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Flights rescheduled
GERMAN airlines and tour operators are debating whether to reschedule flights from Turkey to Mallorca.
the morning laps with a 3.5second lead.
The Pérez/McElhinney team then sailed to victory on both the afternoon laps on board their Porsche 911 from 1976, earning their third top spot on the podium at the 19th edition of the Rally.
The record number of participants in this edition has been a great incentive ready for next year’s 20th edition of an event that has become deeply rooted in the Balearic Islands and has garnered high international prestige.
and Marratxí. This new investment, the largest of its kind ever approved on the islands, is added to a previous budget of €85m for new services for dependent elderly citizens in residential homes and day care centres. Balearic Islands President Francina Armengol also announced that an extra €3m have been set aside to build a new residential home for people with physical disability in Menorca.
Speaking at the ITB travel fair in Berlin, operators revealed that the recent earthquakes and the continuing albeit fairly unlikely threat from Russia are prompting airlines to look at safer destinations this summer.
But these fears are not just shared by the German travel sector. The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is also said to be wary of trips to Turkey this year, according to a local Mallorca news source.Both the British and German markets are expected to recover losses from 2022 this year with traveller numbers returning to 2019 ie preCovid levels.
And Mallorca is top of the list, with a surge in reservation requests for hotel beds. This has prompted concern about how well the island’s hotels are prepared to meet the increased demand, as 2022 was already said to be a busier year than usual for visitors from other countries such as Italy and other parts of Spain.
In all, this is predicted to be a record year for tourism in Mallorca and the Balearic Islands in general.
Charity shop bargains
CALANOVA Cancer Care charity shop is currently holding a fantastic sale on all clothes and accessories for men and ladies.
Shoes, bags, hats, scarves, coats, jackets... all at only €1 each. Unbelievable absolute bargains to be found, simply amazing. You must come and look around!
Calanova Cancer Care charity shop is located at 354 Avenida Joan Miro, San Agustin, Palma. Open from 10.00am to 2pm Monday to Saturday.
