Majorca Blog

Welcome to the MajorcanVillas.com Blog - written by Andrew Ede.  This will be updated all the time so please do check back frequently!

  1. A Question Of Degree: Tourism morality

    7.4.2013A Question Of Degree: Tourism morality

    Are tourism and morality mutually exclusive? Was tourism to Majorca in the days of Franco moral?

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  2. The Next Big Thing: Winter tourism

    30.3.2013The Next Big Thing: Winter tourism

    There is yet another initiative to try and boost Majorca's winter tourism. Another case of good intentions but no real gain?

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  3. The Bikini Revolution

    23.3.2013The Bikini Revolution

    How the bikini came to symbolise changes in attitudes that helped the growth of Majorca's tourism.

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  4. To Tourist Tax Or Not To Tourist Tax

    13.3.2013To Tourist Tax Or Not To Tourist Tax

    Should Majorca and the Balearics have a tourist tax? It is getting one, in the form of a tax on car hire, but is this right or even a missed opportunity?

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  5. Thirty Years Of Trouble: Regional government

    5.3.2013Thirty Years Of Trouble: Regional government

    Have the thirty years of regional government in Majorca and the Balearics really been worth it?

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  6. History Repeating Itself?: Russian tourism

    25.2.2013History Repeating Itself?: Russian tourism

    The growth in Russian tourism to Majorca is going to be dramatic? What might it mean?

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  7. The Rudest Town In Majorca

    18.2.2013The Rudest Town In Majorca

    It may not be the most obvious way of promoting a town to tourists, but might rudeness help a small place in Majorca?

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  8. This Is Our Land: Perceptions of tourists

    9.2.2013This Is Our Land: Perceptions of tourists

    Are the perceptions of tourists and Majorcan people the same when it comes to the island's "tourist product"? Almost certainly not.

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  9. Less Is Less: Tourism promotion

    30.1.2013Less Is Less: Tourism promotion

    The Balearics tourism ministry's action plan for tourism promotion is meant to do more with less money. But does it?

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  10. So Many People? UK residents in Majorca

    21.1.2013So Many People? UK residents in Majorca

    What's the total number of UK residents in Majorca? Forty thousand or more? No. Far fewer.

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  11. The Stigmas Of Stacey: Magalluf

    13.1.2013The Stigmas Of Stacey: Magalluf

    Stacey Dooley's documentary "The Truth About Magalluf" has certainly caused much discussion in Majorca. The behaviour of young British tourists and other aspects of the resort may create a negative image, but how did it all come about?

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  12. A Majorcan Letter From 1912

    29.12.2012A Majorcan Letter From 1912

    If a letter from 1912 had been handed down, what might today's reader learn about Majorca one hundred years ago?

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