Palma launches winter discount for residents: 20% off hotels, 15% off ferries

Palma launches winter discount for residents: 20% off hotels, 15% off ferries

Campaign runs from December 9, 2025 to December 23 – Aim: strengthen city life during the low season

Those strolling along the Passeig del Born today hear the clatter of cups from small cafés, see the lights on Jaume III and notice: Palma has a quieter, almost intimate side in December. The new discount campaign for residents aims to highlight this part of the city. Since December 9, residents of Palma can use reduced offers: a 20 percent reduction applies to a hotel overnight stay or a flight, and a 15 percent discount is available for ferry trips. The measure runs until December 23.

The campaign is explicitly aimed at residents: it is not a tourism offer but an incentive to make more use of one's own city during the cold season. Partners include the airline Uepfly and the shipping company Baleària. So if you plan a spontaneous overnight stay in a central hotel or a short getaway to the mainland this weekend, you can do it more cheaply. For many Mallorcans this sounds like a practical opportunity—especially at a time when the city is less crowded but the streets still feel lively.

In everyday life this means: the l'Olivar market hall is easier to stroll through on a quiet morning, a table at a favorite restaurant on Carrer de Sant Miquel is no longer as hard to get, and museum visits can be planned without large crowds. The campaign aims to make such small everyday experiences more attractive for residents again—and at the same time to strengthen the neighboring shops, cafés and service providers in the central districts.

Thinking practically means: a short trip with an overnight stay can be a gift to the family, a ferry outing offers an hour-and-a-half escape from everyday life, and a cheap flight makes it easier to visit relatives on the mainland. Those living in Palma can thus rediscover their own city while supporting local providers—a win-win situation for the low season. The discounts are limited in time and are intended to create short-term demand precisely in the areas that are normally quieter in winter.

For implementation this means: those who want to use the discounts should check the terms and conditions and book in good time, as the offer is only valid until December 23. Because there is often less activity in winter, appointments can be planned more relaxed: a market visit in the morning, then a walk to the Casa Consistorial, followed by dinner without a queue. Such small days in one's own city can be put together with little effort and benefit directly from the discount.

For Palma the campaign means more than just short-term bookings: when residents go out in the city more often, cafés, hoteliers, small shops and ferry connections benefit. You can feel it on the street: the noise level rises, more lights stay on longer, and the Christmas decorations get visitors instead of just illumination. It is a quiet but noticeable impulse for the city's appearance in the low season.

A practical everyday tip: an overnight stay combined with a visit to the Mercat de l'Olivar in the morning can be an unusual mini-break—without long travel, without much planning. Those who want to be on the safe side compare providers and booking times; those who prefer to stay spontaneous often still find last-minute places in the city center.

The campaign is an example of how municipal initiatives can work in the low season: they bring people back into the streets, they fill market stalls, and they keep income in the local economy. For residents it is an invitation to experience Palma at a different pace: less hustle, more space, rediscover familiar corners. And for the city it is a test run: if such impulses work, the concept could be extended in coming winters.

Further information on the origin of the campaign and participating providers is provided by the municipal platform, where the details and terms and conditions are published. For everyone who lives in Palma, it is worth pausing briefly now, taking in the streetlights and taking the opportunity: an inexpensive short stay in one's own city may be exactly what December needs.

Readers: If you've already planned small getaways with discount offers, feel free to tell us about your ideas—from a market breakfast to a spontaneous theater visit during a quiet week.