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  1. When Beach Bars Were Beach Bars

    15.3.2012When Beach Bars Were Beach Bars

    The days when a beach bar was a place of unsophisticated pleasure seem to be long gone.

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  2. Simply The Best (Beach Destination)

    11.3.2012Simply The Best (Beach Destination)

    The 25th best beach destination in the world and the only one in Spain to make the top 25. Therefore, the best beach destination in Spain. And the winner is?

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  3. Conversations With Tourists: Social media

    8.3.2012Conversations With Tourists: Social media

    Social media are not being exploited as well as they might be in the marketing of Majorca.

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  4. Multiplying By Zero: Recession and tourism

    4.3.2012Multiplying By Zero: Recession and tourism

    Tourism always offers the hope of economic recovery, but there are doubts whether it can provide sustainable growth in the Balearics.

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  5. The Best Tax In Catalonia

    1.3.2012The Best Tax In Catalonia

    Could Palma and Majorca be beneficiaries of the Catalonian tourist tax?

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  6. Taken For Granted: British tourists

    26.2.2012Taken For Granted: British tourists

    Bookings to Majorca by British tourists are down on last year. There are all sorts of reasons, and one might be because it is just taken for granted that the Brits will keep turning up.

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  7. Irrational: Cyclophobia in Majorca

    24.2.2012Irrational: Cyclophobia in Majorca

    Cyclists and drivers will never live in harmony, and now is the season when the lack of harmony returns to Majorca.

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  8. Electric Light Orchestra: Majorca's electricity

    21.2.2012Electric Light Orchestra: Majorca's electricity

    Natural gas is coming to Majorca bit by bit, rather like electricity came to Majorca at the start of the last century bit by bit.

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  9. Confidence Trick: Spanish consumers

    17.2.2012Confidence Trick: Spanish consumers

    Who are the least pessimistic consumers in Europe? There are no prizes for guessing that the Germans are the most optimistic, but there is a prize for guessing that they are followed in the pessimism/optimism stakes by the Spanish.

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  10. Misjudgments: Culture and expatriates

    13.2.2012Misjudgments: Culture and expatriates

    What does Fabio Capello's misjudgment have to say about expats' misjudgments?

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  11. Flying High: Ryanair in Spain

    11.2.2012Flying High: Ryanair in Spain

    The criticism that flies in the direction of Ryanair overlooks the fact that it carries more passengers than any other airline into Spain.

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  12. Does The Centre Hold?: Class in the Balearics

    9.2.2012Does The Centre Hold?: Class in the Balearics

    A survey of political leanings among different social-class groups does not suggest there are extremist views where one might think they would be.

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