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• 14.05.2013

  Last month, in April, the unemployment rate on the island slightly decreased, not only because the tourism season has started but, also compared to last years numbers of unemployed people. The ministry of labour confirmed that the unemployment rate declined by 6.535 people. This is a drop of 7.2% compared to March 2012. The year to year comparison shows a drop in April, the number of unemployed goes down by 6.4%. In April 84,041 jobless people were registered on the Balearic islands.

• 05.05.2013

  On the 9th May, there will be a 24-hour kart racing in Can Picafort. Twenty teams, each consisting of five members, will compete and will determine the fastest driver of all. Afterwards, on the 10th and 11th May the the most competent drivers will compete. On the 11th of May at 6:00pm the award ceremony will be celebrated, following there will be a buffet and live music. The benefits of the event will be donated to Peter Maffay's children's foundation the "Tabaluga Kinderstiftung". The kart race course can be found after the last roundabout in direction Artá.

• 27.04.2013

  On the island of Mallorca, the car parking prices will go up during the summer months. It will be particularly noticeable in the areas of Calvia. At present, the price for parking on the sea front in Magaluf, Palmanova, and Santa Ponsa reach 1.73 EUR for the maximum stay of two hours. Between 13:30h and 16.30h, as well as saturday afternoon and sunday, parking in Calvia is free.In Marratxi it´s different, there the first 30 minutes in the blue zones are free. This is with the only condition of leaving a visible note stating the time of arrival correctly noted down. Generally, to park in the blue zone, a parking ticket is required, on the other hand it is totally prohibited to park on yellow lines.

• 21.04.2013

  Due to the high demand of bookings on the island, many hotels have closed their booking systems for the month of may, for the time being , to avoid overbookings. This situation happened for the last time during the tourist boom in the 80´s. Mainly the new boom is caused by the German, British and Scandinavian tourists. According to the newspaper Ùltima Hora, the most demanded destinations are Playa de Palma and Palmanova-Magalluf. A 10% increase is expected compared with last year. It is expected to be similar for rest of the summer.

• 13.04.2013

  The natural parc S´albufera is only open until 16.00h. As a result according to the government, the salaries and the staff will be saved.But last summer there were hundreds of people in the parc without suppervision. Experts in environment advised the integrity of the reserve is threatened, due the cut backs in security. The threat allso includes illegal fishing in the park which threatens the fish population of the park. As from now onwards, the environmentalists will take strict measures against those visiters who don´t respect the visiting hours.

• 06.04.2013

  According to the mallorquin hotel federation FEHM, the occupation of hotel beds increased to 80% at Easter. Due to the tourism fever, the figures have also impacted positively on the employment market. It´s also noticeable the number of foreigners working independently on the islands. Almost all negotiations will be made by foreigners. At present we have 7600 self employed in the Balearic islands.

• 30.03.2013

  The repsol guide has elaborated a map of the spanish geography to discuss the different culinary traditions of the various regions of Spain.They include typical festive dishes of each region, and in the case of the Balearic islands, they mention the frit mallorqui. Also in each recipe you can find aditional information regarding routes and places to discover, also other culinary surprises.

• 25.03.2013

  According to the tour operators and hoteliers, for the year 2013 we are expecting more than 10 million foreign tourists. The airlines want to increase the connections between Palma de Mallorca and other European cities this summer. The hotels will remain open this year. Last year 8 million tourists visited the island.

• 17.03.2013

  Snow caos in the mountains of Tramuntana Due to the radical winter climate we have had this week in Mallorca, seven tourist buses were trapped in Sa Calobra. The tourists mainly Spanish and German were trapped for several hours on the buses until the snowplough could clear the way.

• 11.03.2013- New speed limit of 130 km/h planned

  The central government in Madrid plans new regulations for the maximum speed limit in Spain. At the moment the speed limit on the motorways in Majorca is 120 km/h, this will now be increased to 130 km/h. It is not yet decided to which of the 4 motorways the speed limit will be applied. Following the announcement of the Spanish traffic authority (tráfico) of serious accidents on the roads, on secondary roads where until now the speed limit had been 100 km/h will now be reduced to 90 km/h.

• 11.03.2013- Forecasts promise many German holiday makers for 2013

  This year we are expecting many clients in the Balearic islands. This year we are expecting more than 4 million German tourists. This corresponds to 5% more than last year, this was announced at the international tourism stock exchange in Berlin (ITB).

• 04.03.2013

  Palma council information telephone The information office 010 in Palma council is available 24hrs a day 365 days a year. in four languages. This round the clock service was created for the local people, residents and tourists. Here they answer questions, offer advice, help and also receive complaints. Tourists can find out public transport timetables, advice on accidents and receive advice with regards to emergency numbers. The telephone adviser can be contacted on the following number 0034/971-225900.

• 07.02.2013- Carnival in Palma de Mallorca

  This weekend is Carneval in Palma de Mallorca, the most colourful and cheerful festival of the year. The celebration takes place before the Christian lent, on the Balearic Islands and on the mainland. Adults and children will wear their fancy dresses when they take part in the carnival parade this Sunday February 10 in Palma de Mallorca.

• 23.11.2012

  On 21st of November the %u201EDay of the television%u201C was celebrated. It all started with Galileo`s telescope, the original and very simple version of a television. The prototype of the first television was invented in 1926 by the Scotish man John Baird. Thanks to the great industrial deveopment television has expanded all over the planet and is nowadays the most significant source of information.

• 15.10.2012

  Four races before the end of the season, championship leader Jorge Lorenzo is confident that he can grab the title on his Yamaha. The Majorcan is 33 points ahead on ''Dani Pedrosa'' in the race and is optimistic about his second world title.

• 18.09.2012

  After weeks of African heat and the storms of last weekend, with rain, thunder, and lightning, tourists and locals can look forward to glorious late summer weather on Mallorca. In the next few days, on the largest of all Balearic Islands, there will be sunny skies with highs around 30 degrees. The nights are pleasantly cool with around 16 degrees.

• 18.09.2012

  To prevent the planned development of the natural beach Es Trenc around the area of Sa Ràpita, the Nature Conservation Union, GOB, organized a music festival. Titled %u201ESalvem Sa Rapita%u201C - rescue for Sa Rapita%u201C numerous renowned artists could be committed for the festival.

• 18.09.2012

  Since the UK had 13 victims of %u201EBalconing%u201C already this season, the government will start a campaign that points out the dangers of %u201EBalconing%u201C. The Departement of State and the %u201EAssociation of British Travel Agents%u201C (ABTA) show a video with the risks of uncontrolled actions after consuming massiv amounts of alcohol, especially in southern countries.

• 18.09.2012

  A new shopping mall is going to be built until 2014. It will be placed close to the already existing carrefour building. The new mall will be the largest shopping centre on the island and will create around 5.000 new working places. The shops and 2.600 parking spots will be build on more than 65.000m².

• 18.09.2012

  For the 19th Time will be held in Sa Pobla in the north of Mallorca, the already legendary International Jazz Festival. Also this year, well known artists have joined the service. The jazz concerts are held between the 7th and 21 August at the Plaça Major in the heart of the village instead.

• 19.07.2012

  Summers in Mallorca are already extremely hot on the island of Mallorca, but this year the AEMET, the spanish agency for metereology has announced record temperatures for the balearic islands. In July and August we expect peaks of over 40 degres.

• 12.07.2012

  The train of Soller which goes through all the tramontana mountains celebrates his 100 years aniversary. Thanks to that there is an extended programm of cultural activities and guided visits to show the values of the train. Everybody nows how charming this train is, while it rattles through olive tree fields since 1912. Now this train has adjointed to an art foundation called %u201ETren de l´art%u201C which invites us to get to know the modernist architecture in Soller and also a lot of paintings of Mallorca´s famous artist Joan Miro. You can reserve a journey which includes the trip with the train a guided visit to the Contemporary art museum Ca´n Prunera visiting as well as the modernist old town of this ancient Village. A charming and exciting idea for this Summer.

• 25.06.2012

  The capital of the Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca has a new attraction at the Royal Garden in the Almudaina Palace. A few days ago, three young swans were born in the garden pond at S´Hort del Rei.

• 18.06.2012

  The preparations for the musical highlight of the year are in the final stages. In 14 days, from 29 June to 23 September two songs of the legendary music producer and Boney-M-inventor Frank Farian provide the name for a giant musical Daddy Cool Summer Special in Majorca.

• 11.06.2012

  As decided this week the capital of the Balearic Islands will from now have the legal and official name Palma de Mallorca. Unofficially the capital of the island has been named Palma de Mallorca anyway. A big part of the mallorquin population have rejected the abreviation to Palma anyway. The always referred to Palma de Mallorca.

• 31.05.2012

  From the 1st of May the balearic residents have been paying a little more whilst re-fuelling at the local petrol stations. Since this date the council have started up a campaign that has been denominated by them 'the healthy cent'. However unfortuntely it is far more than just a cent that's being paid by the citizens, as added on to the fee there are various other factors which make it rise to a whopping 4,8 cents per litre!

• 23.04.2012

  On Easter monday some 400 people went to demonstrate in favour of the conservation of the beach and natural open space of Es Trenc. The motive of the protesters is because of the recent plans for building a big hotel complex in front of the Yacht Club, which would mean modification of the urbanisation laws in ruling at present.

• 20.04.2012

  The Mexican architect Bosco Gutierrez Cortina, who was victim of a nine month long kidnapping not so long ago has released his new book in the Mallorcan school Llaut del Parc Bit.

• 10.04.2012

  The Argentinian singer Diego Torrens, born in Buenos Aires in 1971, gives a concert in Palma in May. The artist also known for his roles in several daily soaps will be on stage on the 17th of May 2012 in the industrial area of Son Castello in Majorca. Tickets are available for 35 Euro.

• 23.03.2012

  Easter in Mallorca - Parades for "Semana Santa" During Easter thousands of people take to the streets, dressed up with masks on, cone hats and iron chains attached to their bodies. Some of them are carrying huge wooden crucifixes, and others with religious man-size dummies. In Mallorca there are more than 50 groups of religious paraders, 30 of them in Palma itself. The love for this parade, and each group is considered an honor and usually passed down the generations from father to son.

• 27.02.2012

  The day of the Balearic Islands, which is the official holiday of the Balearic autonomous community, is celebrated annually on March the 1st. Participatory activities include aquatic sports such as kayaking or canoeing; concerts by local artists or shows organized by the radio channels. The event also includes products grown by the farmers, a sailors show, medieval and Roman markets, organic stands, taverns and typical style houses on show.

• 09.02.2012

  The new five star hotel Jumeirah in Port de Soller is just about to open its´ doors. The director of the hotel Fernando Gibaja announced that the inauguration will be on the 12th March. The 120 rooms are placed in a generous garden of 18.000 square metres. 50 employees will take care of the mainly German and English customers.

• 13.01.2012

  Do not miss the chance to go ice-scating in Palma. Until 29. January the 500m² piste will be open between 10am and 10pm at "Placa de Estacions".

• 21.12.2011

  Your Sixt Team in Son Oms, wishes all their customers a Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2012.
  

• 19.12.2011

  As in most of the worlds big cities there is a special place in Palma where New Year´s Eve is celebrated extraordinarily big. This place is the %u201EPlaza de Cort%u201C in Palma right next to the TowAround midnight lots of people come together to welcome the new year. Tradicionally every participant of this event eats 12 grapes at midnight which promises good fortune for the coming year acording to Spanish tradition.

• 09.12.2011

  From this week until the 8th of January lots of little Christmas markets have been set up for the festivity period in central Palma. The markets consist in small stalls where you can purchase allkinds of Christmas decorations, home-made Mallorquin products and presents for loved ones. Also to be found in these little markets are little stalls where you can stop off and rest from shopping, orhave a break with a warm little glass of mold vine and a Christmas snack.

• 21.11.2011

  From the 11th of November until the 27th of January a 450 metre squared ice rink has been installed in the 'Parc de ses Estacions' infront of Plaza España, where adults and kids can spend time havinga lot of fun. It costs 5 euro per person, and that includes the rental of the ice skates plus 25 minutes on the rink. It's open every day from 10h till 22h.

• 10.11.2011

  With the drop in temperatures and the heavy rain from the last few days, why not take the wonderful opportunity to spend the day in Valldemossa and enjoy their rich pastries and exquisite 'Cocas de Patata', a typical sweet potato pastry dipped in thick hot chocolate. The 'Coca de Patata' is an original Valldemossa sweet pastry, located in the Sierra de Tramuntana mountains.

• 02.11.2011

  Next thursday 10th of November is the celebration of the yearly fair in Inca, better known as Good Thursday. It's one of the most important festivals on the island. It all starts the night before, the whole city goes out and temporary bars are placed all down the streets. The next day there is a funfair and a couple of traditional markets. Normally on this day the Inca train gives you free return tickets.

• 20.09.2011

  With the arrival of the fall the traditional markets become again a great option to enjoy the gastronomy and culture of Majorca. The moderate temperatures alow a relaxing walk over the food and animal market, enjoying traditional Spanish seefood as well as fresh fruit.

• 09.09.2011

  An Outletcenter of the Spanish Shoppcingcenter chain El Corte Ingles will be opened within the next three months in the Festivalpark in Marratxi. Products of well known luxury brands will be sold alot cheaper than in the stores.

• 23.08.2011

  Mallorca's groundwater resources are currently at 55 percent of their capacity. This is the third best result in ten years. The two reservoirs in the Tramuntana mountains which are highly importantfor the water suply of Palma are filled to one third.

• 25.07.2011

  The competition of Copa del Rey de Vela it will be placed at the Palma de Mallorca's bay. It's one of the biggest regattas of cruises of all Mediterranenan sea. It has convert to a very importantappointment of the mundial calendar. It is going to be celebrate from the 31 of July until the 6 of August.

• 20.07.2011

  Until the 28 of August we can enjoy films outdoor in the Parque del Mar in Palma. You can find the program on the website www.baleareslive.com. The entrance it's free.

• 02.07.2011

  The old speed limit of 120 km/h counts again in Spain. Because of the decreasing oil prices the speed limit has been raised.

• 21.06.2011

  MAGIC ''SAN JUAN'' NIGHT.San Juan's eve is considered a magical night and it's a tradition in Spain to meet your friends around a campfire on the beach to celebrate the that the summer comes
  andenunciate wishes. It's the only night when it's allowed to camp on the beach.

• 14.06.2011

  Until 29th of June the IMFOF Crea't is organizing courses and lectures for interested yound student in the centre of Palma.

• 06.06.2011

  Hotels in Mallorca are not using cucumber for their food preparation anymore. These is the reaction on several cases of the EHEC disease in Germany.

• 30.05.2011

  Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy set up in Mallorca. It's done to build their own tennis academy in his hometown Manacor obviously nothing more obstacles.

• 19.05.2011

  After the 23th of May doing ''botellón'' (drinking on the streets) in Palma de Mallorca will be forbidden. It will further be forbidden to have meetings from 22.00h on the streets to not
  disturbthe neighbours. The fine can reach up to 600 Euro.

• 18.05.2011

  It is forecasted a record year in the tourism sector for Majorca. If you would like to book a hotel for this summer you have to be fast. The amount of tourists arrived in Majorca increased last monthfor about one quarter in comparison of last year.

• 10.05.2011

  The weather forecast for the upcoming days is promising perfect beach days! Not only at Sixt the summer as officially started.

• 05.05.2011

  The popular German Café Katzenberger in Santa Ponca has been reopened on the 29.04. It was closed for about six month in wintertime.

• 14.04.2011

  Now there are as well orange marked parking places in Palma City. These are not for the public. Allowed to park are residents or cars belonging to the shops in this area. A special parking pass isneeded.

• 03.04.2011

  Panades i Roviols: Majorcan Easter Specialties
  
  During the Semana Santa two sorts of traditional pastries are prepared. Therefore the whole family meets ups and cooks for a whole day or evenseveral days.
  The panades are a salty pastry made of lard, water and flour. The filling consists of pork meat or peas or both, enriched with a little bit of sobrasada.
  The roviols are composed of the same dough but have a sweet filling of apricot, peach, pumpkin jam or brossat (majorcan cream cheese).
  The preparation should be done %u201Cpoc a poc%u201D, that means slowly, withcalmness and love.
  
  

• 17.03.2011

  The strikes at spanish airports during summer and easter will be avoided after negotiations with the operating company AENA. Employees on spanish airports intended to strike because of a plannedprivatisation.

• 25.02.2011

  Palma's old town bars to close early
  
  According to locals, due to the new anti-tobacco law having been inforced, noise pollution has increased considerably. This is because many users ofthe
  bars make a lot of noise when they go outside to smoke. Above all there are many complaints every Tuesday with the %u201CRuta Martiana%u201D - a popular tapas route within the old town bars. Many lo
  willfull bar owners now closed at 1am instead of at 2am, and the government has opened a legal process to ban the bars from opening after midnight.
  Only a noise pollution test will be required
  when the bars have to close later on weekdays.

• 15.02.2011

  Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The company was founded in1997
  with the aim to become a hospitality industry leader through establishing a world class portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. To date, the Jumeirah portfolio includes luxury hotels and resorts in
  Dubai, London and New York. In 2011 an uncomparable 7 star hotel of the above mentioned chain will be opened in Soller.

• 02.02.2011

  In 2011 Sixt will introduce the luxurious models of the German supplier Audi. You can look forward to the high quality cars such as the A1, the A3 and the off roader Q5.

• 01.01.2011

  We would once again like to thank all of our customers who have been renting with us over the years. We have successfully made it to the end of 2010 thanks to you and all your support. We have greatplans for 2011, many new cars will be joining our fleet, amongst them new vehicles from Audi brand, and we hope to continue growing day by day. Our customer service and the rest of our employees willbe more than happy to attend all of your requests throughout the year. We hope you all have a prosperous 2011!

• 22.12.2010

  We would like to thank all of our clients for their support throughout the year, and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

• 17.12.2010

  January the 20th is the day of Saint Sebastian, patron saint of Palma de Mallorca and to celebrate, the Balearic capital put their best clothes on, and there are all kinds of activities for bothresidents and visitors for celebrating this important day. This celebration is right at the end of the holidays and includes concerts, fun runs by foot or by bike, an opportunity to sample traditionalfood, big bonfires to barbecue your food on. People bring meat, spicy sausage (typical of Mallorca), bread, and their own drinks, then walk around Palma, which has been lit up specially for the occasion. During the evening, groups of all ages take to the streets to watch the performances of their favourite bands spread out all over the different squares in the centre of Palma. On the 20th, alot of people eat popular Mallorquin food, and climb the castle of Bellver. There is also a cycling route which is famous on this day, it's fun for the whole family, and a great opportunity to live Palma to its best.
  

• 12.04.2010

  Reserve our Sixt Summer Special in Majorca until the end of May. You have the opportunity to rente.g a Peugeot 308, between the 05.07 and the 25.08.10, for only 325 EUR per week. Included are unlimited kilometre, loss damage waiver, the premium location fee and one additional driver. This offer is subject to availibility. Take your chance and reserve your Sixt rental car in Majorca.

• 11.04.2010

  Test the new BMW X1 with Sixt in Majorca. The BMW X1 ist a bit smaller than its' big brothers the X3 and X5 but assures with an average diesel consumption of between 5,2 and 9,4 litre and 177 PS. Thecapacity of the luggage compartment is expandable from 420 to 1350 litre. According to requirements it has a lot of extras available.

• 09.04.2010

  The "Feria de Abril" will probably be postponed to May due to discrepancies of the organiser.Every year you can dance on the andalusian festival to the sound of Flamenco. It takes place in Palmas' industrial area Son Rossinyol. Sixt Rent A Car in Palma has the perfect rental car for your "trip" to Andalusia.

• 03.04.2010

  You are looking forward to pass the winter in Majorca? We have a special for you.Untill the end of May you have the possibility to book our Sixt "Long-Term Special" in Majorca. It is valid for the whole November and a VW Polo e.g. will be only 17 EUR per day. Included is a loss damage waiver, unlimited miles, the location fee and one additional driver.

• 03.04.2010

  From now on you can rent the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo exclusively with Sixt in Majorca.With a length of 5 meters and an altitude of 1,56 meters it combines the luxury comfort of a limousine with the space of an off-road vehicle. You are getting impressed by up to 407 hp and an exceptional driving experience. Enjoy your holiday with a special art of lifestyle.