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. The Excursions Industry: Majorca's travel agencies

    31.7.2012The Excursions Industry: Majorca's travel agencies

    Sales of excursions have fallen, but do these reflect the whole story of excursions in Majorca?

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  2. The Experiment That Went Wrong?

    23.7.2012The Experiment That Went Wrong?

    Can Majorca and the Balearics withstand any more coastal development?

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  3. The Wheels Go Round: Sports tourism

    15.7.2012The Wheels Go Round: Sports tourism

    Is sports tourism a saviour of Majorca's winter tourism? The regional government believes it is.

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  4. Sponsored By TUI: Spanish tax policy

    7.7.2012Sponsored By TUI: Spanish tax policy

    The possible increase in the tourist rate of IVA (VAT) has led to TUI to threaten to reduce its operations.

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  5. Five Years, What A Surprise: National tourism

    28.6.2012Five Years, What A Surprise: National tourism

    Spain's national tourism plan has been presented. One aspect of it sounds rather surprising; that to do with "residential tourism".

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  6. A Sea Of Clichés: Tourism seasonality

    20.6.2012A Sea Of Clichés: Tourism seasonality

    Getting to grips with seasonality is Majorca's biggest tourism issue. A new initiative won't make any difference.

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  7. Don't Dream It's Over

    13.6.2012Don't Dream It's Over

    Spain's banks are to be rescued, but the rescue has the feel of the dream having died, but then there is always still the beach ...

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  8. Make Mine An Estrella

    5.6.2012Make Mine An Estrella

    Estrella Damm's new commercial shows what could be done in terms of video promotions for Majorca. But it would take a brewery to do this, rather than a government tourism ministry.

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  9. What If? Tourism after the wars

    27.5.2012What If? Tourism after the wars

    What might have happened to Majorca's tourism had the regime after the Civil and World Wars been different?

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  10. Killing The Shops: Discretionary spend

    21.5.2012Killing The Shops: Discretionary spend

    Even innovation isn't enough to make Majorca's shops viable. It is lack of spend that is undermining them.

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  11. Property For Free: Taxing the church

    16.5.2012Property For Free: Taxing the church

    Should the church in Spain pay property tax? Were it to, the revenue would be very welcome.

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  12. The Year Of The Friar: Junípero Serra

    11.5.2012The Year Of The Friar: Junípero Serra

    2013 will be the year of the Friar Juniper Serra. And he is? If you don't know, you are not alone.

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