4.2.2011The Wrong Box: Chopin didn't live here Where did Chopin stay when he was at Valledmossa? The question has required a judge to decide. So what? Full article
3.2.2011Adopting Positions: Marketing Majorca Are generic advertising campaigns the best way to promote Majorca? Evidence from further afield than Europe would suggest not. Full article
2.2.2011What Will Be: Rosa in the rough The Pula Golf course and the Partido Popular politician Rosa Estarás are at the centre of yet another alleged scandal. Full article
31.1.2011Out In The Midday Sun: Mad Dogs The "Mad Dogs" series will air from 10 February. It is causing the anticipated and usual guff. Full article
30.1.2011The Morality Of Tourism The trouble in Egypt is good news for Majorca, but should tourists have ever been going to Egypt? Full article
29.1.2011A Troubled Bridge Over Water: Porto Cristo The bridge in Porto Cristo has been at the centre of protests for years. The most recent ones have looked to keep the bridge, but it is not popular with everyone. And now it will finally come down. Full article
28.1.2011The Importance Of Being Erstwhile "To lose one director of a tourism agency, Sra. Barceló, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose a second looks like carelessness." Full article
26.1.2011The Price Barometer: Majorca under pressure? Majorca is more expensive than mainland Spain. So says the UK Post Office. But so what? Full article
25.1.2011Money Isn't Everything: Tourism promotion Something rather odd has been happening. Prospects for this summer's tourism are looking good. It's not just the regional government saying so, the tourism industry is also confident. Full article
24.1.2011Chickens Coming Home To Roost Majorca is alive to the sound of clucking. To the sound of chickens coming home to roost. It wasn't that there was something bad or stupid done in the past, just that the hatching of plans taken some years ago is being exposed as questionable. Full article
22.1.2011Along For The Ride: Travel fairs and public finance The FITUR travel fair in Madrid has been taking place, but for how much longer can Majorca and the Balearics afford not only the expense of this but also other tourism promotion? Full article
21.1.2011Dreams And Illusions: Palma and the Youth Olympics Palma wants to stage the Youth Olympics in 2018. Good idea or a bit of political opportunism? Full article