Palma de Mallorca News (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Provisional 2011 data shows air traffic for Palma at 22,726,459 passengers, a 7.6% increase on 2010. With Mallorca on a high, Palma this month launched a public-private “Palma 365” campaign to encourage year-round tourism to this Balearic city.

With passenger stats for 2011 (22,063,288) already outstripping those of 2010 (21,117,270), Palma de Mallorca has received more good news courtesy of Ryanair. The no-frills carrier is to set up a new base at the Balearic Airport in March 2012.

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.

As the Royal British Legion prepares for its 90th anniversary in November, Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty is honoured to offer its sponsorship to the annual Poppy Ball which takes place in the City of London on anniversary eve.

Mid April saw the pound hit a 19 month high against the euro. This is good news for overseas property buyers but Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty urges clients to purchase without delay as Property Transfer Tax is to increase from 1 May.

Having polled its staff and analysed recent web traffic, Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty is able to reveal its “Top 20” homes. It takes something special to really shine in this portfolio so we explain what and how they made the Top 20.

Luxury hotel chain Jumeirah has hand-picked Mallorca for its first foray into Spain. Officially opening in Port Soller on 13 March 2012, local estate agent Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty believes Jumeirah has made an excellent choice.

Provisional 2011 data shows air traffic for Palma at 22,726,459 passengers, a 7.6% increase on 2010. With Mallorca on a high, Palma this month launched a public-private “Palma 365” campaign to encourage year-round tourism to this Balearic city.

With passenger stats for 2011 (22,063,288) already outstripping those of 2010 (21,117,270), Palma de Mallorca has received more good news courtesy of Ryanair. The no-frills carrier is to set up a new base at the Balearic Airport in March 2012.

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.

As the Royal British Legion prepares for its 90th anniversary in November, Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty is honoured to offer its sponsorship to the annual Poppy Ball which takes place in the City of London on anniversary eve.

London-born singer, songwriter and musician Seal will perform in Mallorca on July 16th in what promises to be the must-see concert of the summer.

Golf Business Experts, Spain and Roger Jones Golf Design, Ireland and Greece announce the creation of a strategic alliance to broaden and strengthen their abilities to meet the current needs of golf courses.

A new Casino for Palma de Mallorca The opening of the new two storey 2700 square meter casino is to be expected mid February of the next year. Once open there will be work for over 150 people..

Hogrock 2010 Mallorca is the largest Harley Davidson-meetings in the history of the island of Mallorca.

Guided tour of the patios of Palma de mallorca in September and October. this is a rare chance to visit these patios, which are mostly closed to the public.

Special gifts and promotions for first customers

"El Corte Ingles"in Majorca organized a special presentation of local products

Probably the biggest music happening in Majorca is taken place in a few days time.

Property repossessions in Mallorca have been receiving a lot of publicity of late. Fair enough as surely they are the best deals! In fact this is often not the case, a point of which buyers looking for strong investment properties should take note.

Golf Business Experts, Spain and global communication experts, Germany formed a strategic alliance to strengthen their abilities to meet client’s growing needs for increasingly integrated approaches to QA, Marketing, PR & Communication.

Top Congress now in the Balearic Islands.

The travel industrys hopeful of cashing in on this years economic and winter misery do they still fail to recognise the problems faced by working class families One hotel in Majorca is fighting back price fixing its programmes during school holidays

Dovaston office in central Palma was the venue for a full day workshop designed to demonstrate the advantages of union membership for superyacht crew.

Dovaston yacht crew recruitment agency is pleased to announce that Ian Wetherill has become the latest member of the Dovaston Alliance.

A depressed European economy continue to put pressure on property prices in Mallorca despite it being one of the prime locations in Europe. A good time to buy? ... yes, if you are smart and buy the right property in the right place!

Dovaston yacht crew agency MD Phil Edwards talks about the roles of Captains and Deck Officers

The Mallorca property market is showing signs of recovery. With reports that the recession is nearing its end, people have been coming back to the market and still more are wondering if it is time to start considering properties in Mallorca again.

Dovaston MD Phil Edwards talks about the opportunities for Engineers on super-yachts.

New holidays , travel and local business directory featuring hotels, tourist guides, classified listings and much more in all areas on the island. The site also allows free registration for local business owners to advertise their business for free.

ME Barcelona’s newly opened Dos Cielos is one of the world’s 114 hot new restaurants say the editors of Condé Nast Traveler, the authoritative global travel magazine

Our assessment and update for August shows the very early signs of a change in the market that is worth consideration by anyone thinking of buying a property in Mallorca.

Dovaston yacht crew recruitment and placement agency are pleased to announce that John Percival Marine Associates has become the latest member of the Dovaston Alliance.

Mallorca Property Partners has launched a service for those looking to invest in properties in Mallorca. The service utilises the long-established MPP infrastructure to cater for the specific needs of investors in the Mallorca property market.

Property sales decrease by 58.7 percent in Baleares, Spain.

Naulitus announces prtnership with Dovaston Yacht Crew Agency. Dovaston is renowned for yacht recruitment, yacht jobs, crew jobs, chef Jobs, yacht engineer & Captains jobs for superyacht, mega yacht and private yacht charters.

Fred Dovaston yacht crew recruitment, yacht jobs agency announces re-brand as Dovaston Crew.

Centinaia di lastminute nel sito web by VVS Viaggi dedicato alla splendida isola delle Baleari. Proposte garantite da VVS Viaggi: dal 1978 la tua agenzia viaggi nel centro di Padova.

Ken and Jenny Hitchen of Rutland, UK, have won the first of ten houses and studio suites being raffled in a hotel promotion and charity-associated draw in Mallorca, Spain.

First class flyers reignite their love affair with aviation by chartering private aircraft as the industry loses its charm.

The chain has also undertaken a complete overhaul of the Riu Imperial Marhaba, located in Port el Kantaoui, which will boast a thalassotherapy centre.