Will the last person to leave Majorca please turn the light off! The island does appear to be remarkably quiet as we enter into the Christmas countdown. In some ways it is quite a welcome relief after the long summer but there is no sign at the moment that we are heading towards an all year around holiday destination. One of the few resorts which has bucked the closing down trend is Arenal...but not this winter. There are only a handful of hotels open and even the McDonalds has closed for the winter. A sign of the times? Well yes. Now as we have published over recent weeks there is some good news on the horizon with more flights to Britain in the New Year but at the moment the resorts are just ghost towns, which is rather sad considering that we have enjoyed a fantastic spring. Even Palma looks rather quiet. The local authorities should be alarmed. Now, I know that some will say that hotels need to close so that urgent repairs can be carried out and staff can rest but at the same time it is a pity that attempts to lengthen the season have failed and thousands of people are without a job. A decade ago the resorts were busy at this time of the year and many hotels were open for Christmas; this year one British association had a nightmare to find a hotel which was open for them over the festive period. I suppose we should enjoy quiet Majorca after the busy summer but it does appear to be a case of an opportunity missed.