The World Economic Forum published the biennial rankings on Wednesday, saying that Spain’s move to the top position was “a positive sign for the country’s nascent recovery”. “With beautiful heritage sites throughout the country, it boasts top marks for its cultural resources, and also scores highly for business travelers with a significant number of international […]

Spain says it will invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.45 billion) in improving its commuter train system, the biggest such investment since the service began two decades ago. Development Minister Ana Pastor said Wednesday the investment in 18 cities over the next three years is aimed at gaining 22 million new passengers. She said trains, stations […]

The country accounted for more than half (54%) of enquiries received by the company in the first quarter of 2015, claiming first place back from France which had been leading the field towards the end of last year. Clare Nessling, director at Conti, said: “It was only a few years ago that the Spanish property […]

The Spanish residential property market is showing further signs of recovery with the latest national figures showing that completed sales in February were higher than 2014 and 2012. But the data from the National Institute of Statistics also shows that sales were lower than 2013. However this was when tax breaks for buyers inflated registered […]

Campo Viejo’s Streets of Spain returns to London’s Southbank. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever with audio contributions from world-renowned synaesthete Nick Ryan. Immerse yourself in an audio experience that translates the sensations of the taste of the famous Campo Viejo wine into sound – you won’t believe your ears. Southbank […]

Leading Spanish homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España has enjoyed a bumper start to 2015. Visitors to the company website are up by 16% and sales have increased during Q1 in all three locations in which Taylor Wimpey España operates: Mallorca, the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol. Buyers from around the world have been charmed […]

Low cost airlines are enjoying a notable boom in passenger numbers on their routes to Spain, according to the latest figures from the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. Some 3.3 million travellers used low cost airlines to get in and out of Spain during the first two months of 2015, up 14.4% on […]