16.3.2009Too Little Too Late Is a recently announced spend on promotion too little and too late to help the Majorcan summer tourist season? Full article
14.3.2009I've Been Learning To Drive The Spanish driving test is characterised by having the toughest theory element of all tests in Europe. You wonder how come, given the nature of driving. Full article
18.2.2009One In Ten Puerto Pollensa is the most popular Majorcan resort, says a survey. But the survey is not quite what it seems. Full article
10.2.2009The Casualty Ward Virgin's documentary about Majorcan A&E departments might be thought to make for good television but it doesn't do much for the island. Full article
30.1.2009A Tale Of Two People Called Christmas Nadal = Christmas. One the tourism minister, the other not. But both have to do with tourism. Full article
26.1.2009Reap The Wild Wind The winds that hit Majorca this weekend were some of the strongest for several years - and they caused a lot of damage. Full article
23.1.2009We'll Take Your Money; Doesn't Mean We Like You How liked are the British by the Spanish? And how do the Brits compare to other nationalities in this regard? And as a way of alleviating the worst effects of the economic crisis, a minister is suggesting that people buy "made-in-Spain". Full article
22.1.2009Disaster - Or Is It? The numbers passing through Palma airport were down in 2008, but how much can be read into these numbers when it comes to the 2009 season? Full article
20.1.2009Fiestas - Are They Just For Majorcans? There has been criticism of this year's Saint Sebastian celebrations in Palma. Is this symptomatic of a wider indifference to the international potential of some of Majorca's fiestas? Full article
19.1.2009Things Get Better The news is just the same. We know the problems that the economic crisis brings to Majorca and its tourism, so why keep on about them? And Majorca - is it like Coca-Cola? Maybe so. Full article
17.1.2009In The Middle Catalan versus Castilian. It has reared its head again, and this time it is someone involved with not only the promotion of tourism but also one of the more important airlines operating into and out of Palma. Full article
15.1.2009Play With Fire It's Sant Antoni Eve, the night of the demons and the fires. They wouldn't get away with it in the UK. Fires in the streets of towns? You must be kidding. Full article