Palma declares Pere Garau's Chinese New Year to be of municipal public interest.

PalmThe Palma City Council has declared the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Pere Garau, to be held on February 2nd, to be of municipal public interest. The program includes traditional Mallorcan music, Chinese cuisine, children's activities, and the popular dragon dance, featuring folk dancing and live music.

At a press conference, the spokesperson for the Palma City Council's governing board, Mercedes Celeste, highlighted that the Chinese New Year celebration in Pere Garau "is already a tradition in Palma," having been held since 2016 and only interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Celeste emphasized that the Chinese population represents approximately 10 percent of the Balearic Islands' population, and that 43 percent of this percentage is concentrated in the Pere Garau neighborhood. "At the City Council, we believe this celebration has great value because it fosters mutual understanding and contributes to enriching our city," she stated. For her part, Lourdes Roca explained that the City Council will coordinate with the event organizers and will assume responsibility for security and traffic management during the day. [BK_SLT_LNA] Tourist rental ban

Furthermore, the Palma City Council's governing board has approved modifications to the General Plan to prohibit the creation of new tourist rental units in all housing types, so that it can then be approved by the full council. "We are moving towards an absolute ban on tourist rentals," said Mercedes Celeste. As she explained, this step is essential to bring the ban on new units to the full council vote and make it effective. as announced a few days ago at the Urban Planning ManagementAccording to Celeste, from now on, vacation rental listings that are cancelled cannot be recovered.

"This measure not only eliminates the possibility of more listings, but will also allow tourist accommodations to gradually disappear in all types of housing," Celeste said.