Humphrey Carter

Deputy Editor at Majorca Daily Bulletin

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British travellers could be made to pay for EU Covid bill

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Cost of new ETIAS visa set to rise for the UK and United States British travellers being hit with more paperwork and more costs | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The implementation of the new European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has been delayed again. Initially expected to be operational in 2022, ETIAS is now scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2026.
British travellers could be made to pay for EU Covid bill

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Cost of new ETIAS visa set to rise British travellers being hit with more paperwork and more costs | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The implementation of the new European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has been delayed again. Initially expected to be operational in 2022, ETIAS is now scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2026.
Hotels struggling against cheaper competition

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

The Balearic Business Association for Car Rental with and without Drivers (Aevab) has estimated that car rental companies in Mallorca could reduce their current fleets by 30 per cent, meaning that around 24,000 of the current 80,000 vehicles would have to be taken off the road.
Temperatures will drop slightly over the weekend before rising again on Thursday, although the heat and storms will continue.

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

The high temperatures will drop slightly across the country over the weekend, with the decrease being more noticeable in Galicia and the Cantabrian communities, according to the forecast by the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Rubén del Campo. Even so, temperatures will remain high, with 38ºC in parts of the south and north of the mainland.
Liam Gallagher nearly found his oasis in Mallorca

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Band performed in Calvia 2002 Liam Gallagher arriving in Palma ahead of the Oasis concert in Calvia | Photo: H. Carter With Oasis about to kick off their long awaited reunion tour on Friday July 4 in Cardiff - the sell out run of stadium gigs includes 5 shows at Heaton Park in Manchester and seven at Wembley - a new book reveals that Liam Gallagher was thinking about moving to Mallorca.
Spain in trouble for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

In March, as reported by the Majorca Daily Bulletin, the European Commission referred Spain to the European Court of Justice for discriminatory tax treatment of non-residents. The Commission said Spain had infringed the free movement of capital by allowing residents a choice when to pay taxes over a transfer of assets with a deferred payment, while non-residents always have to pay the tax at the time of the transfer of the assets.
Watch five people arrested for the 2023 assault on a police van in Ibiza to free British prisoner

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

The Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the European Police Office (Europol) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom, and as part of Operation Van Ibiza, has arrested five people for the assault on a police van in October 2023 in which a prisoner was freed. According to a statement issued by the Guardia Civil on Thursday, the investigation began following the assault, which took place in 2023 on a busy public road in Ibiza in the morning.
Spanish hoteliers welcome “illegal” photocopying of guest ID clarification

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Even the police claim to be confused Cehat, which warns that photocopying ID cards is illegal, points out that the royal decree is still pending legislative development | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Cehat) has welcomed the statement from the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) informing that accommodation providers are not allowed to request a copy of their customers’ ID cards or passports, although they stress that...
Water consumption rise is putting pressure on resources

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Water consumption rise is putting pressure on resources Esporles council, for example, has issued a municipal decree prohibiting the use of drinking water to fill private swimming pools | Photo: Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter Several municipalities in Mallorca are implementing water restrictions due to a combination of low rainfall and high water consumption.
Travellers face fines for bringing meat and dairy products in to an EU country

1 week ago | majorcadailybulletin.com | Humphrey Carter

Ever since Britain left the European Union, travel, besides many other things, has become increasingly complicated and now Britons travelling to Mallorca or anywhere else in the EU have to watch what food items they take with and that includes items bought in airport terminals before take off - such as a sandwich for the trip. For example, cakes contain fresh cream - also a dairy product - and some sweets are made with gelatine - an animal product, are a no no.