Press Notes About Mallorca
In this section you will find press releases prepared by the Fomento’s International Press Centre. These include the latest news on a variety of topics aimed at national and international media outlets.
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Mallorca emerging as a centre for holistic wellbeing in the Mediterranean
Since the pandemic, travellers have become increasingly interested in wellness visits, as many now want to recharge and focus on their mental health. According to the CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a holistic approach to wellness is becoming increasingly popular with Europeans. Busy daily lifestyles together with the after-effects of the pandemic can make people…
Leer másMallorca’s new hotel openings in 2024
Palma de Mallorca, January 2024. Mallorca’s upward development of the luxury segment of its tourism sector continues with a total of 65 five-star hotels (source: Mallorca Hotel Federation). This year that total will rise with major investment from some of the world’s most prestigious hotel brands including Four Seasons and Mandarin Oriental. The Four Seasons…
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Mallorca in winter: the best-kept “secret” for travellers
Palma de Mallorca, January 2024. Mallorca is an ideal Mediterranean winter destination offering direct flights from main European cities, a mild and sunny winter climate and a great variety of activities and sports. This winter over 44% of the island’s hotels will remain open so that visitors can enjoy the quieter pace and discover different…
Leer másNow 12 Michelin Stars in Mallorca
The island is recognised as a leading gastronomy destination in the Mediterranean with local talent coming to the fore. Mallorca’s top restaurants have been awarded a total of 12 Michelin stars in the latest round of awards. The newcomer this year, is the Sa Clastra restaurant in the Castell Son Claret hotel in Es Capdella,…
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Palma is the ideal short break destination this winter
More flight connections and 85% of hotels in the city will remain open Palma, November 2023. Good flight connections, an ample selection of stylish hotels, a varied cultural and leisure offer, together with a warm, sunny climate, makes Palma an ideal destination for a short break in the low season. This winter, according to the…
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New vintage poster collection celebrates Mallorca’s musical festivals of the ’70s
Mallorca is widely regarded as a destination that pioneered popular tourism in the 1960s and ’70s. During that time, the Mallorca Tourist Board (known as the Fomento del Turismo de Mallorca) created many initiatives to promote the island overseas. One of Fomento’s most successful and glamorous events was the “Musical Mallorca” festival, which was celebrated…
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Mallorca’s natural wonders
October 2023. Mallorca offers much more than sea, sun and sand and autumn/winter is the time when the island’s natural magic really comes to the surface. Mallorca has some unique natural spots where visitors can contemplate the beauty of nature from the mountainous heights of the Sierra Tramuntana to the lesser-known and less frequented beaches…
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Mallorca’s nightlife set for revival with the opening of the new Lío Mallorca
The opening of the new Lío Mallorca Cabaret Show and Club on the site of the former Tito’s discotheque in Palma is set to revive the Paseo Maritimo area bringing the glamourous atmosphere of its former heyday years of the 60’s and 70’s when the club hosted international celebrities of the day including Charlie Chaplin,…
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Mallorca’s new hotel, resort, and beach club openings
This season the island welcomes a clutch of new hotel openings underlining the extraordinary diversity that Mallorca offers from five-star plus in extraordinary settings to a hideaway hotel for artists, the island’s first beach club hotel and a new Mediterranean lifestyle hotel brand and collaboration with world tennis champion Rafa Nadal. These new openings are…
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Taste the sunshine in Mallorcan wines
The island’s wine culture is an increasing attraction to visitors The island is becoming increasingly renowned for its high-quality wines, which are largely made from local grape varieties, making them unique in the world. Visitors interested in the subject of gastronomy and wine can not only choose from a wide variety of Mallorcan wines in…
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