News of the day 23 March 2023
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Latest headlines

Find out which ships are in port today

There are no cruise ships scheduled to visit Palma today

Cathy Caliz

Avistan un delfín en una cala de Mallorca

Latest headlines

Dolphin delight near Pollensa in Mallorca

Dolphins making the most of the great weather.

Humphrey Carter

Magaluf, Mallorca

Majorca tourism

Business and government together on Balearics tourism circularity

The aim is for the Balearics to be "the first circular tourism destination in the world".

Andrew Ede

News / Comment
The new Magalluf

Comment

Changing resort

“The changing face of Magalluf is now a reality. It is an up-market resort”

Jason Moore

New rules for British travelers to Spain

Comment

Brexit is not done

I wonder if anyone actually knew what Brexit would entail because it doesn’t look like it.

Humphrey Carter

My hundred year birthday is set for 2071**…Bring it on!

Comment

Living the (long) life well lived!

Apparently, there are 14,500 centenarians currently living in the United Kingdom at the moment...

Frank Leavers

Tourists in Mallorca

Comment

Is the cycle of exiting crisis merely being repeated?

A key message from that conference was that exit from the pandemic crisis has focused on the same solutions as previously - more tourism and more construction.

Andrew Ede

Baroness Louise Casey publishes Met Police report

Comment

Off Beat

The British police, particularly the Met, need to be reminded why they exist and who they’re supposed to serve.

Anna Nicholas

Holiday / Lifestyle
Son Ferriol is celebrating its traditional fair this weekend

Lifestyle

Son Ferriol and the heretics of southern France

The Albigensian Crusade was meant to have wiped out the Cathars, but some made it to Mallorca.

Andrew Ede

Holiday / Hotels
Holiday / Travelling
Balearic tourism minister Iago Negueruela and TUI CEO Sebastian Ebel by a Palma bus powered by hydrogen

Majorca tourism

Mallorca first in the world to have hydrogen-powered transport for tourists

TUI have taken the opportunity created by the Lloseta hydrogen plant.

Andrew Ede

Enchanted Princess in Palma, Mallorca

Majorca tourism

New giant cruise ship comes to Palma

First season in the Mediterranean for Enchanted Princess.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The Symphony of the Seas in Palma.

Travelling

Record-breaking cruise ship heading for Mallorca

Liner became the vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean with the most guests and crew onboard.

Humphrey Carter

Weather / Temperatures
Puerto Alcudia, Mallorca

Temperatures

Friday's weather in Mallorca

Weather forecast for Friday, March 24; again expected to be warmest in the north of the island.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A safer Magalluf / News
Consul General Lloyd Millen

A safer Magalluf

Consul General Lloyd Milen wants Britons to enjoy Magalluf in a responsible manor

Foreign Office has launched numerous health and safety campaigns for British tourists.

Consul General Lloyd Milen

Xavier Pasquet, Director of Tourism, Calvia

A safer Magalluf

"Excessive drinking was creating so many problems..."

"I am very proud of the changes which have taken place..."

Jason Moore

Georgia Hague tells her story about losing a friend to balcony in Magalluf

A safer Magalluf

Former British Magalluf bar worker campaigning to stop balcony deaths

Former Magalluf bar worker Georgia Hague was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for campaigning to stop balcony accidents.

Humphrey Carter

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