Another night of Playa de Palma "street party"
Up to 10,000 people, according to the police.
Palma police deal with more illegal street parties
There were five "macrobotellones" in Palma.
On the beach in Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Mallorca is open to tourists from Germany and other European markets.
High Court denies Megapark an activity licence
Megapark in Playa de Palma was originally two separate establishments.
People in Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Palma's active cases had been rising again.
Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Playa de Palma, one of the most popular resort areas in Mallorca for German holidaymakers.
Playa de Palma, Mallorca in summer 2020
Hopes of rather more tourists than in late summer 2020.
Playa de Palma, Mallorca in summer 2020
With 70% vaccination, the season will be saved.
An empty Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Playa de Palma hoteliers demanding more rapid vaccination.
Hoteliers demanding faster vaccination or the season will be lost
The season cannot start "without a very high percentage of the islands' population being vaccinated."
Merry Christmas from Playa de Palma
The facades of 25 hotels lit up in Playa de Palma.
Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Playa de Palma is staying open.
A dozen hotels staying open in Playa de Palma
Some six per cent of all establishments are open.
Magalluf
Closure of Punta Ballena establishments extended
Playa de Palma and Magalluf streets were effectively closed in July.
The Blog
Another eighteen million down the drain
Playa de Palma, the marketing dream of the sixties, has once more been exposed as an institutional nightmare.
The Blog
Ham, beer and changing tourism
Hoteliers in Playa de Palma are demanding that there is a change of model for two streets which undermine a quality image that is wanted for the resort area.
Majorca
Closed down: the week in Majorca
Streets were closed; was Majorca being governed from Germany?; and masks were the new normal by law.
Coronavirus
Government defends Majorca street closures on health grounds
"We are not in a negotiation situation when there is a matter of public health."
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- The most beautiful town in the Balearics according to National Geographic
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- Russian-owned Black Pearl in Mallorca
Viewpoint
Did Germany pull the trigger?
The story behind the resort closures is an interesting web of political rumours.
Humphrey Carter21/07/2020 01:07