Humphrey Carter

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Tourists seen at a terrace in Palma this May. | T. AYUGA A few years ago a leading restaurant owner told me that he could not care less how many millions of people flooded through Palma airport because they were not going to his restaurant and already this year the restaurant sector is complaining that takings have fallen by as much as 20 percent in some of the island’s key destinations normally awash with money. And I don’t think the hotels are enjoying much of a bounce.

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Balearic residents will not be affected Another drive to ease the gridlock in Mallorca. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter 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.

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ABTA will celebrate 75 years in Calvia ABTA’s 75th anniversary year will be celebrated in Calvia. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter 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 the Calvia Beach Resort in Magalluf from October 6 to 8. The decision was announced at the end of last year's convention in Costa Navarino (Greece).

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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.

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Bayesian sank off Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others The nautical industry in Mallorca, the Balearics and across the world was left stunned and in deep shock after the British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht capsized | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter 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...