Beach club in Spain’s Mallorca faces fine up to €300,000 after breaching COVID-19 capacity limit The popular Playa de Portals beach club was swiftly shut down by police after having approximately 80 clients on its terrace 6 Jul, 2020 @ 14:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Four outbreaks of coronavirus detected across Balearic Islands as Spain reopens to tourists The Ministry of Health has confirmed four separate outbreaks on the popular holiday islands of Formentera, Ibiza and Mallorca 3 Jul, 2020 @ 11:45 Health·Lead·Mallorca
‘LUCKY’ CATCH: Two explosive devices found by fishermen off coast of Spain’s Balearic Islands The Guardia Civil had been notified about two different explosive devices laid on the seabed this week 2 Jul, 2020 @ 16:57 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
TUI increases flights to Spain’s Balearic Islands this summer after surge in demand Holiday reservations to the Balearics have increased considerably since the pilot tourism test was launched 1 Jul, 2020 @ 16:48 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
Spain’s Mallorca recieves two black flags – but there are still 25 Blue Flag beaches to enjoy this summer The Port of Palma and Cala Egos have this week been classified as an environmental disaster 1 Jul, 2020 @ 11:22 Environment·Lead·Mallorca
Holiday reservations to Spain’s Mallorca DOUBLE as two week quarantine lifted in UK According to the Association of British Travel Agents (ATBA), reservations to Mallorca have increased by 96% 30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:09 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
Austria set to join pilot tourism test in Spain’s Mallorca, striking multi million euro boost this summer The Austrian Ambassador to Spain jetted into Mallorca to find out about the sanitary measures put in place to protect visitors from COVID-19 30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:06 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
King Felipe and Queen Letizia jet into Mallorca to promote ‘new normality’ in Spain The Spanish Monarchy jetted into the island to promote the ‘new normality' in the Balearic Islands 26 Jun, 2020 @ 08:57 Lead·Mallorca
Airlines cash in on ‘new normal’, increasing fares by over 200% between Balearic Islands and mainland Spain Airlines have been blasted for their 'outrageous' increases on flight prices since Spain entered a new normality 25 Jun, 2020 @ 10:45 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
Aid for crisis-hit self-employed workers in Spain’s Mallorca topped up with €8 million, benefiting an additional 4,000 people The economic package has been introduced to stimulate economic recovery and curb unemployment 24 Jun, 2020 @ 19:54 Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca
Doctor in Spain’s Balearic Islands SUSPENDED after publicly denying coronavirus pandemic Doctor Angel Ruiz Valdepenas claimed that 'there was no coronavirus pandemic' and that therefore 'there was no point in wearing a mask' 24 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29 Health·Lead·Mallorca
THANK YOU: Consell de Mallorca to spend €1 million on holidays for Spain’s essential COVID-19 workers Taking place throughout the summer, more than 15,000 workers are expected to benefit from this extraordinary solidarity initiative 24 Jun, 2020 @ 13:10 Health·Lead·Mallorca
ERTEs set to be extended until end of 2020 in Spain’s Balearic Islands Crisis-talks had been held between the Balearic Government and leading tourism bosses to discuss ways to help companies recover in a 'new normality' 22 Jun, 2020 @ 13:33 Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca
Drink-fuelled brawls erupt on streets of Spain’s Mallorca as island enters ‘the new normal’ The violence comes as the island enters a 'new normality' after the ending of Spain's state of alarm 22 Jun, 2020 @ 13:28 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Balearia launches direct ferry between Spain’s Mallorca and Formentera from July The new route will allow passengers to move between the two Balearic islands in just three hours 20 Jun, 2020 @ 09:00 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
German flights scheduled to fly into Spain’s Mallorca for pilot tourism test CANCELLED after failing to obtain government approval More than 200 holidaymakers were set to land at Son Sant Joan airport on Wednesday to partake in the pilot tourism test 19 Jun, 2020 @ 20:30 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
REVEALED: What the ‘new normal’ will look like in Spain’s Balearic Islands The Balearic Government has imposed a range of rules to ensure that the region is not hit by a second wave of infections 19 Jun, 2020 @ 19:20 Lead·Mallorca
WATCH: 100,000 ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza intercepted in Spain’s Barcelona Investigators say the drugs were being packaged to be sent to the Balearic island to coincide with the opening of the summer season 16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:37 Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
WATCH: First of 11,000 German tourists touch down in Spain’s Mallorca in pilot tourism test The Balearic Islands has become the first destination in Spain to allow the entry of tourists since the state of alarm was enforced in March 15 Jun, 2020 @ 19:28 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
British holidaymakers choose Mallorca as most desirable destination in Spain ‘post COVID-19’ According to the Spanish Tourism Institute, Mallorca is the most favoured holiday destination in Spain by Britons 15 Jun, 2020 @ 10:58 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of Spanish Government’s emotional COVID-19 video filmed in Mallorca We talk to South African filmmaker Richard Webb about the emotional Government COVID-19 video filmed during the nationwide lockdown 12 Jun, 2020 @ 12:02 Lead·Mallorca
REVEALED: The 38 beaches in Spain’s Balearic Islands awarded prestigious Blue Flags this year A TOTAL of 38 beaches in the Balearic Islands have been awarded a Blue Flag this year. A further 13 marinas and three sustainable boats 11 Jun, 2020 @ 14:10 Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News
REVEALED: First of 10,900 Germans jet in to Spain’s Balearic Islands next week with temperature checks on arrival in pilot tourism test The Balearic Islands will be the first destination in Spain to allow the entry of international tourists 11 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
Body of missing father found floating off coast of Spain’s Mallorca The young father had worked as a SAMU-061 ambulance driver and was reported missing by his wife on June 3 9 Jun, 2020 @ 08:48 Lead·Mallorca
‘NON PRIORITY’: Balearic Islands restricts reopening of nightclubs in Phase 3 of Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation plan President Francina Armengol said the utmost caution was needed at this moment and that she did not want to risk 'any wrong steps' being made 8 Jun, 2020 @ 14:46 Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca
WATCH: Man arrested as police shut down large-scale drug lab in Spain’s Mallorca, seizing HUGE haul of narcotics Copious amounts of narcotics, including cocaine, speed and ecstasy, were found at the makeshift drugs lab in Palma de Mallorca 8 Jun, 2020 @ 11:39 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca