Spain is celebrating a record year of tourism, having welcomed nearly 65 million foreign visitors in 2014. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has confirmed that between them visitors spent an impressive €63 billion, up 6.5% on the previous year. Tourism accounts for 10.9% of Spain’s GDP, according to the PM, generating 1 in every 9 jobs. […]
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Another record breaker! Spanish tourism levels hit new heights
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Turn SAD to HAPPY: beat the winter blues with a beachfront second home in the Costa Blanca
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) touches upon many people over the winter months, manifesting as moodiness, lack of energy, social withdrawal, carb cravings, weigh gain or full blown depression. Research shared by the Online Psychology Degree website has shown that some 50% of sufferers find antidepressants to be effective in combatting SAD, but that light therapy […]
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Get in party spirit for carnival time in Alicante
CARNIVAL 2015 is underway. Torrevieja leads the way in the Mardi Gras-style celebrations that sweep across Alicante Province in the coming weeks. The city has already had the declarations and coronation of the Carnival Queens at the Municipal Theatre, and the eighth annual Drag Queen Contest, now an ever-popular event in Torrevieja’s cultural calendar, was […]
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Homes sales up again in Spain in September, most recent data shows
Home sales in Spain increased again on an annual basis in September after dipping in August, according to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics. Sales went up 13% in September and excluding social housing, there were 24,096 sales registered, the highest level in four years and 14% up on a monthly basis. […]
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Alicante-Elche airport serves almost 9 million so far
Alicante-Elche airport has served a total of 8,954,841 passengers so far this year, 4.7% more than the same period in 2013, after October brought 966,287 travellers through the facility. According to a report issued this week, domestic traffic increased by 23.9% compared with October 2013, with an additional 99,117 passengers, with the accumulated number of […]
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Don’t put it on your Christmas list – treat yourself to a bargain Spanish apartment this Black Friday
The end of this month will see Americans hit the stores in a shopping frenzy as Black Friday – the day when the Christmas shopping season officially begins – sees stores across the country offer impressive discounts in order to kick start the traditional holiday spend-a-thon. According to Statistic Brain, a staggering 25% of all […]
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The Russians are on the move… from the cold of Moscow to the warmth of the Costa Blanca
There’s no questioning the attractions of the Spanish Costas. With sea, sand and sunshine, they make the perfect location for everything from a quick weekend break to a permanent move overseas. While Brits and Germans have been heading to Spain for decades, Russian property investors and tourists have been a more recent addition. Russian buyers […]
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Monarch Airlines announces Summer 2015 flights to Alicante
Monarch Airlines has announced the launch of a new route from its summer 2015 schedule direct to Alicante from Leeds Bradford Airport. The schedule for summer 2015 from Leeds Bradford Airport includes flights to 10 sun and city destinations across Europe, with the introduction of new routes to Alicante and Naples. This is in addition […]
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Beat the hotel price rises by buying your own pad in Spain’s sun-kissed Costa Blanca
This summer has seen Brits heading abroad in their droves to take advantage of cheap sunshine breaks in the Costas. But it seems that Spain isn’t the cheap holiday destination that once it was, with recent data from the National Statistics Institute revealing that the price of hotels in the Iberian country has risen by […]
