The Port of Mahon in Menorca.
The Port of Mahon in Menorca.
Balearics is home to the safest retirement spot in Spain
The Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) most recent report indicates that a total of 284,988 British citizens are now living in Spain.
Spanish lab sterilises mosquitoes as climate change fuels spread of dengue fever
Increasing number of local outbreaks of West Nile virus and dengue in Europe.
The new graffiti in Manacor, Mallorca.
The new graffiti in Manacor, Mallorca.
Outrage over “kill a tourist” graffiti in Mallorca
“This graffiti does not represent, in any case, the majority feeling of the residents of Manacor”.
British millionaires forecast to flood to Mallorca
Britain’s decision to scrap its “non-dom” status - which lets wealthy, often foreign residents avoid tax on overseas income - had also had a “small effect.”
Hotels in the Balearics are the most expensive in Spain
In the Balearics, the prices of lower category hotels have risen 25%.
A big welcome for easyJet's winter expansion in the Balearics.
A big welcome for easyJet's winter expansion in the Balearics.
easyJet commits to all-year holidays in the Balearics
Since launching operations in the Balearic Islands more than 25 years ago, easyJet has carried nearly 45 million passengers and has grown to connects the islands to Europe and the UK on 64 routes.
Jet2 issues immediate warning of storm delays in Mallorca
“We are currently experiencing some Air Traffic Control slot delays on flights that are due to arrive, depart or fly across the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands."
The tiger mosquito population is spreading across the Balearics.
The tiger mosquito population is spreading across the Balearics.
Balearics on tiger mosquito alert
“The risk is very present in the Balearics and we must consider it very seriously.”
Mallorcans 'balconing' in Menorca
Fear that the Sant Joan Fiestas "will get out of hand".
Menorcans are on the move to p`rotest the island from mass tourism.
Menorcans are on the move to p`rotest the island from mass tourism.
Menorca goes to war with Mallorca, tourists told to go home!
One Menorcan town has already restricted tourist access to combat overcrowding.
Balearics wave of tourism protests under the slogan ‘Let’s change course, let’s set limits to tourism’
The aim is to coordinate “an intense season of protests”.
100 arrests for theft in Palma since April since Mallorca summer police operation was launched
The simple message is don't leave anything unattended.
Cold front heading for Mallorca this week
A change in the weather is forecast for Wednesday.
Famous Menorcan village can't cope with visitor numbers any more.
Famous Menorcan village can't cope with visitor numbers any more.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Mallorca set to welcome back young British seasonal workers
- Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
- Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
- Weekend weather: No masking the fact that carnival could be a wash-out
Comment
Mallorca mass tourism protests can stop now
On the whole, the foreign media is not interested in the ins and outs of local politicians; they’ll take what they see and run with it and that is that Mallorca does not want tourists.
Humphrey Carter21/06/2024 12:37