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MALLORCA • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
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GERMAN carmaker giant MercedesBenz invited thousands of employees to Mallorca on Saturday, February 11 for a compa nywide trip and exhibi tion of its latest innova tion. The Palacio de Congre sos building in Palma dis played a sign which read ‘Viva Mercedes’ as around 25,000 workers from the company arrived on the island last weekend. The workers were invit ed from Mercedes opera tions centres all over the world including Latin America, the Middle East, South East Asia and Eu rope. The latest Mercedes Benz vehicles were parked outside the con vention centre, giving em ployees a peek into the
IDYLLIC SCENERY: German carmaker Mercedes-Benz selected Mallorca to host its latest congress, not least thanks to its stunning backdrops for filming promotional content.
future of the company. Employees received a pre sentation on the compa ny’s green future as it rolls out increasing num bers of electric vehicles. Organisers are said to have selected the island
for the exhibition thanks to its idyllic scenery and backdrops for filming con tent. The company’s pres ence on the island is ex pected to remain signifi cant until April as the
exhibition continues. The exhibition is expected to be lucrative for the island and could bring in up to €20 million with an esti mated 35,000 hotel stays being credited to the exhi bition.
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Game, set and match PLANS are underway to build a statue to tennis legend Rafael Nadal in his home town of Manacor. The idea was agreed at a council meeting in June last year, when Nadal had just made history by win ning his 14th French Open, and the town hall has now drawn up a sketch of what the monu ment would look like. It is said to show Nadal sitting down as if resting between sets, with a rack et and several water bot tles at his feet. Next to him would be a small boy, representing the star as he was when he discovered his passion for tennis while growing up in the town. Manacor mayor Miquel Oliver has reportedly re quested a meeting with
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Nadal to discuss the de sign of the bronze statue, which will only go ahead with his approval. Current plans are for the monument to be erected in Plaza Palau, on the low wall surrounding the olive tree, opposite the family home. This would be the sec ond statue in his honour, following a three metre high emblem at the main entrance to Roland Gar ros inaugurated in May 2021.
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GETTING BUSIER: A surge in flights is predicted.
AIRLINES are predicting a surge in flights to Mallorca this summer. Air traffic association AECFA, which includes the Spanish airport authori ties and 14 European air lines, believes Son Sant Joan will register a 9.7 per cent increase in activity compared to 2019, with more than 30.7 million aeroplane seats available for travellers to the island from March to October. According to AECFA, this will make 2023 the busiest ever year for the airport, as 2019 holds the current record with 29.6 million seats on planes destined for Mallorca. The increased number
of seats is due to the air lines operating in Mallor ca using larger planes in order to optimise fuel consumption and costs. Foreign tour operators have confirmed the opti mistic predictions for this summer, suggesting that travel demands are very high throughout Europe and that this will lead to tourist activity levels “way above the average” for the second year running. Germany is predicted to account for the largest fraction of aeroplane seats more than 10 mil lion, followed by the UK, France, Belgium, Switzer land, Italy, Scandinavia and Denmark.