Would you like to travel comfortably by train between Madrid and Valencia in just 95 minutes? And between Madrid and Barcelona in two and a half hours? You’ll be able to do so thanks to Spain’s extensive network of high-speed trains (AVE). When you opt to take these trains you’ll be eligible for discounts on […]
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Spain reigns supreme as leading tourist destination with Irish visitors increasing by 20%
As Spain continues to attract a growing number of overseas visitors, recent figures show that the first two months of 2016 saw 7.2 million international tourists visit the popular Mediterranean destination, a 12.5% increase in comparison to the same period last year. According to the latest Survey of Tourist Movements in Frontera (Frontur), released by […]
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British Airways launches service to Alicante from LCY
BA will bring in the service for the busy holiday season, adding to its growing range of leisure destinations. British Airways is to launch a new leisure service to Alicante from London City Airport to cover the busy holiday season this summer. The new flights to Spain’s Costa Blanca will operate four times a week […]
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New flights to Malaga, Alicante and Faro
Forty-two new weekly flight to a host of destinations are now taking off from Robin Hood airport. Eight new routes to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Jersey, Newquay, Malaga, Alicante and Faro are scheduled as part of a Flybe deal with the Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The airline will also operate a business route to Dusseldorf from Thursday […]
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Alicante shines as the favourite 2016 Spanish destination with new flights adding to accessibility
The beginning of 2016 saw Spain break yet another tourism record, welcoming 3.5 million international tourists in January alone, albeit traditionally one of the low-season months. The latest tourism figures show that this is an 11.2% increase in comparison to last year, with 20% of all overseas visitors coming from the UK. And this trend […]
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Spanish property market is recovering in terms of sales and even prices.
According to data from the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, foreigners bought 69,196 homes in Spain during 2015, up 13% over the previous year, and accounted for almost one in every five of the homes sold in the country last year. Non-resident foreigners purchased a total of 4,846 homes in Spain last year, up 10.1% […]
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Norwegian launches new flights to Spain
From 30 April, two weekly flights will take off from Manchester to Barcelona, offering nearly 20,000 seats for the summer season. From 2 June, four weekly flights will depart from Manchester to Malaga, while two weekly flights to Alicante will commence from 3 June. Meanwhile, from 15 June, new flights from Edinburgh to Barcelona will be available, adding 15,000 seats this summer. […]
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Tourism in Spain recorded 11.2% growth in January.
Spain started the year by breaking another tourism record. In January, traditionally one of the low-season months in Spain (except for the Canary Islands), there were 3.5 million international tourist arrivals, 11.2% more than in the same month in 2015. Tourism in Spain increased mainly thanks to the British who traveled to Spain 16% more […]
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KLM expands routes to Spain, adds direct flights to Alicante
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will start direct scheduled service to Alicante this summer. Alicante is KLM’s sixth Spanish destination after Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao, with direct flights from Amsterdam to Valencia and Ibiza already planned. KLM will offer sixteen flights to Spain each day. All KLM flights to Spain offer customers from other points of origin […]
