News of the day 2 April 2025
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May Day rally in Palma, Mallorca

Latest headlines

Increasing possibility of Mallorca's tourism season being hit by industrial action

The employers and unions are further apart than ever in their negotiations for a new agreement for the hospitality industry.

Andrew Ede

Speakers and participants in the eAula Alcúdia - Tourism Talent event.

Mallorca Experience

Alcúdia and eAula are committed to training in the tourism sector

“Attitude and the desire to learn, as well as languages, are the most important things”.

MDB Digital

Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive at ABTA

Tourism

UK travel industry checking in for flagship Mallorca convention

"The island has long been a really important destination for the UK travel trade, so it feels particularly fitting that we’re returning there in the year that ABTA marks its 75th anniversary.”

Humphrey Carter

One of the suspects in Guardia Civil custody.

Latest headlines

Attempted murder in paradise

Both suspects have numerous previous convictions for different crimes.

Humphrey Carter

Living in paradise going to get tougher for non-EU nationals.

Latest headlines

Spain’s Golden Visa expires on Thursday

The visas were approved by the centre-right Partido Popular government in 2013 after the bursting of the property bubble and until 2023 more than 14,500 permits for property investments had been registered.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Hotels
Mallorca is expecting a strong Easter holiday period.

British passport warning

Mallorca set for a cracking Easter

With the Easter weekend just around the corner, ABTA – The Travel Association is urging British tourists to double-check their passport validity before traveling to popular European destinations.

Humphrey Carter

Holiday / Beaches
Playa de Muro, Mallorca beach restaurant

Beaches

Mallorca's beach bars having problems recruiting staff

The beach bars are faced by precisely the same issues as the rest of the hospitality industry in Mallorca.

Andrew Ede

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