

Concern over new ‘trend’ as parents holidaying in Spain appear to be ‘abandoning’ their children so they can stay and claim asylum

PARENTS on holiday in Spain appear to be abandoning their children in the country so they can stay and claim asylum. A new ‘trend’ seems

8 Oct, 2025 @ 16:42

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

ANIMAL rights activists stormed the stage at a major travel industry convention in Mallorca to denounce Europe’s last big tour operator still selling tickets to

8 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Green·Lead·Mallorca

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

AN Italian entrepreneur who awoke to find his girlfriend dead in his Formentera apartment has been cleared of suspicion – but the woman’s death remains

7 Oct, 2025 @ 17:46

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

British tourism industry chooses Magaluf as the venue for its annual conference – ‘it’s changed’

THE UK’s leading travel association has raised a few eyebrows by choosing the Mallorca resort of Magaluf as the setting for its annual industry conference.

7 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45