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After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
This summer, Richard Gere and his family were some of the first guests at the new luxury Four Seasons Formentor Hotel when it opened its doors for a ‘soft opening’ in August. Artists and icons of the 20th century such as Winston Churchill, John Wayne, Charles Chaplin and Edward Windsor, the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Peter Ustinov and Audrey Hepburn have stayed at the hotel. In June... Read More
06 Nov 2024 06:42:00
238 migrants intercepted in 24 hours in the Balearics
Maritime Rescue and the Guardia Civil have located 238 immigrants in 24 hours in the Balearics who, since the early hours of Tuesday morning, have reached the coast aboard 15 small boats. The Government Delegation has notified six more boats in the last few hours, with a total of 87 occupants, in addition to the nine reported on Tuesday in which 151 people were sailing. One of these new boats,... Read More
06 Nov 2024 03:12:00
Trump’s victory does not go down well with North Americans living in Mallorca
Donald Trump’s reelection capped a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushered in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following a... Read More
06 Nov 2024 02:24:00
British prime minister says he looks forward to working with Trump
“I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” the Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer said, adding: “As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for... Read More
06 Nov 2024 08:44:00
Isla Air Express begins test flights with seaplanes between Palma and Ibiza
Commercial seaplane flights between the Balearics are moving closer to reality. The first test operations, one of which took place yesterday, and another today, are allowing the company to evaluate landing and take-off zones for its aircraft. This milestone follows over six years of work and securing permits from both the Balearic Islands Port Authority and the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency... Read More
06 Nov 2024 08:17:00
Rafa Nadal is the richest athlete in Spain
Mallorcan businessman Miguel Fluxá Roselló has the sixteenth largest fortune in Spain, with 2,000 million euros, while Rafael Nadal is positioned as the richest athlete in the country, with 310 million euros. But, according to Forbes at the end of last year, Rafael Nadal’s overall earnings are easily in the range of $500-550 million if taxes and other reductions are considered as well. Tennis... Read More
05 Nov 2024 12:16:00
105 tons and 60 volunteers arrive in Valencia from Mallorca
“Right now everything is chaos and we don’t even have a place to sleep, but we are getting there; the important thing is the help and we are used to sleeping in the vans”; said Óscar Peláez, the secretary of The association Inca Mallorca Solidaria; one of the organisations that has been racing against the clock for forty-eight hours to prepare a humanitarian convoy that arrived in... Read More
05 Nov 2024 09:39:00
The most beautiful village in the Balearics according to National Geographic
Over the years, many rankings have attempted to identify the most beautiful village in the Balearic Islands. The Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain, for example, has given the title to Fornalutx, a charming village admired for its striking architecture and breathtaking scenery. Yet, other villages, such as Valldemossa, with its stunning mountainous vistas, and Alcudia, known for... Read More
05 Nov 2024 08:12:00
Mallorca prepares for the shortage of rain and asks people to save water
Over the coming months Palma City Council will launch a campaign to raise awareness about saving water in the face of the scarcity of rainfall, according to council spokesperson Mercedes Celeste, after the third review of the municipal Emergency Plan, which sets out the measures to be adopted in each scenario (pre-alert, alert and emergency due to drought). The councillor sought to reassure the... Read More
04 Nov 2024 03:14:00
One in five visitors to Spain last week were British
Tourist bookings to the Balearics have increased by 41.6% in the last week compared to the same period in 2023 and have grown by 5.7% compared to the previous week, according to data from the booking platform TravelgateX published today. The Balearics is the sixth most popular destination in Spain in the last week, with 7.1 % of total bookings, behind Catalonia (17.9 %), Andalusia (17.6 %), the... Read More
04 Nov 2024 11:53:00
Formentor traffic restrictions extended until October 2025
The Council of Mallorca has announced that restrictions on vehicle access to the Formentor area will be extended until 30 October 2025. The measure, which responds to a request from Pollensa Council and recommendations from a recent load study, will mean that visitors will only be able to access Formentor by public transport, on foot or by bicycle from the 1st of June until the 30th of October,... Read More
04 Nov 2024 10:58:00
