The town of Mollerussa is what we all know today (a regional capital with more than 15,000 inhabitants) thanks to two fundamental historical events: the construction of the Urgell Canal, which began irrigating land that had previously been a veritable desert in the mid-19th century, and the simultaneous construction of the train station and a line that would connect the town. A population boom was assured. Hundreds of farmers and merchants took advantage of this favorable economic climate, as did the most far-sighted entrepreneurs.

Restaurant and hospitality entrepreneurs in Mallorca are laying off workers in the middle of the tourist season. They try to justify this with the argument that there are fewer tourists this year, something that no one can believe because data from Ibestat and the INE clearly show that the summer of 2025 will follow the same trend as 2024; that is, all tourism records will be shattered. In fact, this year, spending is growing even more than the number of tourists. Specifically, and in Mallorca alone, between January and June, almost six million tourists arrived on the island (3.7% more than last year), spending €6.712 billion, a figure that represents a 6.7% increase compared to the previous year.

The story of l'Hostal Jaumet de Torà (Solsonès) is truly chameleonic. The owners claim that, Since it was founded as a horse and carriage depot in 1890, it has had a remarkable ability to adapt to "all kinds of situations and thrive." They have endured all sorts of vicissitudes, from personal accidents, illnesses, deaths, a civil war, fires, and floods. But they have never suffered a crisis as severe as the current one, in which a severe staff shortage is jeopardizing their future like never before.

"Yesterday Barcelona had its own Night of Broken Glass. Catalan shopkeepers, hoteliers and businessmen have expressed their condemnation of the looting that took place yesterday in the centre of Barcelona after the fifth night of demonstrations against the imprisonment of the rapper Pablo Hasél.