Police tackle crime wave in top Mallorca resort
Local council under pressure to take concrete measures such as increasing the police presence in the area.
Not everyone is going to welcome even more tourists this year.
Not everyone is going to welcome even more tourists this year.
According to the airline, the changes are in response to the need to streamline procedures, promote flight punctuality and reduc
According to the airline, the changes are in response to the need to streamline procedures, promote flight punctuality and reduce operating costs.
New Ryanair rules you need to know
Travellers flying with Ryanair should pay close attention to baggage regulations and boarding times.
U.S. companies in Madrid ask Trump to treat Spain differently
Spain imports more from the U.S. than it exports there, unlike the European Union as a whole.
A mainly dry and warm few days ahead in the Balearics.
A mainly dry and warm few days ahead in the Balearics.
Friday should remain dry in Mallorca
Maximum temperatures could peak at around 22ºC in the Balearics on Saturday.
Shops claim that winter sales have frozen this year.
Shops claim that winter sales have frozen this year.
Mallorca retail sector panic
Industry says summer sales are much more successful thanks to the influx of foreign tourists.
Private jets at Palam airport.
Private jets at Palam airport.
Climate change
New tax threat to private jets and luxury yachts in Spain
In Spain, there were 27,122 private jet landings in 2023, 7,502 at Palma airport.
Mass tourism is making a large number of people think twice about certain destinations.
Mass tourism is making a large number of people think twice about certain destinations.
Travel
Majority of Britons will avoid “overcrowded” destinations
63% of Britons likely to reject a destination because of overcrowding.
One the snakes caught in Ibiza.
One the snakes caught in Ibiza.
3,878 snakes caught in the Balearics
Over the next four years almost two million euros of tourist tax will be allocated to the control of invasive species.
The Playa de Muro has been awarded in the past.
The Playa de Muro has been awarded in the past.
Mallorca has the “third best beach in Europe”
So, if you are going to be in Mallorca and want to visit the Playa de Muro, head east, past the bustling town of Alcudia.
Meghan and Harry have a complicated relationship with the Balearics.
Meghan and Harry have a complicated relationship with the Balearics.
Meghan and the Balearics have been in trouble before
Ironically, Prince William and Kate Middleton stayed with Kate’s uncle in Ibiza in August 2006.
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Comment
More airline seats to Mallorca mean nothing
Just because the airlines have decided to increase flight capacity to the island does not guarantee another record season.
Humphrey Carter21/02/2025 11:15