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Apartments & Penthouses with fantastic views – COSTA DEL SOL
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A Revitalized Property Market in Marbella
Marbella has long established its reputation of being a glamorous place to live, and has long been an attractive destination for UK citizens in particular. Now it is being revitalized, the proposed expansion of the port, the improved transport system and new cultural projects in Marbella should help the local property market become stronger than […]
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Spain ranked #1 in the world as golf holiday sales hit estimated 1.5 billion Euros
Spain’s status as the number one golf holiday hot spot has been confirmed by a new survey of golf tour operators compiled by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice. The Golf Travel Insights 2013 report reveals that Spain is the most popular travel destination in the world for golf tourists, followed by Portugal and then Scotland. Interestingly […]
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Tourism set to benefit from extra routes from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport
TOURISM on the Costa del Sol is set to be boosted with 22 new airline routes to Malaga. Seven of them are to Germany, specifically to Dortmund, Cologne, Nuremberg, Hannover, Munich, Munster and Hamburg. And that has particularly pleased tourism chiefs as German tourists spend 12.4 days on average on holiday on the Costa del […]
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BA to launch new leisure route to Granada
British Airways has announced it is to start flying from London City Airport to Granada in Spain this summer. The year-round service will begin on July 25, with four flights a week and an extra one during summer months. The airline will be using a 98-seat Embraer 190 jet. Luke Hayhoe, British Airways general manager […]
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Easter In Spain
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is the last week of Lent and undoubtedly one of the country’s most important festivals since it forms an integral part of Spanish identity. Most Spanish cities, towns and villages have their own unique, centuries-old traditions that combine religious and festive events in the lead up to Easter. Religious processions […]
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Europe’s most alluring spots become a playground for the new rich of the east
The beaches, resorts and assorted tourist attractions of Europe are undergoing a quiet revolution; a transformation to match the foreign-holiday boom unleashed by cheap package tours in the 1960s. The Russians are no longer coming. They have arrived. And the Chinese are on their way in even bigger numbers. With its pretty piazzas and ancient […]
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311% increase in Scandinavian sales as buyers swoop on the Spanish property market
With Moody’s downgrading the UK, Italy struggling to form a political coalition and Eurozone unemployment at record highs, you might think Europe was a lost cause but think again. Across the North Sea, our Scandinavian neighbours have in fact weathered the financial storm better than most. Indeed the Nordic financial model operated in Norway, Denmark, […]
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Russian tourists boost Spain’s tourism sector
Big-spending Russian tourists are flocking to Spain’s beaches and famous landmarks in ever greater numbers, providing a much-needed boost to the recession-hit country’s key tourism industry. They are drawn by the country’s mix of pleasant weather, sandy beaches, historic monuments. and cultural attractions such as the Prado museum in Madrid and Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada The […]