15.8.2011Hope Lies In The Proles The BBC was in town recently to film a feature about all-inclusives. Full article
13.8.2011Luis Salvador And The First Tourists Not well known among the Brits, Archduke Luis Salvador was attributed with starting Majorca's tourism. Full article
12.8.2011Free For All: Majorca and the arts Arts festivals such as the Sa Pobla Jazz Festival might have had their day. Full article
11.8.2011Rationalising Tourism All responsibility for tourism is to be taken from the Council of Majorca and handed back to the regional government tourism ministry. Where does this leave the Council? Full article
10.8.2011The Revolution Is Televised The riots have claimed Majorcan victims. Bar Brits. Full article
8.8.2011The Habits Of A Lunchtime Television killed the art of conversation. Wrong. The art of conversation, the British art of conversation, never existed, especially not at meal times. Its absence is wrapped up in British habits of a lunchtime or a dinnertime. Full article
7.8.2011The Hornblower Effect?: Film and tourism If Majorca is chosen as a location for the filming of "Cloud Atlas" would it bring the island much by way of benefit? Full article
6.8.2011Pile 'Em High: Hotels Tesco used to be a by-word for supermarket hell, but the company underwent a transformation. It can be seen as something of a metaphor for some of Majorca's hotels. Full article
5.8.2011Coughing Blood: The bullfight The bullfight in Inca has caused a storm, one that might just be a turning-point in the argument as to whether the bullfight in Majorca should continue or not. Full article
4.8.2011Keeping Up Appearances: Travel fairs The budget for the Balearics representation at the three main travel fairs in Madrid, London and Berlin has been halved. Might it have been better to have cut it completely? Full article
3.8.2011Bandanarama Among the irritants of holidays are what is worn or what isn't worn. The bandana falls into the former category. Full article