Ryanair has confirmed plans for its 49th European base in Palma with 17 new routes for summer 2012. The expansion will see four aircraft based in Majorca running a total of 47 routes from next March. The no-frills carrier claimed the move will deliver 2.8 million passengers a year and sustain up to 2,800 jobs […]
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Ryanair confirms Palma base
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Fifth of Spain’s low-cost airline passengers fly into Palma
Spain’s Institute of Tourism Studies (IET) has recently revealed that almost one fifth of the 32.2 million passengers who chose to fly to Spain with low-cost airlines between January and October this year landed in Mallorca’s capital – Palma. Across this ten month period, 5.9 million budget flyers passed through Palma Airport which represents a […]
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Balearics receive boost from cruise ship passengers
The Balearic Islands received a much welcomed boost this year of 1.2 million cruise ship passengers, the second highest number in Spain. Only Cataluña, with the port of Barcelona, received more arrivals via sea between January and September 2011, visited by just over 2 million cruise passengers. Indeed, both Cataluña and the Balearic region have […]
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Mallorca Receives Another Michelin star
Great news for lovers of fine food and drink, there are already five restaurants in Mallorca that hold the coveted Michelin star award for food excellence, with one more just added in the past month. The new edition of the Michelin Guide 2012 in Spain andPortugal has been released, with the Es Fum restaurant in Mallorca receiving its first Michelin […]
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The Jazz Voyeur Festival
The eighth Jazz Voyeur Festival will be taking place on the 23rdof November in the city of Palma and is a wonderful event for music lovers and, in particular fans, of Jazz. The event gives visitors and residents of Mallorca a great chance to catch some of top artists and bands of the genre. From its inception […]
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Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty Market Report
Stephen Dight, Managing Director of Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty, reflects on 2011 and looks forward to 2012: 2011 During 2011 the Mallorca property market has been exceptionally good and has held up surprisingly well. This year has seen a marked improvement over 2010 in terms of sales, a year I would cite as being the […]
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Mallorca, art and culture by the sea
Mallorca is a guarantee of peace, beaches and nature. You will also be impressed by its spectacular artistic and historical heritage and the animated cultural life to be found on every corner. There are many fascinating alternatives spread over the island of Majorca such as medieval fortresses, prehistoric remains, renaissance palaces and gothic buildings. Whatever […]
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Taylor Wimpey España records bumper month with a 15% increase in property sales
Taylor Wimpey España, the Spanish arm of the UK house builder Taylor Wimpey Plc responsible for constructing award winning high quality homes in the Costa Blanca, the Costa del Sol and the Balearic Island of Mallorca since 1958 have reported extremely positive sales levels for September 2011. According to the latest data, Taylor Wimpey España’s […]
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Prices of new properties in Mallorca to rise
BUCKING national trends, prices of new properties in Mallorca are set to rise. Palma will not be able to satisfy demand for new housing in 2010, Gabriel Oliver, President of the Balearics Property Developers Association warned. Oliver said banks reticence to fund new construction projects since the recession, has created an “atypical” situation where supply […]