15.3 million international tourists visited the Balearics in 2024
The United States consolidated its position as an important source market with 4.2 million tourists.

UK nationals need to be up to speed with entry rules and regulations for Spain.
UK nationals need to be up to speed with entry rules and regulations for Spain.
Foreign Office updates guide for UK travellers to Spain
British nationals living in Spain do not need their passports to be stamped. Actively show your proof of residence, such as the foreigner’s identity card (‘la tarjeta de identidad de extranjero’ or ‘TIE’), when presenting your passport at Spanish border control.

A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Palma to Barcelona has complained about the bad manners of the airline’s ground staff.
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Palma to Barcelona has complained about the bad manners of the airline’s ground staff.
Ryanair responds to complaints in Palma: ‘The passenger upset the gate staff, who denied her boarding’
The airline has said that the passenger annoyed the boarding gate staff at the airport in Palma de Mallorca, so the boarding gate agent denied her boarding.

Lasat year's first mass anti-toursim protest through the streets of Palma.
Lasat year's first mass anti-toursim protest through the streets of Palma.
Balearics and Canary Islands join forces to fight mass tourism
The two regions witnessed mass demonstrations throughout last season over the issue of tourist saturation.

Housing has become a major issue in Spain as it struggles to balance promoting tourism, a key driver of its economy, with concerns over high rents due to gentrification and landlords shifting to more lucrative, short-term tourist rentals, especially in ur
Housing has become a major issue in Spain as it struggles to balance promoting tourism, a key driver of its economy, with concerns over high rents due to gentrification and landlords shifting to more lucrative, short-term tourist rentals, especially in urban and coastal areas.
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“We will propose to ban these non-EU foreigners who are not residents, and their relatives, from buying houses in our country since they only do so to speculate,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has stated
Chinese plot to topple Spanish government is revealed
The Chinese embassy in Madrid did not immediately respond

Visitors now have to provide up to 42 items of information.
Visitors now have to provide up to 42 items of information.
Spain’s “big brother” tourist controls should be axed
Proposed suspension of Royal Decree 933/2021, which tightens up the registration of travellers, until the European Commission finalises its analysis of the possible breach of the European Data Protection Regulation.
Watch 30 arrested in crackdown on Chinese human trafficking ring in Spain and Croatia
The operation was led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in close cooperation with the Croatian National Police (Policija) and Europol.

The hospitality sector is crying out for seasonal staff in Mallorca.
The hospitality sector is crying out for seasonal staff in Mallorca.
UK Travel industry wants an ease of freedom of movement for seasonal workers
The number of UK nationals in temporary roles within the tourism sector across Europe has declined significantly – by 69% – since the UK’s departure from the EU.

A new threat looming on the roads of Mallorca.
A new threat looming on the roads of Mallorca.
A miracle which can’t be believed
“Spain is living an economic boom time according to the experts but I have my doubts. Too many taxes are making life difficult.”
You are playing a dangerous game, British travel chief warns islands
"Pushing tourists toward destinations like Turkey and Morocco."
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- Alcudia top “Most Beautiful Town in Spain”
- Britons will soon have to provide fingerprints landing in Mallorca
- Fight over the best flat alerted neighbours to an attempted occupation by squatters in Palma
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New danger on the roads of Mallorca
Letting teenagers loose on the roads of Mallorca with neither a licence nor a proper instructor is a recipe for disaster.
Humphrey Carter31/01/2025 09:33