Mallorca Tech Newsletter – Issue #107

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Newsletter published with the support of:

We are helping Essentialist to incorporate a Frontend Developer into their staff. It’s a very prominent Mallorcan company in the travel tech sector. With a large customer base, in an expansion stage, and backed by several prestigious investors. In addition to a competitive salary, some aspects that make the opportunity interesting are

💰 Compensation between 30.000 and 40.000 euros.

💻 Working with a great tech stack

🌴 Organize your work from their office in the heart of Palma or remotely from anywhere

⏰ Freelances welcome

🌍 Great international team

Find here all the details of the position and if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me at david@mallorcatechnews.com.

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News

▸ The radio program Balears Fa Ciència interviewed Pedro Duque, Minister of Science and Innovation.

▸ TUI and Booking.com have announced a strategic partnership on tours, attractions and experiences. Thanks to the agreement, Booking.com customers will have access to the product portfolio (more than 70,000) of Musement, a subsidiary of TUI.

▸ Several global technology companies, including TravelgateX, have come together to launch <Travel/Scrum>, the first tourism technology hackathon to rethink, rebuild and reinvent tourism. It will take place from June 11 to 14 through its website. During the hackathon, participants will develop projects related to: 1) Health and Hygiene, 2) Travel and Experiences and 3) Sustainability.

▸ Article in the HuffPost on the evolution of tourist reservations using the TravelgateX tool.

▸ The platform Filmin celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first subscriber. In addition, they have taken the opportunity to announce the first details of their online film festival Atlàntida Film Fest. Plus, El Periódico has interviewed Jaume Ripoll (cofounder) about all this, the streaming sector and much more.

▸ The technology communities of Mallorca with active Meetup groups have come together to collaborate and share resources. As a result of that, they have created Tech Spirit Mallorca.

▸ ib-red has announced the installation of fiber optic in Calas de Mallorca, becoming the first operator to do so in the area.

▸ The app for management of ORA parking payments mobiAPParc has announced the registration of more than 2,000 new users since the reactivation of the service on May 13, thus exceeding 48.000 total users.

 

Events

▸ 11/06 – Entrepreneurial experience in the first person: The Venvirotech case. The startup that uses bacteria to create biodegradable plastics, and which has obtained more than 2 million euros in funding, will tell their story and share the keys to what they have learned so far.

▸ 11/06 – #ParcBitInspira with Margalida Martinez from Gladtolink. Online session about digital transformation, organizational culture, digital tools to improve communication, collaboration, self-management and success strategies for transformative initiatives.

▸ 11/06 – Linkedin is the perfect sales channel for entrepreneurs and startups. Free webinar that will cover topics such as: improving your personal brand, designing a content strategy, the different types of ads available and much more.

▸ 25/06 – PLN techniques in Agile. Workshop organized by the group Agile & Lean Illes Balears about empathy, active listening, how to establish social relationships, and how to communicate more effectively.

 

Job Opportunities 

 

Photo by Euan Cameron