Week in Review: Elections, housing, squatters, water supply and no beach bars
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
German tourists arriving in Mallorca
German tourists arriving in Mallorca.
Junior coalition partners in Balearic government want BIG increase in the tourist tax
"Tourist tax should be paid at airports and ports of entrance..."
Another day, another giant mess in Playa de Palma
"Residents calling on the Palma council to take action..."
Tourist arrested for false claim of robbery
He told police that he had been threatened with a knife.
Bail for four German tourists charged with arson in Arenal
Eight remain in custody; the incident occurred on May 20.
Six months for tourists who attacked jet-ski instructors
The incidents occurred in Arenal last August.
Tourists on rape charge are released from prison
A technical reason, it would seem.
Tourists ordered to prison on rape charge
A court ordered their detention on Thursday evening.
Prison for thirteen German tourists
They were arrested on Friday following the blaze at a bar in Arenal.
Mallorca a "refuge" holiday destination this summer
Lufthansa weekly flights to Mallorca will be above what they were in 2019.
German holidaymakers at Palma Airport, Mallorca
German holidaymakers are not banned from travelling to Mallorca.
"High demand" in Germany for Mallorca autumn holidays
Germany's autumn school holidays cover a period of five weeks.
German tourists arriving at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Mallorca typically attracts high numbers of German tourists during the autumn holiday break.
Optimism for German tourism in the autumn
The school summer holidays haven't ended in all of the German states.
Germany gives Mallorca tourism a late-season boost
Travel announcements by the German and UK governments offer hope of a decent September and October.
German tourism in Mallorca
The next review could see a lowering of the risk rating.
Government blamed for Balearics having Germany "high-risk" rating
The government insists that the high-risk rating hasn't been harming bookings.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Update: Royal Navy submarine dives into a storm in Spain
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- First day of operation and Spain's new traveller registration system crashes
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”