The number of foreign visitors to Spain rose for the second year in a row in 2011, helped by a surge in tourists from its main market Britain, provisional government figures showed Tuesday. The country welcomed 56.9 million foreign tourists last year, an 8.1 percent increase over 2010, Tourism Minister Jose Manuel Soria told a […]
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Spain sees rise in tourist arrivals for second straight year
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A favourable exchange
Spain’s housing market is looking increasingly attractive to Brits as online currency exchange rates are proving favourable for investors from the UK. This is according to head of Spanish Property Insight Mark Stucklin, who explained how the pound is currently up above 1.20 against the euro and this looks likely to continue throughout the year. He commented […]
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Latest report identifies what buyers want from Spanish property in 2012
Having waved goodbye to what was a relatively tough year for the global property market, Kyero.com’s latest analysis of the forever popular Spanish property market highlights some interesting findings, identifying that foreign buyers will continue to look for bargain properties focusing in Spain’s best known areas. Kyero.com’s enquiry report analysed almost 130,000 enquiries made by […]
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Malaga : City of Museums
Málaga is the capital of Costa del Sol. You can come to enjoy its shops, the Historic District, the fine weather and the extensive beaches. What to see: Roman Theatre, Alcazaba or Arab Fortress, Gibralfaro Castle, Cathedral, Picasso Museum, Church of Santiago, Plaza de la Merced, and much more. Exhibition: Alberto Giacometti. Retrospective The Museo Picasso […]
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Hotel Occupancy Rose by 1.7% in November
Spanish hotels recorded 14.6 million overnight stays in November, representing an increase of 1.7% over the same month of 2010, while prices fell by 0.3%, a tenth lower than in November 2010, according to figures released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The increase in hotel occupancy experienced in November was mainly as […]
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Properties sold to foreign residents in Spain increase by 24.7% in third quarter of 2011
Property sales made by foreign residents in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year according to statistics from The Ministry of Public Transactions. This figure takes into account all foreigners who live and resident in Spain while further statistics show that the provinces […]
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Have yourself a very Spanish Christmas
One thing is guaranteed if you spend Christmas in Spain – it is going to be considerably cheaper for Mum and Dad than it would be in the UK. It’s not that the Spanish do not celebrate the Christmas period but they haven’t gone mad with the commercialism of the event which will cost […]
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Spain tops holiday home rental destination survey
Overseas property buyers can get an idea of where they are likely to find a good rental market for their holiday home from a new survey that reveals Spain has been the top destination of 2011. The quarter three Marketplace Report from holiday rentals specialists HomeAway also shows that there has been an increase in the rentals […]
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No rain in Spain with 8% increase in tourism and positive property sales recorded
Spain has enjoyed a much improved year in terms of tourism levels welcoming 50.9 million visitors in the first 10 months of 2011, an 8% increase compared with the same period last year. In fact, Spain has shown no signs of slowing down with around 5.1 million arrivals entering the country last month. October alone […]
