Lido Palace now an H10 Hotel

Formerly with the BMC group, the Lido Palace is now owned by luxury hotel chain H10.
 
The H10 Lido stands right on the sea front, leading directly on to the magnificent beach of Camp de Mar. It has a large terrace with two swimming pools with excellent sea views. The Hotel also boasts comfortable rooms, all of them with sea views, plus restaurant, free wi-fi, two bars and a wellness area with gymnasium, sauna, Jacuzzi and Turkish bath.
 
You must click on this H10 link to see the cheery smiling faces of the staff!

Camp de Mar gets prestigious Blue Flag for clean beach [Video]

Camp de Mar's beach has met the 32 criteria, including ones for cleanliness and water quality, that the Blue Flag organisation impose before they will award their coveted symbol. Here is a video of the civic ceremony showing the 2011 flag being raised:

More information about the Blue Flag Organisation itself is here.

Thomson Couples Brochure Launched

Thomson Holidays has officially launched Thomson Couples, an all-new adults-only holiday experience aimed at couples who want to spend time abroad in a child-free environment. With the first Couples customers flying out in June, Thomson is the first mainstream travel company to offer 100% child-free holiday resorts worldwide.

All hotels in the Thomson Couples range are part of Thomson's Premier Collection, which include the company's very best 4T and 5T hotels. Couples customers will also enjoy complimentary benefits including increased luggage allowance, priority transfers, day-before check-in and dedicated holiday advisors when overseas.

More information on Thomson's adults-only holidays here.

Majorca Magazine: Ex-pats Online

The Majorca Daily Bulletin is fine if you want to know what's going on in the Balearics, but for lifestyle articles and more, look no further than the online Majorca Magazine.

Put together by British ex-pats, the publication contains articles on home & design, food & drink, local history & culture, health & beauty plus news & sport.

Tax experts to gather at Hotel Dorint Royal Golfresort & Spa in September

Leading consultants in the art of tax reduction and accountants for businesses, hedge funds and wealthy individuals from across Europe will be gathering at the Hotel Dorint Royal Golfresort & Spa in September for their annual conference.

Organised by the Swiss-based ISA, the internationally recognised congress on "International tax planning, estate planning and asset allocation" will look at the best ways for the wealthy to reduce their tax burden so that the rest of us can do our bit to save the economy.

Superyachts can be moored at Port d'Andraxt or Palma space permitting.