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Up, Up and away on an Airship from Mallorca!
“This is not a luxury product, it’s a practical solution to the challenges posed by the climate crisis..”
Two Balearic Municipalities amongst the richest in Spain
The average income in the Municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón in western Madrid is nearly four times more than the lowest average income in Níjar in Almería.
Decline in Spanish COVID-19 infections slows
Over the past 14 days reached 126 cases per 100,000 people, down 13% in a week.
Boris Johnson has Mallorca on tenterhooks!
“As soon as the British market is reactivated tourism for July, August, September and October will be guaranteed..”
Mallorcan ice cream parlour one of the best in Spain
"Traditional flavours like chocolate, vanilla, lemon, cookies, and strawberry are the best sellers..”
KLM adds new Balearic routes to its summer roster
KLM flights from the Netherlands to Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Alicante and Valencia will also be available this summer.
Last survivor of Spain's International Brigades dies at 101
"A man of great intelligence, with a strong heart, hardened in battles and prisons, he never ceased to denounce the fact that the Spanish Republic had been cruelly abandoned to its fate."
Hollywood stars choosing Mallorca for their holidays
Michael Douglas, Catherin Zeta Jones and Joan Collins are all spending time in Mallorca.
Dame Joan Collins has just arrived in Palma for a holiday
Dame Joan recently returned to the UK from New York and luckily her stint in quarantine finished just in time for her 88th birthday on Sunday.
Moderation of decrease in coronavirus cases
While the trend remains favourable, there are still regions with incidence above 200.
Pandemic delays completion of Spain's Sagrada Familia beyond 2026
It will reopen from May 29 on weekend mornings after closing in October.
The Balearics had the highest hotel occupancy in April
23,601 of the 64,172 people who visited the Islands in April were Spanish and the rest were foreign.
95% of Palma hotels will be open in June
"At the moment 45 hotels are open and in less than a month 67 will be operational.."
Thousands of British tourists heading for Mallorca
After a week or two in the Mallorcan sunshine British tourists will be heading for 10 days quarantine in the UK and have to take a PCR test on day 2 and day 5.
Tourists invited to rural Spain to save dying villages
By contrast with the mainland, Mallorca's villages have been benefiting from a growth in tourism.
Several UK flights are scheduled at Palma Airport today
283 international and 79 domestic flights are scheduled to take off or land at Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma.
Mallorca pushing for International Cruise Ship authorisation
Cruise tourism is considered a strategic Sector because of its economic impact in places where the ships dock.
Spain green list "increasingly unlikely"
The Independent refers to remarks made by Boris Johnson at a meeting of the 1922 committee.
Ireland raises prospect of earlier return to foreign travel
A COVID certificate would be handed out for free by health authorities in EU countries to people who received a vaccine.
EU reaches deal on COVID-19 passes to rescue summer
The European Union reached a deal on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism.
Antarctica gives birth to world’s largest iceberg just bigger than Mallorca!
Ranks as the largest existing iceberg on the planet.
The Foreign Office will have the last word on 'Amber' travel
"If something goes wrong, insurers will use every tool in the book to avoid liability.”
More speculation over the UK's 'Green' list
Alan Bowen, Association of Atol Companies Legal Advisor: “I fear if anything comes off the 'Green' list, we’ll be finished for the summer.."
16,000 British tourists flying to Spain before the weekend
Around 5 million British tourists have already booked to go to ‘Amber’ destinations over the summer.
Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones back in Mallorca
Cameron and step brother Dylan are in Mallorca with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones.
Cheap holiday deals could end up costing a fortune
If tourists have a positive PCR test before they fly home they will have to fork out a ton of money to quarantine in a foreign hotel for 10 days.
It's not too late for a bumper season in Mallorca
“People are arriving with a smile on their face and swapping their winter clothes for shorts and bikinis..”
TUI's 'Mein Schiff 2’ en-route to Palma
All passengers and crew must provide a negative Covid test before the cruise begins, undergo daily temperature tests and take an antigen test before disembarking in Palma.
Spain approves Pfizer shots for under-60s who got AstraZeneca first dose -El Pais
The government had banned it for those aged under 60 due to blood clot concerns.
British tourists told: no PCR test for Mallorca if you've had both jabs!
An EU plan that allows tourists from low-risk countries, such as the UK to enter Europe without restrictions is expected to be approved on Wednesday.
Spanish study finds AstraZeneca vaccine followed by Pfizer dose is safe and effective
Few serious side effects were reported among the 600 participants.
Two-month-old Spanish baby saved by pioneering heart transplant
"Such techniques did not exist for young children three years ago and had never before been used on a baby so small."
Spanish troops deploy in Ceuta after thousands break in from Morocco
Soldiers in armoured vehicles were guarding Ceuta's beach on Tuesday.
Scandinavian tourists back in Mallorca in June
"The arrival of Scandinavians is always positive, especially in the current situation and it will lead to more establishments opening up..”
Hope for Americans living in Mallorca
“The US and UK have a similar vaccination level so a corridor will most certainly open between the US and UK..”
Brits up with the lark to go on holiday as UK travel ban is lifted!
Hundreds of planes are taking off from English Airports today; 124 of them are bound for ‘Amber’ listed countries, including 23 flights to Spain.
Police move Barcelona crowds along amid post-curbs parties
The first full weekend after Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted.
Canary Islands could help Mallorca secure 'Green' list status
President Torres has said that he hopes the return of British tourists will coincide with the Day of the Canary Islands on May 30.
"Too early" to be lifting UK travel restrictions
Worries about the Indian variant leading Labour to question the lifting of travel restrictions.
The end of an era as Tito's in Palma changes hands
The Cursach Group put Tito’s up for sale last year for 16.5 million euros.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"