Spain has had enough of economic doom and gloom. The sun-kissed Iberian country has put its economic troubles behind it and is now leading Europe in the race to build a better and brighter future. Figures from EU statistics office Eurostat have shown that the Spanish construction sector has registered a massive year on year […]
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Building a better future – Spanish construction sector is fastest growing in Europe
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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 […]
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First evidence that golden visa is attracting non EU buyers to Spain
US, Chinese and Russian buyers were among the most active foreign buyers in Spain in the first quarter of 2014, according to new data from the General Council of Notaries in Spain. The number of Spanish properties bought by these nationalities increased by 88.9%, 83.1% and 62.6% respectively in the first quarter compared to the […]
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Scandinavians swoop in on Spain’s lucrative property market, says Knight Frank
Online searches for properties in Spain increased by 29% over the first three months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, data from Knight Frank’s Global Property Search has revealed. Converting the searches into results, more than a fifth of all Spanish residential sales – 55,187 transactions – were made by foreign buyers. […]
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Costa Blanca property is top of the wish list according to leading Spanish property portal
Leading online Spanish property portal Kyero.com‘s latest analysis of the forever popular Spanish property market identifies just where and what foreign buyers are looking for in terms of Spanish second homes. Kyero.com‘s enquiry report analysed enquiries made by email during the first quarter of 2014 showing that between January and June 2014 47% of enquiries […]
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Tourism levels heat up on the Costa booming Blanca!
According to the latest data from the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey released by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (FRONTUR), more than 2 million foreign tourists have already visited the Costa Blanca from January to May this year. Nationally, Spain received 21.4 million foreign tourists until May, representing an increase of 8.2 per […]
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Records tumble in Spain
Between January and May of this year, Spain welcomed 8.2% more tourists than the same time the previous year, with 21.4 million people visiting the country, according to the information released by the tourism ministry. May of this year also represented the best figure in history, an increase of 5.7% over last year, with 6.8 […]
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Wizz Air opens new route into Alicante from Budapest
Demonstrating its continued growth and expansion at Budapest Airport, Wizz Air began its 34th service earlier, with the launch of its seasonal weekly flights to Alicante. Basing its eighth aircraft at the airport makes it possible for the home-based airline to offer another popular summer route. The launch further consolidates Spain’s position as the eighth […]
