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Health
Majorca Airport health checks
All of the International arrivals were from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover or Munich.
Tourism
The British are flocking to Majorca
Under the new traffic light system, Spain is on the Amber list.
Employment
Agreement reached on extension to ERTE
Business representatives say that work will continue in order to address what happens in the final quarter of the year.
Health
Coronavirus infections soar
Around 36,000 new Covid-19 infections reported in the United States on Wednesday.
Travel
UK government to say more about coronavirus 'air bridges' on June 29
Britons hoping to go on holiday and airlines are putting pressure on the government.
Weather
Heatwave forecast in Spain
Majorca will be very hot and sunny for the next few days and temperatures will soar at the weekend.
News
Brits can fly to 10 European countries next week
British tourists will be able to fly to 10 Europe.an countries, including Spain from July 4
Cruise tourism
Pullmantur Cruises files for bankruptcy
Pullmantur operated three ships - Horizon, Monarch, and Sovereign.
State of alarm
Government not considering reactivation of state of alarm
Localised outbreaks are said to be controlled.
News
2 Statues of Majorcan Saint demolished
Shock and condemnation over the destruction of two statues of Majorcan Saint in California.
Tourism
British travellers to Spain will not have to quarantine
Spain's foreign affairs minister had said earlier in the week that UK travellers entering Spain might have to quarantine for 14 days.
New normal
Sánchez expresses pride in "what we have achieved together"
"I want to end by thanking you. You have shown understanding and have dealt with the suffering in an exemplary way."
Coronavirus
Spain revises COVID-19 deaths upwards to above 28,000
The disease is under control in Spain's nine remaining active clusters as it prepares to reopen to tourism.
Coronavirus
Controls for travellers arriving in Spain
The controls for arrivals at ports and airports are as the health ministry had previously suggested.
Travel
Spain expects decision on travel corridor with Britain soon - source
Borders could open without a quarantine.
News
2nd Immigrant boat intercepted
The Guardia Civil has intercepted a second boat with illegal immigrants onboard.
Coronavirus
Almost 700 workers at a German slaughterhouse test positive for COVID-19
Health authorities in the local municipality of Guetersloh promptly placed about 7,000 people under quarantine.
News
Calls to fell statue of Majorcan Saint
Shock and disbelief in Petra as activists call for destruction of Juníper Serra statue in Ventura, California.
Tourism
Over 4,000 million euros for Spain's tourism industry
The Spanish government has presented its plan for tourism industry stimulus.
News
State Ceremony for Covid-19 Victims
Several high profile EU Officials will attend the ceremony on July 16.
News
Former British Snooker Champion dies
Willie Thorne was put in an induced coma on Tuesday, but suffered respiratory failure.
Tourism
Opening borders will bring "dynamism" to tourism
Tourism is "our best ambassador, our best letter of introduction".
Tourism
Massive blow for travel industry
Travel Industry reeling as UK says 14-day quarantine will not be lifted until June 29 at the earliest.
Employment
Negotiations to continue on ERTE extension
The government is proposing an extension until end-September, but there are demands for ERTE to run until the end of the year.
News
Royal Family Tour objections
Residents of Majorca take to Twitter to voice their objections to Royal Tour.
Environment
New invasive species warning
Appeal for tougher restrictions at ports and airports to control the entry of invasive species.
Travel
Now Spain suggests that UK travellers may have to quarantine
The Spanish government is looking at whether there should be "reciprocity" on quarantine.
Royal family
Iñaki Urdangarin's prison release permissions can resume
Release permissions for the King's brother-in-law were suspended because of the state of alarm.
News
British Tourists can come to Spain next week
British tourists will have to quarantine for 2 weeks after they return from Spain.
Tourism
Spain prepared for control of outbreaks when tourism restarts
Aparthotels in the Balearics have been reserved for possible cases of tourist contagion.
De-escalation
Spain to open borders at the end of the state of alarm
The 14-day quarantine requirement will also be lifted in a week's time.
Cruise tourism
Spain continuing to ban cruise ships
Although the ban is continuing, possible exceptions could be made.
Health
Did Covid-19 lockdown save millions of lives?
The study claims that the coronavirus lockdown saved 450,000 lives in Spain alone.
Tourism
All Systems Go!
The first two flights to Palma will arrive from Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Monday.
Lockdown
Spain's Galicia to be first region to exit coronavirus lockdown
A state of emergency, declared country-wide in mid-March, will be effectively lifted in Galicia, while it remains in force in all the other 16 of Spain's regions.
- 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"