Bargain-hunting Britons are jumping on to the Spanish property ladder as house prices continue to fall, says Clare Nessling, director at Conti, an overseas mortgage specialist. “If you believed everything you read, you would avoid the Spanish property market like the plague. But it appears that foreign investment in the country is growing steadily with […]
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Still value in Spanish property market
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Madrid gets high-speed rail link with Alicante
A high-profile opening ceremony and 50 percent introductory discounts mark the roll out of the new service which will slash travel times between Madrid and the coastal city of Alicante to just 2 hours and 20 minutes. The new service linking Madrid, Cuenca, Albacete, Villena and Alicante will initially run nine times a day with […]
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The bonfires of San Juan, the symbol of Alicante
The bonfires of San Juan, Alicante’s most important festivity, are synonymous with fire, giant papier-mâché figures, music, parades and an irresistible atmosphere of fun and high spirits all rolled into one. This is the best possible way to celebrate the coming of summer. We invite you to discover this ocean of fireworks, lights and colour, […]
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Alicante Airport passengers increase
Alicante airport recorded 12.6% growth in passenger traffic in May, the largest percentage increase in the whole Spanish airport network, according to the airport authority AENA. In total, 930,000 passengers filed through the airport facility, whereas in May 2012 the figure was 826,248 users. In the first five months of 2013, Alicante airport passenger numbers […]
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Spanish resorts Costa lot less for families self-catering on their summer break
Budget-conscious families taking a self-catering holiday in Europe this summer will find their weekly shop costs much less in Spain than in the eastern Med. A new Post Office® Travel Money Self Catering on a Shoestring report into the costs of catering abroad found that the Spanish destinations surveyed – Costa Blanca, Lanzarote, Menorca and […]
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Brits boost Spanish property market
The Spanish market is increasingly attractive to foreign investors due to the low prices available. New figures in the Bank of Spain and the Real Estate Registry’s annual report found that non-Spanish nationals are propping up the country’s ailing property market following a long-standing recession. It revealed that foreign investment in Spanish property was up […]
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Humberside Airport deal brings back popular flights to Alicante and Palma
FLIGHTS to popular Spanish holiday destinations have been brought back to Humberside Airport. Low-cost airline Ryanair halted 80 per cent of its flights to Spain after falling out with operators in the country, which meant the loss of the lucrative destinations at regional airports, including Humberside. But now, the airport has struck a deal directly […]
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Mega shopping plan for El Altet airport terminal
Alicante based company “Aerovillage” has submitted a proposal to Spanish airport authority AENA, to transform the old terminal building at Alicante airport, most recently known as Terminal 1, into an “outlet” shopping centre with over 100 stores, with 40 million euro in investment and the creation of 650 jobs. The centre would cover all three […]
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Norwegian expands in the German market with flights between Germany and Spain
From the end of October, Norwegian launches brand new routes between Germany and Spain and will fly to Malaga, Alicante, Gran Canaria and Tenerife from Hamburg and Cologne. From Munich, Norwegian will offer flights to Malaga, Alicante and Tenerife. Norwegian Air Shuttle continues its European expansion. Today, the company announced that it will launch new […]
