News of the day 11 November 2016
News / Latest headlines
We keep hearing about the increase in winter season tourism in Palma, but what about the rest of Majorca?

Tourism

Balearic winter bookings up 20% on last year

According to On the Beach, Ibiza is proving to be particularly popular this winter.

Humphrey Carter

The olive ebola bacteria has been found in Porto Cristo

Environment

First case of "olive ebola" in Majorca

The regional government's plant health department has found three infected cherry trees in a nursery in Porto Cristo.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Christmas lights in Palma will be a week later than usual.

Retail

Palma Christmas lights being switched on a week later than usual

Retailers want the lights to be switched on to coincide with Black Friday on 25 November.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma Cathedral and the figure 8.

Culture

Hundreds witness the Cathedral's "magical" figure eight

From around 8 in the morning of the feast day of Saint Martin each year, the figure 8 is created by the double rosette.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Tourist tax to stay

I doubt that the tourist tax will ever be withdrawn.

Jason Moore

Sport / Real Mallorca
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