More records have been broken at El Altet airport in Alicante-Elche after passenger numbers rose by 300,000 last month. The increase has been welcomed by airport operators and airlines, with this being the highest number of passengers in September on record. Top of the passenger nationalities continued to be British, with nearly half a million […]
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Alicante Elche airport breaks more records
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Ryanair expands flights from Alicante
Ryanair has unveiled its 2016 summer schedule for Alicante, which comes into force next April. The company will offer five new routes to Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Newcastle and Rome, reaching a total of 48 connections between April and November. These new services will allow a total of 3.5 million passengers per year to travel through […]
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Alicante top for shopping tourism in Spain
ALICANTE has been named the fifth most attractive Spanish city for shopping tourism. The ranking came in a report entitled ‘The new era of travel retail: impacts and challenges of shopping tourism’ presented this week in Madrid. The report said the average consumption of international overnight tourists in Spain is 47 per cent lower than the […]
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Aer Lingus will add new route from Belfast to Alicante in 2016
The new schedule will offer five services per week to Alicante, a port city in Costa Blanca, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning April 2016. Faro and Malaga services will increase from seven to nine flights per week with flights operating on Tuesday and Thursday, adding 40,000 extra seats. Flights to Palma will […]
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British buyer numbers up 38% on the Costa del Sol, reports Spanish homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España
Whether for a cheap summer holiday with the kids or a long-term second home investment on a prestigious resort, Spain has long been a favourite with visitors from the UK. The Iberian country’s particular blend of sunshine, beaches, tapas and low prices, all within a short flight from a plethora of UK airports, makes it […]
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Spanish property market update – the situation on the ground
According to the headlines, the Spanish property market has bounced back. The latest figures from the Association of Property Registrars show a 5.12% increase in Spanish house prices in the year to June 2015. The jump is the fastest rate of increase since the downturn, with a quarter on quarter rise of 2.8%. So should […]
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Alicante to host next edition of Volvo Ocean Race
It has been confirmed that Alicante will once again host the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017. However, Josep Miquel Moya, Director General of Sports of Valencia, has warned that there will have to be a change in funding for the Alicante port to remain as the starting point of the race. Moya […]
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Costa Blanca top choice for Britons buying property in Spain
As British property investors resume their love affair with Spain, it’s the Costa Blanca which is proving to be top choice, accounting for 27 per cent of Spanish mortgage enquiries received at Conti over the last three years. And Spain continues to be top of the list for British buyers in general, accounting for just […]
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Alicante leads way for budget flights
ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport led the way this summer with the most flights operated by low-cost airlines. The airport offered 77 connections and came before Malaga, Tenerife and Madrid-Barajas in the number of flights with over 80 per cent of all passengers at Alicante-Elche using low-cost airlines. Spain is a popular route for the budget carriers, with […]
