16 May 2025
Coming next week: Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible' in English
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning opens in English at Rivoli Palma next week. Plus new thrillers, docs, and returning hits.This week’s English-language lineup is led by the highly anticipated Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise, showing in English at Rivoli Aficine
16 May 2025
Dapper Rides for a Cause: The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Rolls Through Palma
This Sunday, the streets of Palma will fill with the hum of vintage engines, the gleam of polished chrome, and an unusually elegant crowd of motorcyclists donning bow ties, waistcoats, and crisp suits. It’s not a film shoot or a retro rally, it’s the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, a global event ra
16 May 2025
5,000 passengers set to come ashore as Britain´s biggest cruise ship docks in Palma
Cruise ship has 30 bars and restaurantsAn estimated 5,000 passengers were expected to come ashore in Palma this morning as Britain´s biggest cruise liner, the P&O flagship Arvia, docked in Palma this morning. With a displacement of 180,000 tons she was the biggest cruise ship in the port this mornin
16 May 2025
The big U.S. exodus to Spain, Trump blamed
Big increase despite the end of the Golden Visa in SpainThe Americans are coming! In the first quarter of this year sales of homes to U.S. citizens in Spain rose by a record breaking 57 percent with Mallorca being one of the top spots. This is all despite the end of Spain´s Golden Visa which proved
16 May 2025
Mallorca Tourist Board's open letter to the media was "anachronistic"
This summer will provide many reasons for public discontent with overtourism, says one of the organisers of the protest planned for June 15.The "Menys Turisme Més Vida" platform (Less Tourism More Life) has responded to the open letter sent by the Fomento del Turismo (Mallorca Tourist Board) to nati
16 May 2025
What was that about dealing with tourist anti-social behaviour in Mallorca?
In February, Palma Town Hall announced a major crackdown on anti-social behaviour.Residents in Playa de Palma are already having to put up with the excesses of the tourism season. In the Las Maravillas area, they say they face rudeness from tourists and are presented with scenes such as groups of to
16 May 2025
Influencers selling properties in Mallorca - Buyer beware!
Professional estate agents thought they had a mandatory registration scheme. But then the Spanish Government intervened.The housing market in Mallorca and the Balearics is one of limited supply, high demand and high prices. It is also a market being exploited by opportunists - influencers (and other
16 May 2025
Take a look at what's on offer in our Classifieds this week!
Jobs, Moorings, Items for sale, Properties for sale, Services and much more - Take a look at what's on offer in this week's classified's!JOBSRWIS is hiring Maths/ Science teachers. Contact: hr@rwiss.esMOORINGS FOR SALE18 METRE MOORING available for long term rental in Marina Puerto Portals. For more
15 May 2025
Friday weather in Mallorca
Current forecast is for a high of 30C at the start of next week.A day of sunny and cloudy spells with a risk of scattered showers, perhaps accompanied by thunderstorms in the afternoon. The southwest around Andratx is expected to have the best of the day.By contrast, Saturday and Sunday are forecast
15 May 2025
Mallorca earthquake
An earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale was recorded on Thursday in the Bay of Palma, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The earthquake occurred at 1:24 p.m. and the epicentre was recorded at a depth of 9 kilometres, far from the coast of the Balearic capital. The earthqu
15 May 2025
Mallorca to restrict vehicle access
The Council of Mallorca has announced that it is working on a draft law to regulate vehicle entry to the island, a measure that follows the model implemented in Ibiza and seeks to reduce traffic congestion detected in the first traffic study carried out on the island. According to the island council
15 May 2025
‘The Road Ahead – Reasons to be Cheerful’ Is the theme for ABTA’s annual Travel Convention in Mallorca
Convention will address ways to manage overtourism that will provide the right balance for destinations, their residents and visitors.ABTA, the UK Travel Association, will hold its 2025 annual convention in Mallorca. Returning to the island for the first time since 2011, the convention will be at th
15 May 2025
Ryanair fined for refusing to compensate a passenger who landed in Mallorca three hours late
A passenger who suffered a delay of more than three hours on her flight to Mallorca has won her case against Ryanair. The ruling, handed down by a court in Zaragoza, orders the company to pay compensation of 250 euros for the delay caused and all the costs of the legal proceedings. The case, brought
15 May 2025
Mallorca-based superyacht doomed by extreme wind, interim report finds
The superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, was probably knocked over by winds of more than 117 kilometres an hour, an interim UK report said on Thursday. The 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near
15 May 2025
Mallorca's estate agencies closing because they don't have homes to sell
Traditional agencies are suffering, but it's a different story for the ones specialising in luxury properties.The president of the API association of estate agents in the Balearics, José Miguel Artieda, says agencies are being forced to close due to a lack of properties to sell. "We are experiencing
15 May 2025
May washout for Mallorca's restaurants
The restaurants association is again complaining about a fall in business.Juanmi Ferrer, president of the CAEB Restaurants Association in Mallorca, says "May is proving to be very bad for Mallorca's restaurants". During the week, reservations have fallen by between 40% and 50% in tourist areas; at w
15 May 2025
Last-minute heartbreak for Mallorca against Real Madrid
Real Madrid scored a 94th minute stoppage time winner in a closed-roof Bernabeu on Wednesday night to keep their slim hopes of retaining their La Liga title alive against a Real Mallorca side who frustrated them for all but the last 22 minutes. Make no mistake, the Palma side were so unlucky to lose
15 May 2025
Taking a tractor from Mallorca into space
The latest episode in the video series by German television journalist Sibylle Tiessen features Damián Bover Trobat, whose invention is on the brink of conquering the Moon and Mars.Damián Bover Trobat's deep love for the earth is evident in sentences like this: “I’ve always liked seeing the green of
14 May 2025
Mallorca hit by heavy rain
Heavy rainfall across Mallorca on Wednesday caused significant disruption, with particularly dramatic scenes in the southwest of the island. Places such as Magalluf, Palmanova, and Puerto Andratx were hit hard, with many streets becoming completely flooded. These intense weather conditions prompted
14 May 2025
Thursday weather in Mallorca
The forecast for Mallorca for Thursday, the fifteenth of May.The Thursday forecast had been for a grey day but now indicates there will be sunny spells with the main risk of rain being in the morning.A yellow alert for rain in the Tramuntana remains in place, but this is only until 6am. On Wednesday
14 May 2025
Leaks reappear at Palma airport, this time in the newly renovated zone
Palma Airport is once again under scrutiny after heavy rain on Wednesday led to water leaking into the terminal—a recurring issue that has plagued the facility in recent years. What made this incident particularly notable was the location: the recently renovated area near the entrance to terminal A.
14 May 2025
Survey confirms tourists not to blame for Mallorca traffic chaos
The spokesperson for the far-right Vox parliamentary group, Manuela Cañadas, has warned of the ‘chaos’ caused by traffic jams on the roads of the Balearics, especially on the access roads to Palma. She made this statement on Wednesday at a press conference prior to the Spokespersons’ Committee meeti
14 May 2025
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, 16 to Thursday, 22 May
This weekend there are plenty of festive events: Alcudia's Feria de Abril, Capdepera's Mediaeval Market, Sant Jordi's snail fair, Cala Millor spring fair, Palma's Sardine fair, Ses Salines May Fair and in sports Real Mallorca play at home and Pollensa will hold a half marathon.This week in Mallorca
14 May 2025
Two of Spain’s best sandwiches are made in Mallorca
Mallorca not only shines for its beaches and landscapes, but also for its culinary creativity. And in the realm of sandwiches, that humble format that is reinvented every day, two local offerings have conquered palates and are ranked among the best on the island: the daring Juanito Alimaña and the a