Viewpoint: Security pact
“I find it rather odd that NATO is not involved in the new security pact...”
Viewpoint: Changing tourism
“There have been calls for change within the tourist industry....”
Viewpoint: A golden opportunity
“Overall the industry is in good shape but it is such a shame that a golden opportunity has been missed...”
Viewpoint: A day to remember
“I will never forget those vivid images of the Twin Towers on fire...”
Viewpoint: Perfect Palma
“The one area which does need an overhaul is the Paseo Maritimo...”
Viewpoint: Difficult times
“For once Johnson has shown leadership and has taken an unpopular decision.”
Enjoying Mallorca: Full steam ahead well almost in my case!
It is easy to get bitten by the boating bug when you live on island with beautiful weather.
Viewpoint: Changing times
“The tourist industry needs to start planning for the future but the future is rather uncertain”
Viewpoint: Quality service
“Remember the bad days of lockdown when businesses were closed....”
Viewpoint: Changing times
“The U.S. is pulling back but who is going to take their place...”
Summer Blog: Star island
Mallorca still attracts its fair share of celebrities but back in the 1990s it was quite literally star island.
Viewpoint: Mallorca, part of Spain
“Is there a danger that Mallorca could lose some of its charm....”
Enjoy Mallorca: Was James Bond based on a former British Consul in Palma?
The man ticks some of the right boxes; he was an adventurer, a naval officer and probably one of Britain's best spies in World War 2.
Viewpoint: The Kabul hell-hole
“I stand with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace; don´t prioritise pets over people.”
Viewpoint: A step in the right direction
“I think we can say that summer 2021 marked the start of the recovery in the tourist industry....”
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Comment
Viewpoint: A new deal for the future
"The EU may have been talking sausages but Britain and the U.S. were talking nuclear secrets."
Jason Moore 20/09/2021 10:09