Tourism boost

TOURISM occupation levels in Mallorca are increasing even during the low sea ‐son.

The Balearic Islands ended March as the third Spanish region with the high ‐est figures with more than 53 per cent of hotel rooms occupied, after the Ca ‐nary Islands with 71 per cent and eral days at the affected areas, with alternate roads being closed off from the starting time at 6.30am to 8.30pm.

Madrid with 56 per cent, according to figures published by the National Statistics Institute.

Analysts predict that this increase in off ‐ peak tourism between November and March suggests that the Balearics will register record occupation figures this year.

Organisers have set up an information helpline with three mobile tele ‐phone numbers ( 644 139 312, 644 733 318 and 644 614 859 ), as well as an email address ( car reteres@mallorca312.co m ) for residents and visi ‐tors to check the traffic situation.

Further information can also be obtained at mallorca312.com/car reteres and Mallorca 312 Ok Mobility on Face ‐book.

A BRITISH teacher has ac ‐cused the regional Educa‐tion department of dis ‐crimination due to her nationality.

Serena Farr currently works as an intern at the Official Language School in Palma and has been a resident in Spain since 1993.

For the last 10 years she has worked as a tempo ‐rary English teacher at several public schools on