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Court rejects suspension of Balearic Government ban on private boats for rent
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (243+ words) Andrew Ede | Palma | 2026-01-15 9:12 The Balearic High Court has rejected an appeal to suspend a regional decree that prohibits owners of privately owned boats from renting them out to tourists for up to three months a year. Referred to as 'nautical…...
Teenager dies after roof collapse in Mallorca
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (147+ words) MDB Digital | Manacor | 2026-01-15 8:16 An 18-year-old died on Thursday morning after the roof of his family home in Manacor collapsed. He was asleep in a room on the top floor. His 12-year-old brother, who was in another room, was seriously injured…...
Trump fears drive Mallorcan travellers away from the US
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (331+ words) MDB Digital | 2026-01-15 7:50 Donald Trump is unsettling Mallorcan travellers. That is the main conclusion drawn by Pedro Fiol, president of Aviba, the Balearic association of travel agents, after analysing recent booking trends. The slowdown has become more noticeable since the arrest…...
Palma airport handled 33.8 million passengers last year, Britons up, Germans down
2+ day, 42+ min ago (216+ words) Humphrey Carter | Palma | 2026-01-13 13:28 Palma airport handled 33.8 million passengers last year, representing growth of 1.5% compared to 2024. According to data released by Spanish airport authority Aena, of the total number of commercial passengers, 8.9 million flew on domestic flights (-0.8%), while 24.8 million opted for…...
"Broken promise" of a Palma Paseo Marítimo underground car park
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (197+ words) Andrew Ede | Palma | 2026-01-13 8:41 On Monday, Manuel Jim'nez, president of the Paseo Mar'timo Business Association in Palma, expressed his anger at the Balearic Ports Authority's apparent refusal to build an underground car park to compensate for the loss of almost 1,200 parking…...
Good and bad news for British pensioners in Spain
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (400+ words) Good and bad news for British pensioners in Spain'Majorca Daily Bulletin April is going to be a key month for British pensioners living in Spain. The good news is that the state pension will increase by 4.8 per cent from April…...
Balearic government blamed for ‘chaos’ and ‘collapse’ of emergency health service: Mallorca flu battle
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (568+ words) Balearic government blamed for "chaos" and "collapse" of emergency health service: Mallorca flu battle'Majorca Daily Bulletin The PSIB-PSOE Balearic socialist party has blamed the regional government for the "chaos" and "collapse" on Balearic emergency wards, which are under increased pressure…...
Mallorca boom: British nationals taking Spanish citizenship up 840%
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (212+ words) MDB Digital | 2026-01-10 9:52 In 2024, the largest groups of new Spanish citizens in the Balearics came from Morocco (1,603), Colombia (1,406) and Venezuela (637). "Morocco and Colombia are consistently the most common origins," Claramunt added. "Both have close ties with Spain and large populations, and…...
Mallorca tourism in 2026 - Similar to 2025 with "good vibes"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (496+ words) Mallorca tourism in 2026 - Similar to 2025 with "good vibes"Majorca Daily Bulletin For the Mallorca Hoteliers Federation, "2026 will be a year similar to 2025, with good vibes, diversification of markets, and a firm commitment to quality and sustainability". In this regard, the…...
Swiss woman “starves to death” in Mallorca
1+ week, 5+ day ago (263+ words) Swiss woman "starves to death" in Mallorca'Majorca Daily Bulletin A 73-year-old Swiss woman died of starvation at her home in Cala Llombards, on the southeast coast of Mallorca, in Santany. The victim, who lived at the address with her husband…...