Mercedes-Benz unveils Clase V Marco Polo camper with kitchen and MBUX

31-year-old M. Bibiloni, an inspector for the Balearic Islands government, has been living in a motorhome in Palma for a year. She spends €300–400 per month on its upkeep, saving about €1,000, and criticizes authorities for ignoring the root causes of the housing crisis.

The municipality of Palma announced fines for motorhome owners parking in the Ciutat Jardí area. Authorities plan to step up control with local police, whose staff has been increased by more than 50 officers.

Maribel and Vicente, retirees from Mallorca, have been living in a 10 m² motorhome for five years, traveling across Spain and France. They save between €1,200 and €1,400 monthly on housing, and the move also improved Maribel's health thanks to the dry climate.

A 45-year-old man was arrested in Granada for stealing a motorhome belonging to a 35-year-old Italian woman. The goal was to steal the belongings, not the vehicle. The motorhome was found thanks to social media.

The Council of Ibiza and five municipalities launch a digital platform to track violators. In 2026, 17 fines have already been issued, and from June to September, island entry will be limited to 16,000 vehicles.

After almost 70 years, Bürstner has stopped making caravans — and nobody was particularly surprised once sales had fallen by a third. Sweden registered 62% more motorhomes and is preparing to let them drive faster. Chet Hanks moved into a retirees' trailer park in Nashville — for the country music career, not the savings. Plus a Korean workation site for 100 motorhomes, an unmanned trailer hotel on Hokkaido, and a gyrocopter pilot who landed on a highway and clipped an oncoming motorhome — all in this issue.