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  1. Choice Words: All-inclusives

    11.4.2011Choice Words: All-inclusives

    Is this the end of tourism choice? Quite the reverse. It is the choice of the tourist and of the market that has led First Choice to limit choice. To the all-inclusive.

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  2. The Cappuccino Kid

    9.4.2011The Cappuccino Kid

    Cafe Cappuccino is in Puerto Pollensa. But the whole cappuccino philosophy goes back in time, to monks of the 17th century and then to the Mods.

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  3. Look Back In Anger: Pedro Iriondo

    8.4.2011Look Back In Anger: Pedro Iriondo

    The head of the Majorca Tourism Board has caused a stir with some unflattering remarks about low-cost airlines and the British.

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  4. Every Day People: Majorca-ism

    7.4.2011Every Day People: Majorca-ism

    The would-be president of the Council of Majorca wishes every day could be a tourism day. She also wishes for "Majorca-ism". What does she mean?

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  5. We Told You So: Lack of bank credit

    6.4.2011We Told You So: Lack of bank credit

    Lack of bank funding, limited or disrupted supplies. There's always some reason why Majorca's businesses have grounds for complaint.

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  6. I Know My Place: Magalluf

    5.4.2011I Know My Place: Magalluf

    Magalluf gets stick, but is it right that it does?

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  7. Taking The Biscuit: The language of promotion

    4.4.2011Taking The Biscuit: The language of promotion

    Palma has a new bike scheme, but who can use it and will they understand it anyway?

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  8. Dog Day Afternoon: Santa Maria

    3.4.2011Dog Day Afternoon: Santa Maria

    Rural, inland Majorca can sometimes be overlooked. An excursion to its heartland shows you what it is like.

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  9. Our Honourable Friends: Majorca's mayors

    2.4.2011Our Honourable Friends: Majorca's mayors

    Elections are coming up. Mayors will actually be selected, rather than be directly elected, but regardless of how they come to be mayor, why would anyone wish to be?

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  10. Going Swimmingly: Majorca's pools

    1.4.2011Going Swimmingly: Majorca's pools

    Problems seem to follow Majorca's public swimming-pools. Why is it so difficult to get them right?

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  11. Hidden Identities: Spanish or Majorcan?

    31.3.2011Hidden Identities: Spanish or Majorcan?

    Do Majorcan people feel more Majorcan, Balearic or Spanish? And does it matter?

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  12. Vive La Différence: It's all in the mind

    30.3.2011Vive La Différence: It's all in the mind

    What do the Majorcans think about the British, and British businesses in particular? Not much, or so it would seem.

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