Etiqueta 'Majorca'

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Son Espases has updated its out-patients departments by introducing a new system which the majority of you will not be familiar with.

17/08/2015 00:00

The Cossiers and the flower of myrtle dance.

Fiestas

Cossiers defy the elements

The Cossiers of Montuiri will be dancing again this coming Sunday evening, 23 August (from 6.30pm).

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter16/08/2015 00:00

Best summer ever for Balearic hotel chains

Tourism

Best summer ever for Balearic hotel chains

While the Spanish market is bouncing back and assisting with occupancy levels, the British market is also strong.

Humphrey Carter15/08/2015 00:00

Seven Days

Latest headlines

Seven Days

The past week's top stories in the Majorca Daily Bulletin.

Monitor15/08/2015 00:00

Barceló will impose standards for holiday apartment legalisation

Tourism

Barceló will impose standards for holiday apartment legalisation

Regional tourism minister, Vice-President Biel Barceló, has told hoteliers from Ibiza and Formentera that there will be no “massive” legalisation of private apartments for holiday rental.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/08/2015 00:00

Animal welfare

Blood tests for Palma’s horses

"The municipal vets are, in the meantime, carrying out three inspections a day, three days a week."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/08/2015 00:00

Minister for Tourism, Biel Barcelo.

Tourism

Confusion over eco-tax introduction

The absence of the eco-tax - which was a central policy for both Podemos and Més during the election campaign - led to differing explanations by the partners in government.

Humphrey Carter14/08/2015 00:00

Soller tunnel

Call to scrap Soller tunnel toll

Topics discussed included the renewal of fleets through introducing electric vehicles, coaches run on gas and LPG

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter12/08/2015 00:00

Majorca is the top last-minute holiday destination in the UK, but booking late does not mean people are going to get a bargain.

Palma airport

Another record month at Palma airport as Majorca tops last-minute booking spot

July adds to a cumulative result for the first seven months of the year which has seen a 2.5% increase in passenger traffic to 13,044,906 in total.

Humphrey Carter12/08/2015 00:00

Temp jobs are growing fast in Spain but is that a good thing?

Spain jobs

Temp jobs are growing fast in Spain but is that a good thing?

It may seem strange, then, that Adecco, the world’s largest staffing agency, is seeing its fastest growth in these places.

Humphrey Carter12/08/2015 00:00

Inter-island flat-rate air price proposal receives business support

Air tariffs

Inter-island flat-rate air price proposal receives business support

“We believe, however, that this should go further and be extended to essential routes serving Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia"

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter11/08/2015 00:00

Archive photo of digging at the grave in Sant Joan in 2014.

Historical memory

Town halls lack funding for exhumations

There is a worry that there won't be the funding to permit exhumations called for by the law.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter09/08/2015 00:00

GOB wants the tax to be spent on the environment.

Eco-tax

GOB says that eco-tax does not harm tourism

Stats show that tourist spending in Catalonia went up between 2012 and 2013 and then again between 2013 and 2014.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter07/08/2015 00:00

Lack of flights hitting rural tourism.

Winter flights

Rural tourism hard hit by lack of winter flights

“If the number of flights increased and the demand grew, then the island would have the accommodation available to tackle seasonality.”

Humphrey Carter04/08/2015 00:00