Etiqueta 'Balearics'
Tourists in Majorca and the Balearics should mostly now know about the introduction of the tourist tax on 1 July.

Tourist tax

Government gives final approval for the tourist tax

The possibility of a tourist refusing to pay would be like going to a car repair garage and not wanting to pay VAT, says tourism minister Barceló.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/06/2016 00:00

Property in Majorca and the Balearics attracting plenty of foreign interest.

Property

Upper end of Majorca's property market continues to soar

Sale of properties at the upper end of the Balearic housing market has risen by 57% since the start of the year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter22/06/2016 00:00

Tourists staying in unregulated holiday accommodation will not be paying the tourist tax.

Tourist tax

Unregulated holiday rentals cannot be subject to the tourist tax

The government will be amending the tourism law as soon as possible in order that there is regulation of accommodation of all types.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter18/06/2016 00:00

There is a high level of mortgage indebtedness in the Balearics.

Finance

85,000 blocked bank accounts in the Balearics for unpaid debts

The actual number of people affected amounts to almost 8% of the Balearic population.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter17/06/2016 00:00

Cars and other vehicles clearly contribute to pollution levels in the Balearics.

Environment

Air pollution in Majorca above recommended levels

Some 150,000 people (13% of the islands' population) live in areas where air pollution exceeds limits legally permitted in Spain.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter16/06/2016 00:00

Ignacio Cosidó, Spain's director-general of police at the Palma security summit.

Police

Police minister confirms commitment to Balearics safety

The national director-general of the police described the Balearic Islands as one of the safest and most attractive destinations in the Mediterranean.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/06/2016 00:00

Enrique Ponce. Taken at the bullfight in Illescas, Toledo.

Animal welfare

Bullfighting ban will wait until after the general election

With parliament unable to move ahead with the ban, the bullfight in Muro as part of its summer fiestas will definitely take place this coming weekend.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/06/2016 00:00

Monport development in Puerto Andratx

Property

Property market showing strong but unequal growth

The worst effects of the crisis have now been lifted in much of the Mediterranean region, including the Balearics, as well as in Madrid.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter10/06/2016 00:00

Tourism, naturally enough, is key to Balearic economic growth.

Economy

Growth forecast for the Balearics lower than the government's

The government says 3.5% growth. The Centre for Economic Forecasts disagrees.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter08/06/2016 00:00

Richard Branson is one of the foreign buyers: his Son Bunyola estate in Banyalbufar.

Property

High price of property not deterring foreign buyers

The price of property in the Balearics is set to increase by almost 7% above the national average this year.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/06/2016 00:00

People wait outside an employment office in Ibiza.

Employment

Record fall in Balearic unemployment

The unemployment figures will give the acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, a boost going into the June general election.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/06/2016 00:00

Ibiza: highest property prices in Spain.

Property

Increasing property prices adding to the strain on Balearic housing

The Balearics was the region of Spain with the highest percentage increase in prices.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter28/05/2016 00:00

Minister Negueruela opposed to change to Greenwich Mean Time.

Society

Opposition in the Balearics to change to Greenwich Mean Time

The president of the Majorca Hoteliers Federation thinks that the change would be "bad news" for the Balearics.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter28/05/2016 00:00

Carles Puigdemont and Francina Armengol.

Finance

Balearics and Catalonia join forces for fairer funding

Armengol said that the Balearic government has had enough of being "mistreated" by Madrid.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter20/05/2016 00:00

Marc Pons, light grey jacket left, meeting with the national ministry representatives.

Transport

National support for Balearic inter-island flat-rate air tariff

The meeting represented "very positive news" and a "significant change" on behalf of the ministry of development.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter11/05/2016 00:00

While used properties are selling well, the market for new homes is sluggish.

Property

March home sales up by a quarter in the Balearics

Sales in the Balearics, relative to every 100,000 inhabitiants, were the second highest in the country.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter10/05/2016 00:00

Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma when it did have a Blue Flag.

Environment

Barceló says again that payment for Blue Flag is not a priority

"The controls (for quality) are always done. It makes no sense to pay a company for something that is always done."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter10/05/2016 00:00

Deya, just one of many parts of the island popular with foreign buyers.

Property

British dominated the foreign property market last year

In the Balearics, the increase in the level of foreign purchasing was 22.3%, well above the national figure.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter09/05/2016 00:00

Balearics has lowest rate of obesity

Health

Balearics has lowest rate of obesity

The rate of obesity in the Balearics is under half that of some Spanish regions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter07/05/2016 00:00