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Tourism Warning: Expecting fallout from anti-tourism protests

BRITISH tour operators have warned that ‘tourismaphobia’ will deter holidaymakers from visiting Mallorca this year. The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) reported a ‘turning

8 Jan, 2018 @ 16:50

La Cultura·Mallorca·Travel News

New Year’s emergencies soared into the hundreds in the Balearics

ON New Year’s Eve, an astonishing 693 emergency calls were made, with 157 incidents declared around the Balearics. The Emergency System of the Balearic Islands

8 Jan, 2018 @ 11:49

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Mallorca

LOVE RUSH: Applications open for this season of Love Island

SEASON two of ITV2’s incredibly popular show Love Island, filmed right here in Mallorca, is now accepting applications for the 2018 season. In the first

6 Jan, 2018 @ 15:59

Celebrity·Entertainment·Mallorca

Mallorca home owner and billionaire Sir Richard Branson shares tips for resolution success

WE ARE coming to the end of the first week of 2018 and the dust has almost settled on the festivities, well, except for Three

5 Jan, 2018 @ 13:11

Lead·Mallorca·Other News

After this weekend’s King’s Day comes Mallorca’s largest gathering

ONE of the biggest festivals in Mallorca, Sant Sebastià, is just around the corner with city’s most iconic party on January 19. The feast day

5 Jan, 2018 @ 12:06

Entertainment·La Cultura·Mallorca

December weather was colder than the average in Mallorca

DECEMBER was colder than usual in Mallorca, with an average temperature of 11C according to data from Aemet. The average December temperature is closer to

4 Jan, 2018 @ 10:20

Environment·Mallorca

Complete list of national and regional holidays in Spain for 2018

SPAIN has one of the highest amount of national and regional holidays in Europe. So you’re not caught by surprise we have compiled this year’s

2 Jan, 2018 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

New Year’s Day supermoon will be the brightest of 2018

TONIGHT the winter supermoon will light up the sky, the brightest of three supermoons in 2018. The moon will be at the closest point to

1 Jan, 2018 @ 18:54

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

Rafa Nadal opts out of Brisbane Open, postponing the start of his season

MALLORCA tennis ace and ATP World Number One Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing in the 2018 Brisbane International tournament, but remains

31 Dec, 2017 @ 13:45

Celebrity·Mallorca·Sport

Tenth bus catches fire while en route and full of passengers

ANOTHER bus has caught fire while driving in Mallorca. It is the tenth bus to have caught fire on the island in just two years.

31 Dec, 2017 @ 09:53

Crime & Law·Mallorca·Travel News

New Years Eve, or San Silvestre in Mallorca, is set to rock across the island

BOTH on the main street, Passeig des Born, and in front of the town hall at Placa de Cort, celebrations to ring in the new

30 Dec, 2017 @ 18:41

Entertainment·La Cultura·Mallorca

Spain’s government agrees to whale corridor to protect species’ migratory route

Stretching from the Balearics to the eastern coastlines of Catalunya and Valencia, the 45,000 square kilometre corridor will become a protected area allowing fin whale

29 Dec, 2017 @ 16:49

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

Only child of Spain’s dictator General Franco dies from terminal cancer

THE only child of Spain’s dictator General Franco has died from terminal cancer. Carmen Franco, 91, was born in Oviedo in 1926, and is said

29 Dec, 2017 @ 12:17

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Spain to increase military spending by more than 80% after Trump blasts NATO members’ contributions

SPAIN has agreed to boost its military spending by more than 80% by 2024. It comes after US president Donald Trump blasted NATO members for

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:24

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Brits hiring cars in Spain will have details shared with cops to help stop terrorists

BRITS hiring cars in Spain will have their data shared with Spanish police looking for terrorists under new government proposals. The plans lay out how

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:13

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain smashes tourism record thanks to almost 20 million Brits visiting so far this year

SPAIN has already smashed last year’s international tourism record before December figures have even been counted. From January to November, some 77.8 million international visitors

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Sóller Tunnel opens early to the public for free access

HOURS before the official opening, the Sóller tunnel was opened with free access for all. A ceremonial opening with President Francina Armengol and Consell President

29 Dec, 2017 @ 09:26

La Cultura·Mallorca·Politics

British mother is suing travel company after daughter caught disease in Mallorca

Gemma Moran, alleges her eight-year-old daughter Clio caught the life-long disease after she was bitten by ticks while staying in a ‘disgusting’ apartment in Mallorca.

28 Dec, 2017 @ 15:51

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Firefighters tackle massive blaze as fire rips through Mallorca endangering residents

Some 60 properties were evacuated as a precaution as the fire spread from the Coll de Siller area having been caused by electrical faults in

28 Dec, 2017 @ 11:12

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

Finding the great escape, writes Amanda Butler

Not much to report on the property front this week as we head into Christmas, apart from receiving a visit from a well known

27 Dec, 2017 @ 17:40

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Penal Colada! Family busted after drug smuggling operation using pineapples

ELEVEN members of the same family have been arrested after police discovered they had been smuggling drugs to Europe inside pineapples. A number of vessels

27 Dec, 2017 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Concerned Labour MPs demand Chancellor publishes Brexit studies

A GROUP of Labour MPs have written to the UK Government urging them to release the results of studies into the impact of Brexit on

27 Dec, 2017 @ 13:00

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

NEW ROUTES: More flights coming to Palma as airlines shut down

NEW flights from Berlin Tegel airport to Palma de Mallorca will start the first week of January with easyJet. The orange airline is squaring up

27 Dec, 2017 @ 10:34

Mallorca·Travel News

WEATHER ALERT: Strong winds and high waves sweeping across the Balearics

HIGH winds and waves across the Balearics through Wednesday causing yellow and orange alerts. Winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour will blow through

26 Dec, 2017 @ 19:15

Environment·Mallorca·Nature