Etiqueta 'Balearics'
Balearic airports to smash all records this summer

Transport

Balearic airports to smash all records this summer

The volume that is being anticipated will, therefore, mean that all three airports will register new record levels of passenger movement.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter05/03/2016 00:00

Madrid continues to play hardball on Balearic finances

Economy

Madrid continues to play hardball on Balearic finances

Catalina Cladera has held positive discussions with central government, but the fact is that, for the moment, there is no change at the national finance ministry.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/03/2016 00:00

Employment

Balearic unemployment down in February

Though unemployment was down in eleven regions, nationwide there was a rise in the February rate.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/03/2016 00:00

President Armengol during a parlimentary session.

Tourism

Regulation on holiday rentals within six months

The proposal suggests that not only should the motion be brought before parliament but it should also be approved within this six-month time frame.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/03/2016 00:00

Slight increase in the price of Balearic homes last month

Property

Slight increase in the price of Balearic homes last month

There were, suggests this survey, only two regions where the cost of housing increased. The Balearics was one and the Canaries the other.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/03/2016 00:00

Tourism

Balearic parliament to tackle holiday rentals

Top of the agenda is the long-awaited movement on holiday rentals’ legislation. This, the government had suggested soon after taking office, would be priority legislation that would need to be effected before any legislation on the tourist tax.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter01/03/2016 00:00

Tourist tax to help boost European image of the Balearics

Tourist tax

Tourist tax to help boost European image of the Balearics

An overriding aim is for actions on behalf of the image of the Balearics in Europe so that tourists can see how revenue is being invested.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/02/2016 00:00

Mediterranean temperature changes to be studied by Balearic researchers

Environment

Mediterranean temperature changes to be studied by Balearic researchers

There were five episodes during winter 2005 when Arctic and Siberian winds brought about significant snowfalls in the whole of the western Mediterranean.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter26/02/2016 00:00

Government and business agree on plan for quality employment

Employment

Government and business agree on plan for quality employment

The agreement for a pact on competitiveness, employment and social progress for the Balearics was signed today at the presidential headquarters, the Consolat de Mar.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter22/02/2016 00:00

Balearic eco tax

Tourist tax

Balearic eco tax

Letter to the Editor: It is widely acknowledged that tourist destinations suffer from the overuse of their own natural resources due to the arrival of millions of visitors.

Beatriz Basañez20/02/2016 00:00

Crime

Seven members of organised criminal gang arrested

Seven people are arrested every day in Spain for corruption according to central government.

Humphrey Carter19/02/2016 00:00

People in the Balearics more hopeful in 2016

Society

People in the Balearics more hopeful in 2016

The “hope barometer” has risen one point to 56 out of 100 this year, with the Balearics rising to tenth from fourteenth of the Spanish regions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter19/02/2016 00:00

Maria Jose Maciá, territorial director for the Balearics of Banco Santander; Carmen Serra, president of Grupo Serra, (publishers of the Bulletin); Balearic president, Francina Armengol; Rami Aboukhair Hurtado, country head Spain, Banco Santander; and Paula Serra, director of the TV and radio arm of the Serra Group, who interviewed Armengol on stage during the event.

Economy

Balearic President: Keep up the good work to ensure growth

Armengol said that now was the time to invest in the islands because of the good economic conditions and low interest rates.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter18/02/2016 00:00

Madrid open to flat rate for inter-island flights

Transport

Madrid open to flat rate for inter-island flights

The regional government and the ministry will be working together to bring about the flat rate and on any issues with Brussels.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter17/02/2016 00:00

Balearics has best beaches in the world

Beaches

Balearics has best beaches in the world

Ses Illetes beach in Formentera was voted the best in Europe and the seventh best in the world.

Humphrey Carter17/02/2016 00:00

The council and opposition agree that Palma needs tourist tax money.

Tourist tax

Palma PP demanding 10% of tourist tax revenue

Neus Truyol believes that Palma should have its voice, given that the city has half the population of Majorca and half the hotelier pressure.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter17/02/2016 00:00

Weather

Majorcan winter finally arrives

The unstable conditions during the week will mean that temperatures are below what would be considered normal for the time of year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter15/02/2016 00:00

Podemos may vote against tourist tax tomorrow

Tourist tax

Podemos may vote against tourist tax tomorrow

The PP, meanwhile, is agitating for a vote in favour of amending the whole bill, which would, in effect, send it back to the drawing-board.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter15/02/2016 00:00

Boom year for trade thanks to tourist invasion

Business

Boom year for trade thanks to tourist invasion

Demand for the likes of food and drink is approximated to be worth 1,500 million euros, which will be a rise of 300 million over last year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter13/02/2016 00:00