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Google travel?
On July 1, 2010, Google announced an agreement to acquire ITA Software. What is this and why does this affects a regular traveler like you? well if you visit their page www.itasoftware.com you will see that they provide fly search for companies like: Tripadvisor, Continental, American Airlines, bing…. adding that google has the listing of
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350 Million euro
That is the price tag for the crisis of the planes. The companies located in Mallorca: Air Berlin, ten million euro, Air Europa, ten million euro. READ THE NEW
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Restaurants show economic resilience
Latest figures show a fall in registered companies, but hospitality sector holds out The Baleraics lost about 2000 companies in 2009, with at least half of them coming from the construction sector. New government figures reveal that in January there were a total of 36,994 companies registered, reflecting the disappearance of 1864 companies – or…
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Palma hotels still dearest
Despite price drop from last year Mallorca’s capital is still the priciest city Spending the night in a hotel in Palma will set you back on average 107 euros, according to price comparison website Trivago, making it the most expensive city in Spain to stay in. Nevertheless, even this represents a 12 percent drop in…
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Road fatalities reach record low
2009 showed further improvement in road traffic fatalities New figures released reveal that the number of people who lost their lives on the roads in Mallorca fell to 48 – a reduction of 75 percent. This represents a considerable improvement on 2008, during which 72 people were killed and a step change from 2001 when…
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Autopsy of headless woman inconclusive
Prosecutors cannot charge suspect with murder unless the head is found An autopsy has been carried out on the body of a Bolivian woman believed murdered and found headless. The torso, legs and arms of Maria Elena Salcedo, 53, were found scattered in a bushy area along a roadside in a case that has gripped…
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Boyzone star Gately dies on Mallorca
Boyzone star Stephen Gately has died while on holiday on Mallorca. The singer and actor, who was 33, is said to have died after a night out, but no further details are known at present. His death has been confirmed on the official Boyzone website. Louis Walsh, the manager of Boyzone and X Factor judge,…
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Coma teenager flown home
No change in the boy’s condition A 16-year-old boy who has been in a coma since being attacked outside an Andratx nightclub has been flown to a hospital in his native Wales, reports the Press Association. Alex Hughes was on holiday with friends and their parents at the time of the assault on 2 August.…
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Nadal bares his chest to promote Mallorca
Tennis ace makes second instalment in promotional series Mallorca born Rafael Nadal, known to millions as the former world No. 1 tennis player, is bound to excite his legions of fans when his latest promotional video comes out. In it, Nadal appears bare-chested at the wheel of a yacht as he sails around the Cabrera…
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Three more bombs go off
La Rigoleta restaurant on the Can Pere Antoni beachfront in PalmaPanic but no injuries as Eta warns of explosions Two small bombs went off today and a third was defused in locations across Palma. No one was injured in the explosions and there was little damage to property. A preliminary warning was given by Eta…