Tourism
Spanish minister says land borders to open, prompts confusion
Frontiers with France and Portugal have been shut to most people since Spain went into lockdown.
Politics
Balearics and Canaries summit to consider relations with Madrid
The Canaries have a special regime for tax measures which the Balearics do not.
Corruption
Duran insists that the PP is not a corrupt party
"These matters don't affect a party, they affect a significant part of the institutional structure of the town hall."
Transport
Coach operators concerned about foreign competitors
The FEBT is planning to take the matter up next week with the regional government’s commission for “intrusion”.
Palma
Quarter of a million to go on expansion of Bicipalma scheme
With the expansion there will be 650 places for bikes at the various stations for the at present 1,638 users of the service.
Environment
Traffic reduction part of Palma’s plan for tackling climate change
A change in transport use will be one of the measures to be adopted, Noguera saying that the effects of climate change are already evident and also concerning.
Palma
Opposition on Palma city council warns of travel chaos
“Let’s hope it will be ok and that everything is programmed so that the local police and the department of transport can ensure that there isn’t chaos.”
Transport
Increase in Palma public transport use
Both bus and metro use were up in Palma, the former having increased by 2.7% and the underground by a mere 0.2%.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Dangerous lack of taxis in Palma
I would not expect, especially in this heat, to have to be queuing, waiting, fighting and panicking for a taxi.
Humphrey Carter29/08/2023 10:15