Winter flights
At last: winter tourism starts to take off again
British travel group introduces new low-season flights from Britain airports.
Careful what you say
"The tax should not be used as a political football which will only benefit competing resorts."
Tennis
And the winner.....the Daily Bulletin VIP tennis giveaway
Hans Evert Renerius from Stockholm and Majorca is the winner of our Legends Cup tennis ticket giveaway.
Local food
“To promote local food, first you need local restaurants which actually serve it.”
Catalan stalemate
“It was a stalemate in the Catalan poll; no overall winner and no overall loser”
Tourist tax
Tourist tax: “It is a small price to pay for a better Majorca...”
“As I said earlier it is a small charge; (1.7 percent of the cost of a holiday), children will not pay and also it will not be charged on a daily basis so that long-stay tourists do not pay more.”
Tourism
“Please help us make Majorca a better place”
Balearic minister for tourism, Biel Barcelo, says that the tourist tax will represent just 1.7 per cent of the cost of a holiday to the islands and appeals for the help of visiting tourists. Children will not pay the surcharge and the money will be used to upgrade holiday resorts and to protect the environment. Minister says that taxes of this type already exist in many holiday destinations in the European Union. Barcelo says that there will be no backing down.
Tennis
Win VIP tickets to see the Legends Cup in Palma
Tim Henman and Pat Cash will be among those taking part in the tournament from 8-11 October in Palma.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Madrid cash
“The Balearics deserve a better funding deal from the central administration...”
Jason Moore 19/10/2015 00:00