https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Parts of the Spanish resort of Magaluf on the island of Mallorca may be closed down after crowds of young tourists were caught on video running amok without wearing masks or respecting social distancing, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20200715/magaluf-parts-of-resort-in-mallorca-may-be-closed-spanish-authorities-warn Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:40:13 +0200 magaluf-parts-of-resort-in-mallorca-may-be-closed-spanish-authorities-warn Spanish hoteliers and frustrated residents see the Covid-19 break as the perfect chance to replace the country’s boozy all-inclusive holiday packages with a more attractive and sustainable tourism model. But is it already too late? https://www.thelocal.es/20200529/is-now-the-time-to-scrap-spains-booze-tourism-model Fri, 29 May 2020 14:57:40 +0200 is-now-the-time-to-scrap-spains-booze-tourism-model Spain's Balearic Islands passed a bill Friday aimed at clamping down on alcohol-fuelled holidays in the Mediterranean archipelago which bans happy hours when drinks are offered at a discount. https://www.thelocal.es/20200118/balearic-islands-pass-bill-banning-happy-hours-and-pub-crawls Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:49:58 +0100 balearic-islands-pass-bill-banning-happy-hours-and-pub-crawls Local authorities on Spain's holiday Island of Mallorca have put up 20 posters warning of heavy penalties for nudity, fighting and other alcohol-fuelled misbehaviour. https://www.thelocal.es/20180621/officials-target-alcohol-tourism-in-mallorca-poster-drive Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:33:51 +0200 officials-target-alcohol-tourism-in-mallorca-poster-drive As the summer season gets underway on Spain's Islands, the UK Foreign Office issued a warning to young Brits considering spending the summer working as PRs or “touts” in clubs and bars. https://www.thelocal.es/20180620/sunshine-slavery-warnings-issued-over-tout-jobs-on-spanish-islands Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:01:57 +0200 sunshine-slavery-warnings-issued-over-tout-jobs-on-spanish-islands In addition to the arrests, 3kg of cocaine and other drugs as well as €103,000 in cash were recently seized in resort hotspot Magaluf, British media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170904/12-britons-1-spaniard-among-those-arrested-in-magaluf-drug-bust Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:57:57 +0200 12-britons-1-spaniard-among-those-arrested-in-magaluf-drug-bust For Spain-bound Brits, “Maga" has long been synonymous with the promise of boozy all-night beach parties far from Blighty’s drizzly shores. But the US President’s appropriation of the hashtag has led to some pretty amusing culture clashes on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.es/20170126/donald-trumps-slogan-makes-magaluf-great-again Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:45:17 +0100 donald-trumps-slogan-makes-magaluf-great-again They're young, on holiday, drunk and sometimes high, and they decide to jump from their hotel or apartment balcony into the pool. But some miss and end up in hospital... or worse, dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20160823/true-cost-of-spains-balcony-jumping-craze-revealed Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:50:17 +0200 true-cost-of-spains-balcony-jumping-craze-revealed No visit to Ibiza would be complete without taking to the high seas for a trip round the White Isle soaking up the sun and enjoying a drink or two, while a DJ spins the hits of the summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160809/police-raid-party-boats-off-mallorca-and-ibiza-in-latest-clampdown Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:39:32 +0200 police-raid-party-boats-off-mallorca-and-ibiza-in-latest-clampdown Firefighters in Magaluf were called out for an unusual rescue; to retrieve a British tourist who passed out on top of a beach observation tower after a night out. https://www.thelocal.es/20160802/brit-tourist-passed-out-on-roof-of-lifeguard-tower-in-magaluf Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:43:31 +0200 brit-tourist-passed-out-on-roof-of-lifeguard-tower-in-magaluf A British tourist was found drowned in the bathtub of her hotel room in Magaluf on Monday night after an evening spent drinking. https://www.thelocal.es/20160503/british-woman-drowns-in-bathtub-at-magaluf-hotel Tue, 03 May 2016 15:53:33 +0200 british-woman-drowns-in-bathtub-at-magaluf-hotel "Tourists go home. Refugees welcome" is just one of the slogans to have appeared this week daubed on the walls of the historic centre of Palma, the capital of the holiday island of Mallorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20160412/tourists-go-home-refugees-welcome-graffiti-appears-in-mallorca Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:00:32 +0200 tourists-go-home-refugees-welcome-graffiti-appears-in-mallorca Spanish police have arrested 20 suspected members of a ring that swindled tens of thousands of euros from drunken tourists on the holiday island of Majorca by stealing their credit card numbers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150819/spanish-police-bust-gang-of-swindlers-that-targeted-drunk-tourists-in-majorca Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:40:37 +0200 spanish-police-bust-gang-of-swindlers-that-targeted-drunk-tourists-in-majorca As British police pound the party streets of Magaluf, running the gauntlet of inebriated selfie-seeking tourists, The Local’s Fiona Govan questions whether they really could help rid the resort of its heinous reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20150814/bobbies-on-the-beach-can-they-really-change-magaluf Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:54:49 +0200 bobbies-on-the-beach-can-they-really-change-magaluf British police will join Spanish forces patrolling the notorious Balearic Islands resorts of Magaluf and San Antonio from Monday, in a two-week trial aimed at dealing with disorderly British revellers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150807/brit-police-join-patrols-on-island-hotspots Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:16:02 +0200 brit-police-join-patrols-on-island-hotspots A British photojournalist has captured his fellow countrymen at their worst as they enjoy the excesses that Ibiza has to offer. The Local talks to Peter Dench on the publication of his new book "British Abroad". https://www.thelocal.es/20150807/caught-on-camera-brits-behaving-badly-in-ibiza Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:14:47 +0200 caught-on-camera-brits-behaving-badly-in-ibiza Sick and tired of tourists behaving badly on their holidays, the popular resort of Lloret de Mar on Spain's northeastern coast will now banish troublemakers from their hotels. https://www.thelocal.es/20150805/beach-town-to-expel-drunk-and-disorderly-tourists Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:02:10 +0200 beach-town-to-expel-drunk-and-disorderly-tourists Police are investigating "grope parties", "wet T-shirt" competitions and "twerking contests" in Salamanca amid fears that Spain's oldest university city is on its way to becoming the next Magaluf. https://www.thelocal.es/20150721/could-sleazy-salamanca-be-the-new-magaluf Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:47:14 +0200 could-sleazy-salamanca-be-the-new-magaluf Magaluf has introduced tough new laws designed to clean up the image of the tawdry resort, and after only one day local bar owners are already moaning about the heavy police presence. https://www.thelocal.es/20150609/is-magaluf-about-to-become-a-police-state Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:16:14 +0200 is-magaluf-about-to-become-a-police-state Bare chests, sex parties, falling down drunk in the streets and balconing will no longer be tolerated in Magaluf under new bylaws. https://www.thelocal.es/20150522/magaluf-no-pub-crawls-or-balconing Fri, 22 May 2015 17:42:13 +0200 magaluf-no-pub-crawls-or-balconing