With the possibility that the UK will witness its coldest May in more than a century, rising temperatures in the Mediterranean could prompt Brits to book breaks overseas. Skyscanner.net has advised people to “take advantage of early-season prices and book a cheap flight to the sun” in order to escape the cold in the UK. […]
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Rising temperatures
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Growing proportion of wealthy Brits set to vacate the UK, choosing Spain as the perfect choice says Lloyds TSB survey
The latest Lloyds TSB International Wealth survey has estimated that the volume of wealthy Brits who move overseas is expected to increase over the next two years, with a growing number seeking a new life in Spain. According to the survey, approximately 19% of people with savings and investments over £250,000 are considering moving overseas, […]
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Malaga and Alicante top picks for Britons’ summer breaks
ALICANTE was in the third spot for flight searches from the UK for summer 2012 on the search engine Skyscanner. Top spot was taken by Malaga, up one spot from last year and toppling 2011 winner New York which plummeted into ninth spot. Faro (Portugal) was in second place. Spanish cities were in six of […]
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Fashion and Luxury Return to Puerto Banus for 2nd Edition of Marbella Luxury Weekend
Following the success of the first edition of the show, with the participation of the most prestigious luxury firms of this exclusive part of town, this year’s edition will put the accent on quality and design. Puerto Banus will be hosting the 2nd edition of the Marbella Luxury Weekend, scheduled to be held from 31 […]
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Golf still growing in Andalusia
The Tourist Board of the Costa del Sol (Spain), an autonomous body of local government whose objectives are to define policies for tourism development, has recently published a comprehensive study on the “Golf Tourism in Andalusia” that includes many features of interest to the general public as well as the professional. Some of these are: […]
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A Cubic Museum [carmenthyssen]³
To celebrate the First Anniversary of the Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga, this enjoyable activity will aim to involve local people in the Museum’s events and celebrations through the construction of a giant puzzle in a public space. A Cubic Museum aims to bring the Collection housed by the Museum onto the street, extending the Museum […]
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Just can’t get enough! Spain most popular holiday destination for Brits over Easter
Once again, Spain continues to be the most popular holiday destination for Brits over the Easter period with data from Carehiremarket.com revealing that from the 31st March to 15th April, 35% of UK holiday makers hiring a car through the company booked a holiday to Spain. Marc Pritchard, Sales and Marketing Manager of leading house […]
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Realistic asking prices for Spanish property draw in Scandinavian buyers
It seems that sellers of Spanish property are being a little more realistic when it comes to asking prices according to Spain’s largest English language property portal, Kyero.com’s Q1 2012 House Price Index. Kyero.com predicts that Spanish property prices will ‘bottom-out’ in 2012, while foreign buyers from stronger Eurozone nations continue to purchase Spanish property […]
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Swedes, Norwegians lead charge to buy Spanish property
Figures published by Fastighetsbyrån, part of Swedish banking group Swedbank, suggest Swedish and Norwegian property buyers have pushed hard into the Spanish residential property market, as British and German buyers have withdrawn in the past half-decade. Figures for property transactions over the past four years provided by Fastighetsbyrån’s Spanish market business The Real Estate Agency, […]
