News of the day 25 May 2021
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Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones with daughter Carys & son Dylan, Palma.

Latest headlines

Douglas- Zeta Jones family day out in Palma

Michael, Catherine, Dylan and Carys enjoyed a walk around Palma without being recognised.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca.

International

95% of Palma hotels will be open in June

"At the moment 45 hotels are open and in less than a month 67 will be operational.."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Tourists at Palma Airport.

International

The Balearics had the highest hotel occupancy in April

23,601 of the 64,172 people who visited the Islands in April were Spanish and the rest were foreign.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Camp de Mar beach, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Torrential rain has a big impact on Camp de Mar beach

The impact of the rain didn't stop people heading for the beach as soon as the sun came out on Monday afternoon.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Animation shows completion of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família

International

Pandemic delays completion of Spain's Sagrada Familia beyond 2026

It will reopen from May 29 on weekend mornings after closing in October.

Reuters

Lago Resort Menorca

Latest headlines

Minorca warning of "catastrophic" tourism season

Hopeful that the UK will give the Balearics the green light.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Palma beach, Mallorca.

Latest headlines

Mallorcan population severely lacking in Vitamin D

Significant Vitamin D deficiencycan lead to a loss of bone density and lead to osteoporosis.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Fernando Simón, Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies

Coronavirus news

Moderation of decrease in coronavirus cases

While the trend remains favourable, there are still regions with incidence above 200.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Preparation for vaccination.

Coronavirus news

Balearics coronavirus figures for Tuesday

33 new cases; over half a million doses of vaccine now administered.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Vaccination in Murcia

Coronavirus news

Spain to receive 94 mln Pfizer vaccine doses from December under EU deal

The total is equivalent to twice the target population in Spain.

Reuters

Vaccination in Mallorca

Coronavirus news

Pfizer option for under-60s given AstraZeneca first dose

Appointments from June 2 for under-60s whose first dose was AstraZeneca.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Joan Collins & husband Percy Gibson at Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma.

International

Dame Joan Collins has just arrived in Palma for a holiday

Dame Joan recently returned to the UK from New York and luckily her stint in quarantine finished just in time for her 88th birthday on Sunday.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment
British Airways

Comment

Viewpoint: Working together

“More co-ordination is needed between governments over travel...”

Jason Moore

Vaccination in Mallorca

Comment

Viewpoint: What more can Mallorca do?

So is it the vaccination programme?

Andrew Ede

Cristopher Columbus

Comment

The Blog: The Columbus industry - so it goes on

Was Columbus born in Genoa? And if not, where?

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle
Organist Llorenç Barceló, Drummer, Dani Domínguez & Trumpeter, Pep Garau performing at the Alaró Jazz Festival.

Lifestyle

Alaró Jazz Festival hits all the right notes

The Eva Fernández trio with Josep Munar on guitar and Enric Fuster on drums delighted fans with a range of original material.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Springing into life

Community

Spotlight on Soller: All about the distance travelled…

Check out what's been happening in Sóller this week and how became ‘the’ live music venue of Mallorca.

Shirley Roberts

Wines in Mallorca

Lifestyle

Enjoy Majorca: When plague devastated Mallorca’s vineyards

Find out how the focus on a single product almost killed the Mallorcan wine industry at the end of the 19th century.

Andrew Ede

Adult Audouin's Gull

Lifestyle

Wild Mallorca: Cover those white bits!

In this week's Wild Mallorca spotlight: Mallorca's rare seagull species that should be on your 'to find' list...

Neville James-Davies

Weather / Latest news
Cas Català, Mallorca.

Latest news

Mallorca Weather Forecast for May 26

Find out what this morning's minimum temperatures were and you can take a look at the forecast for this coming weekend. Whatever you're up to today, you can check the weather before you leave home, by clicking here.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Edition of 25 May 2021
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