16.11.2010Homage To Catalonia: Joan Laporta and independence The quest for Catalonian independence has a new player - the former president of Barcelona football club, Joan Laporta Full article
13.11.2010Back To The Future: The new agriculture The revival of Majorca's agriculture is to be welcomed, but it needs a more strategic approach. Full article
11.11.2010Huntin', Shootin', Fishin': Majorca and hunting Hunting in Majorca isn't popular with everyone, but it is part of the island's rural tradition. Full article
10.11.2010Enjoy Your Trip: Review websites Business owners are not happy with TripAdvisor. Is it, and are other review sites, really that reliable? Full article
9.11.2010Empire Of The Sun: German and British tourism German tourism is the dominant force in Majorcan tourism. This will probably last, but there are other attractions, even for a German market in love with the island. Full article
7.11.2010These Words: The Pope and Spanish secularism The Pope's favourite two words. Aggressive and secularism. Combined, they come out like a knocking-copy comparative advertising slogan. Marketing people know of the dangers of knocking the competition. The Pope should know of the dangers as well. Full article
6.11.2010Alphabet Soup: Surnames and spelling There are changes to rules on surnames and spelling in Spain. All designed to be fairer and less confusing. Are they? Full article
5.11.2010Only The Lonely What's the scale of loneliness in Majorca? Not something you might think about, but it does of course exist. Full article
3.11.2010Double Fault: Nadal and celebrity advertising Rafael Nadal has played his last match as the promotional face of the Balearics. An amicable parting of the ways between the Manacor muscle and the tourism ministry means that the latter will not have to cough up for the final part of its contract, some two million euros. Full article
30.10.2010Spend, Spend, Spend: Tourists and their money Tourism spend has risen again. So say the statistics. But what do these statistics mean? Full article
29.10.2010Sport For All (Except Majorca) Sports tourism is a potentially highly profitable market. Pity that Majorca has so little to offer. Full article
28.10.2010Pastoral Care: The Partido Popular's woes The Partido Popular should be coasting to victory in the next local elections. Instead it is riven by division, much of it the consequence of differences of opinion with a Palma-Calvia elite. Full article