News of the day 17 February 2023
News / Latest headlines

Latest headlines

Find out which ships are in port today

There are two cruise ships scheduled to visit Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Foreign home buying in the Balearics hits record level

Latest headlines

Foreign home buying in the Balearics hits record level

There was a fourth quarter revival in foreign buying.

Andrew Ede

Carles Manera (right), a director of the Bank of Spain, speaking at a conference in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Halving Balearic tourist numbers would result in 40% loss of GDP

Economic diversification "cannot be a pipe dream; we must be realistic".

Andrew Ede

Majorca tourism

2.9 million euros to be spent on Puerto Alcudia´s famous "Dollar Street"

Almost three million euros for transforming Alcudia's 'strip'.

Andrew Ede

Travel to Mallorca

Latest headlines

Mallorca week in Review

Foreign home buying, living in a container, Americans invasion, Richard Branson hotel requirements and Gary Barlow cruising to Palma are just some of the top stories this week.

Andrew Ede

Worries about the impact another tourist tax with have on British tourism.

Latest headlines

Spain worried about impact of new EU visa on British tourism

Concerns over another tax added to those already charged by destinations like the Balearics.

Humphrey Carter

This week's presentation.

Latest headlines

Sustainable mobility with eTaxi and eRental in Mallorca

Chargers will be located at hotels, golf courses and restaurants with free access 24 hours a day.

Ronaldo at his favourite restaurant he owns with Nadal.

Latest headlines

Nadal and Ronaldo’s new business in the Middle East

Nadal has been able to diversify his investments in order to have a powerful business portfolio.

Humphrey Carter

Cleaner in Palma, Mallorca who was attacked by a psychiatric patient.

Latest headlines

Family of cleaner beaten up by psychiatric patient critical of hospital management

58-year-old Rogelia Oviedo was attacked at the Psychiatric Hospital in Palma.

Andrew Ede

A statue to Rafa Nadal would be by the olive tree in a square in Manacor, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Manacor planning a statue to its most famous son - Rafa Nadal

The town hall now has a sketch of the proposed statue.

Andrew Ede

News / Comment
Mallorca public transport

Comment

Going nowhere

“Not even free public transport works and the roads are still gridlocked.”

Jason Moore

Cruise ships in Palma

Comment

Armada heads for Palma

Limits and restrictions on cruise ships are in place, but could they be sunk ths summer?

Humphrey Carter

John Cleese to bring back Fawlty Towers

Comment

Fawlty Logic

“I was horrified to read that comedic actor, John Cleese, intended to bring back the series but in a modern context with him playing a grumpy boutique hotel owner alongside a never before revealed daughter.”

Anna Nicholas

Mallorca tourism

Comment

When is a limit not a limit?

The government cannot impose a limit as it doesn’t have the means to control the entry of people to the Balearics.

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Lifestyle
Ben on his budget day trip to Mallorca enjoying his five euro full English breakfast at the Restaurante Florida in Palmanova.

Lifestyle

Young British TikTok star promoting the best of Mallorca

‘Man spent less than £15 on flying to Mallorca and paying for full English breakfast’.

Humphrey Carter

The burial of the sardine on Shrove Tuesday ends the carnival celebrations

Lifestyle

Behind the mask: The imagination of Carnival

The parades are a vibrant explosion of colour and fun for all the family.

Andrew Ede

Mallorca resident writing a novels

Lifestyle

Why are you sitting here in the cafe? I am working....

This week we meet a Mallorca resident who is currently writing his autobiography in between writing novels, and looking to start up a writter’s group in Mallorca.

Vicki McLeod

Holiday / Travelling
A smoother summer ahead for Palma airport.

Travelling

Airports see smoother summer travel than 2022 but brace for headaches

Surging passenger demand during peak periods in Europe and North America could still bring long lines, baggage piles and delayed flights.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Weather / Temperatures
EU MetSat image for Friday, February 17, 2023

Temperatures

Saturday's weather in Mallorca

The Mallorca weather forecast for Saturday, February 18.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Living / Paperwork
Inheritance tax in Spain

Paperwork

Determining and proving domicile

To acquire a domicile of choice you must be physically present and tax resident in your new country and intend to live there permanently or indefinitely.

Cathal Rochford, Partner Blevins Franks

Food and drink / Food and drink
How the burger has changed over the years

Food and drink

Tall stories and I never liked them

“There came a moment when burgers were made up of so many bits and pieces they were too tall to hold, even with both hands...”

Andrew Valente

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