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A Japanese feast: ROKA opens in Mallorca for two months only

THE world famous Japanese restaurant, ROKA, has opened its doors in Mallorca for a temporary summer pop-up on the Island. Based inside the luxury five star hotel Cap Vermell in Canyamel, Capdepera,

31 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Tourism reboot: Balearics receive millions to develop new tourism strategy

THE Balearics are to get a €233 million tourism boost from the European Union. The €133 million will come from a €2 billion fund set aside to help develop the Strategy for

29 Jul, 2021 @ 14:45

Balearic Islands·Lead

Travelling to Spain’s Balearic Islands? These are the new COVID-19 rules you need to know about

These measures will come into force from this Saturday, July 24, and are aimed at curbing a sharp increase in infections among young people

21 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Face masks will be mandatory outdoors in Spain’s Balearic Islands as active COVID-19 cases exceeds 7,000

Just over a month since being scrapped, the Balearic government has decided to reintroduce the measure in response to a sharp increase in coronavirus cases

19 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Mallorca

OPINION: Green list for Mallorca was not just about holidaymakers

IT was great news when the UK government put the Balearic Islands on the Green list, especially as I’d booked for my son to come out on holiday, although it is disappointing

19 Jul, 2021 @ 09:59

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Opinion·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is·Travel News

LATEST: Spain’s Balearic Islands downgraded to amber on UK travel list

BRITISH Transport Minister Grant Shapps confirmed that the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera would be downgraded to amber from Monday at 4am BST. This means that from Monday, those over

15 Jul, 2021 @ 09:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Spain’s Balearic Islands at risk of going back to amber on UK travel list

WITH Covid-19 cases tripling over the last two weeks in Spain, the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca could be bumped to amber in Thursday’s announcement. After being put on the UK’s

14 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

COVID-19 positive teenager found by police at illegal party in Spain’s Mallorca after refusing quarantine orders

The youngster had been directed to stay at home after testing positive for COVID-19

12 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police bust criminal gang that preyed on unsuspecting tourists in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional arrested nine gang members in S'Arenal in the early hours of this morning

8 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands BAN sale of alcohol in shops after 10pm in bid to crackdown on ‘super-spreader’ parties

The new rule, which will come into force from this Saturday (July 10), will prohibit alcohol being sold after 10pm in supermarkets, shops and petrol stations

8 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

HOLIDAY FIASCO: Retired British couple left stranded on Mallorca after Teletext holidays failed to inform them their hotel was still closed

By Alexander Marciniak AFTER two years of waiting for their longed-for holiday to Mallorca, a Scottish couple finally made it to the island only to be left stranded outside a hotel that

1 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain Issues Over 2.7 Million Eu Covid Travel Certificates As Scheme Officially Launches On July 1

Spain issues over 2.7 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates as scheme officially launches on July 1

THE EU COVID-19 travel certificate officially comes into force across the European Union tomorrow(July 1) with over 2.7 million documents issued so far in Spain. The so-called ‘digital green certificate’ was formally

30 Jun, 2021 @ 14:02

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Mallorca brings forward Covid-19 jabs for 16 to 29 year-olds as Spain’s vaccination drive gains speed

FROM June 30, 16 to 29 year-olds will be able to book their vaccine appointments, as Mallorca brings the programme forward in a bid to catch up with its neighbouring islands. Eugenia

29 Jun, 2021 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain tightens rules on all UK travellers (including to Balearic Islands): PCR tests or double vaccination proof now needed

SPAIN has changed the requirements for travellers arriving from the UK and will now demand a negative COVID-19 test or proof of double vaccination. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the measures on

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read·Travel News

Major Tourist Figure On The Costa Blanca In Spain Calls Uk Green List Snub 'wrong' And 'terrible'

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s also suggested the region, which features the

25 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Balearic Islands added to Northern Ireland’s green travel list

TRAVEL is now permitted from Northern Ireland the Balearic Islands, the government announced on Thursday afternoon. Self-isolation will no longer be necessary for those travelling from NI to the Balearic Islands as

24 Jun, 2021 @ 20:05

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

HELLO SUMMER: Ferias and fairs given green light across Spain’s Balearic Islands as summer season reinforced with 300 more police officers

An agreement was reached this week that these local festivities and fairs can now be held under certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus

10 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Mallorca

Nightclubs WILL open across Spain’s Balearic Islands this summer as Ibiza’s Hard Rock Hotel set to host first pilot rave

Last week, the Balearic government announced that Hard Rock Hotel would invite 2,000 essential workers to their infamous Children of the 80's party on June 25

8 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca

Lost and severely malnourished Pacific whale spotted on Spain’s Mallorca coast

The whale, named Wally by environmentalists, usually lives on the coast of Korea or the United States, but has been lost for weeks in the Mediterranean

21 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Interior areas of bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands can reopen from this Sunday BUT only until 6pm

Although a very small victory for a sector in crisis, business unions are hoping that the government will allow bars and restaurants to stay open until 11pm to coincide with the curfew

21 May, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca

Small victory on the cards for bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands as government considers 11pm closing time

This week, key ministers met with local business unions to discuss easing the restrictions currently enforced on the sector

19 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Hotels in Spain get busier with domestic bookings but they are desperate for UK and foreign tourists

DOMESTIC hotel bookings in Spain are experiencing a surge since the ending of the second State of Alarm on May 9, but its the foreign tourists that hoteliers are anxiously waiting for.

19 May, 2021 @ 14:07

Lead·Travel News

Curfew pushed back to midnight in Spain’s Balearic Islands and interior areas of bars and restaurants can open under one condition

Announcing the measures at a press conference today, government spokesman and tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, said that the Balearics Islands were approaching the 'final stages of the de-escalation plan'

17 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Mallorca

Flight bookings to Spain’s Mallorca soar after Germans told they will NOT have to quarantine or take PCR test if vaccinated

On Wednesday, the German government eased entry restrictions for its travellers, allowing people who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 to enter the country without any quarantine obligation

15 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca

Spain Will Spend €8 Million On Three Month Social Media Campaign To Win Back Uk And European Tourists

SPAIN spends €8 million on social media campaign to win back UK and European tourists

SPAIN’S tourist board has unveiled an €8 million campaign to woo back international visitors. Turespaña will target social media sites between May and July with a strapline of ‘You Deserve Spain’ accompanied

12 May, 2021 @ 16:45

National News·Travel News

UK should look at regions rather than whole countries for 'Green' lists to get tourists back into Spain

UK should study regions rather than whole countries for ‘Green’ list inclusion to get tourists back into Spain

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister says that the UK must ‘rethink’ their quarantine strategy and look at regions rather than whole countries. Speaking to the BBC today(May 12), Arancha Gonzalez Leya said that she

12 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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