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Mallorca taxi driver convicted of abusing British tourist: ‘That’s how things are done in Spain’
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (286+ words) An Indian taxi driver has been sentenced to a fine of "2,880 for sexually assaulting a British customer at Palma airport. "That's how things are done in Spain,' he told her. The 29-year-old defendant pleaded guilty on Friday at the trial....
It has been 33% wetter than normal in Spain since October, Mallorca gets another soaking this week
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (604+ words) It has been 33% wetter than normal in Spain since October, Mallorca gets another soaking this week'Majorca Daily Bulletin Accumulated rainfall in Spain since the start of the hydrological year in early October stands at 465 litres per square metre (l/m2), according…...
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, 6 to Thursday, 12 March
2+ day, 41+ min ago (346+ words) Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, 6 to Thursday, 12 March'Majorca Daily Bulletin From March 612 in Mallorca, festivals, concerts, and cultural events abound. Palma hosts the Fira del Ram funfair, performances of Phantom of the Opera, piano recitals, contemporary dance, and orchestral…...
Britons travelling to Spain will have to pay three times the original new ETIAS entry fee
2+ day, 45+ min ago (249+ words) Before the end of this year the new ETIAS travel authorisation entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to 30 European countries, including Spain, will be introduced and it is going to cost nearly three times the original prices. Instead of seven…...
London and Edinburgh are top destinations for Spanish this Easter as they snub staycations
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (250+ words) Despite events in the Middle East, Spanish travellers have turned their attention to international destinations for the upcoming Easter holidays this year, driven by a generalised drop in flight prices of 20% on international routes and 9% on domestic routes, according to…...
For the price of a parking space in Mallorca, you could buy an apartment in much of Spain
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (248+ words) A shortage of supply of and a high demand for parking spaces in the Balearics leads the president of the API association of estate agents, Jos" Miguel Artieda, to observe that "in half of Spain you can buy an apartment…...
Mallorca Platform Against Mega-Cruise Ships slams reduction in cruise passengers in Palma as a lie
3+ day, 52+ min ago (387+ words) Mallorca Platform Against Mega-Cruise Ships slams reduction in cruise passengers in Palma as a lie'Majorca Daily Bulletin The Platform Against Mega-Cruise Ships stated today, Wednesday, that the reduction in the number of cruise passengers announced last week is false, leaving…...
Palma targets ageing hotels and illegal tourism in new Playa de Palma revitalization plan
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (292+ words) The mayor of Palma, Jaime Mart'nez Llabr's, unveiled the comprehensive 'Global Plan of Action' for Playa de Palma on Tuesday in Berlin. The strategy consists of over 36 targeted measures structured around five pillars: sustainability, mobility, facilities, housing and security, aiming…...
Mallorca and the Balearics let winter tourism market down in Spain: Britons save the day
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (603+ words) Mallorca and the Balearics let winter tourism market down in Spain: Britons save the day'Majorca Daily Bulletin While the Balearic authorities do their best to promote tourism at the ITB Berlin travel fair in a very complicated trave climate, the…...
The Middle East conflict: Mallorca as a tourism 'safe haven"
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (269+ words) In 2015 and 2016, tourism in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey nosedived because of terrorist incidents. Mallorca and the Balearics, perceived as a 'safe haven', absorbed some of the tourist business that was lost in those countries. Tour operators were of the view…...