Mallorca news from The Olive Press, reporting in English on Spain's largest Balearic island – Palma and its airport, the resort of Magaluf, and mountain towns such as Sóller. Coverage spans overtourism and the protests it has sparked, crime affecting tourists and residents, the property market and foreign-buyer restrictions, and air travel disruption. For wider context see Property, or follow Travel News for the bigger picture.
In an exclusive interview with the Olive Press, the mayor of Calvia reveals his plans to rid tourist hotspot Magaluf of its reputation for booze-fuelled
THOUSANDS are expected to take to the streets of Barcelona and Palma this weekend to protest against airport expansion plans they say will worsen overcrowding
A BRITISH tourist has been arrested for assaulting a taxi driver outside Palma airport last Tuesday night. Another driver who rushed to help his colleague
HOLIDAYMAKERS flying to and from Palma airport in Mallorca this August can breathe a sigh of relief after an indefinite strike that threatened to derail
FOUR young men have been handed suspended prison sentences and fines after breaking into a Mallorca dolphinarium to swim with the mammals. The group, aged
OVER 115,000 counterfeit luxury jewellery items with a total retail value of hundreds of millions of euros have been impounded after a Guardia Civil raid