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  1. Open Up - Hotels opening for Easter

    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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  2. Push Me Pull You - Mobiles in marketing

    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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  3. Cold Comfort - Winter in a Majorcan house

    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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  4. Let's Play Risk - The closure of Riskal

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

    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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  6. De-Sastre - Corruption at the tourism institute

    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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  7. Just Another Day - tourism scene and corruption

    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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  8. Losing Their Religion - religious study in Mallorca

    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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  9. Oh Happy Day - Mallorca tourism promotion

    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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  10. Will The Circle Be Unbroken? - Unemployment in the Balearics

    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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  11. No Particular Place - The Unió Mallorquina's internal strife

    27.1.2010No Particular Place - The Unió Mallorquina's internal strife

    The UM has a new leader. Stability is promised, but will there be? And what of the new direction the UM is wishing upon itself and the electorate?

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  12. I'm Anti, Fly Me - Tourism Priorities

    25.1.2010I'm Anti, Fly Me - Tourism Priorities

    Despite some predictions that 2010 might be worse than 2009, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the coming season.

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