Majorca Blog

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   23.2.2010Ryan's Laughter - "El Mundo" And Ryanair

   Ryanair is the target for another attack, this time by the Spanish newspaper "El Mundo". But is this attack, are other attacks justified?

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   17.2.2010Political Balls - Carlos Delgado and the politics of language

   Carlos Delgado. Get used to the name. You might be hearing quite a bit more of him.

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   15.2.2010Open Up - Hotels opening for Easter

   All hotels in Majorca are expected to be open for Easter. A foolish idea?

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   14.2.2010Push Me Pull You - Mobiles in marketing

   Spain, and perhaps even Majorca, have caught up with the possibilities afforded by marketing via the mobile phone. Thank Heaven for this!

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   12.2.2010Cold Comfort - Winter in a Majorcan house

   It may be cold in Majorca at the moment, but even in winter when it is warm, houses tend not to be.

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   10.2.2010Let's Play Risk - The closure of Riskal

   The Riskal centre has been forced to close. Was it simply too ambitious or was it just a victim of recession?

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   9.2.2010We Got Nothing To Be Guilty Of - Majorca's tourism corruption

   Events surrounding Operación Voltor (Operation Vulture) and the corruption allegations related to Inestur and the tourism ministry have moved on apace.

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   5.2.2010De-Sastre - Corruption at the tourism institute

   The corruption scandal that has engulfed the Inestur tourism institute threatens to swallow more than just a few named politicians; it could take with it the Unió Mallorquina (UM) party and indeed the regional government.

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   3.2.2010Just Another Day - tourism scene and corruption

   Let's talk about tourism, shall we? How novel an idea. But at least we are talking, finally. And then there's always a scandal. One to do with ... yep, tourism.

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    2.2.2010Losing Their Religion - religious study in Mallorca

    Good news for Majorcan agnostics. Religious education is less popular than it was.

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    1.2.2010Oh Happy Day - Mallorca tourism promotion

    The new president of the Majorca tourist board is a highly experienced and respected member of the island's tourism fraternity, but does he have anything really new to say about the difficulties facing the industry?

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    31.1.2010Will The Circle Be Unbroken? - Unemployment in the Balearics

    Unemployment has gone through the 100,000 barrier. It will get better, but will the underlying problems of seasonality and lack of diversity in Majorca and the Balearics ever be addressed?

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