The end of the Palma taxi nightmare
Local Police to have powers to impose sanctions and carry out inspections.
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.
Your weekly news catch-up in Mallorca
This week extreme heat, tourism figures, accidents, Uber drivers, resorts and beaches and water conservation.
Britons and Americans are top customers for Uber on their first day in Mallorca
20% were Spaniards, another 20% were people from the UK and 10% were Americans.
Transport
Taxi drivers confident there will not be Uber licences
The taxi drivers have decided they don't need VTC licences as there will be no Uber to compete with.
Transport
Meeting to break taxi deadlock
The tourism industry is complaining about losses incurred because of taxi driver strikes.
Industrial action
Spanish taxis drivers call off national strike against Uber
Regional governments are to be allowed to regulate licences for VTC services, so therefore Uber.
Transport
Taxi drivers to go on strike today
The strike was sparked after the Spanish government appealed a Barcelona decision to limit the number of licences for Uber-style services.
Majorca
Busquets to brothels: the week in Majorca
Bel Busquets became tourism minister, the idea for a tourism museum got the thumbs-down, a European court ruling could prove significant, and the cleaning-up of Magalluf continued.
Transport
Madrid taking measures to control Uber licences
Licences could soon become available. It is reckoned there could be as many as a thousand in the Balearics.
Transport
Government will not grant Uber licences in the Balearics
The Balearic High Court has issued various rulings turning down requests for vehicles with drivers' licences.
Transport
Taxi drivers clash with police in Madrid Uber protest
"We are taxi drivers, not terrorists," chanted protesters when they clashed with National Police.
Transport
Resort bus services to start and taxi drivers are protesting again
Some 500 taxi drivers in Palma are expected to stage a protest today against law which could open the way to services such as Uber.
- 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
Hotelier hypocrisy?
Critical of Airbnb but supportive of Uber
Andrew Ede26/01/2024 10:01