The prestigious Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) is now a major date on the international yachting calendar and competing teams include America’s Cup participants. From 2 – 9 August , a week of frantic activity will begin both on land and on the acclaimed racing area of the bay of Palma, where more than a […]
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New survey reveals Spain as the UK’s most popular overseas retirement destination
New research has revealed that more than 6 million UK adults are planning to head overseas when they retire, with Spain’s sunny shores emerging as their destination of choice. The poll from MGM Advantage identified some 3.2 million adults looking to leave the UK in order to retire to European destinations, with Spain garnering 26% […]
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Spanish property prices set to recover in 2016 with 2% rise
The residential property market in Spain is set to bottom out next year and see a 2% rise in prices in 2016, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. It is well documented that the fall in prices has been slowing in recent months and the agency is predicting that prices will fall overall by […]
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UK tourism visits to Spain up 5.8%
More than 6.5 million British visitors headed to Spain in the first six months of the year, up 5.8%. The UK remains the country’s strongest inbound market and accounts for 23.3% of international tourists going to Spain, with expenditure from UK visitors making up 19.8% of tourism spend. In the first half of the year […]
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Spain’s visitor figures up 7.3% year on year
Statistics compiled by EGATUR / FRONTUR: Ministry of Industry, Energy & Tourism Summary The first six months of 2014 saw a 7.3% increase compared to 2013, with over 28 million international visitors to Spain In June alone, Spain welcomed 6.6 million international visitors, up 4.5% year on year and tourism expenditure grew by 3.9% year […]
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Palma de Mallorca Airport looking to smaller markets to drive growth
The fastest-growing segment of the Palma de Mallorca market is from routes outside of the ‘big 3’ markets of Germany, Spain and UK. An example of this is the new weekly service from Riga in Latvia which launched on 1 June. At almost 2,500 kilometres it is the longest new route at the airport launched […]
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Spain: Motorists warned about new driving laws
Harsher penalties for speeding were introduced on Spanish roads in May, coming into effect in June. Those found to be driving too fast could face fines of up to €500, and the loss of six licence points, for being just 1km per hour above the speed limit. “Very serious” speeding offences will result in up […]
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Schools out – for summer !
More than two million British holidaymakers are expected to head overseas on summer holidays this weekend as the majority of schools break up for summer. Nearly half a million (450,000) will fly out of Heathrow while 295,000 are set to go from Gatwick; 140,000 from Stansted and 79,000 from Luton. That’s in addition to 162,000 […]
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Spain gets ready for Fiesta Season !
August is almost upon us and anyone planning to visit Spain next month may find themselves immersed in some of the most fun and wacky fiestas on earth. Most towns hold their own fiestas, and cities like Madrid have different neighbourhood fiestas each week, so there is always something exciting going on. Here’s a selection […]
