The skies above Spain will be chock-a-block next summer as a bumper 14 budget airlines fight for the expected record number of tourists heading for classic cities and ever popular Costas. Two new budget airlines are expected to enter the fray and take-on established Easyjet and Ryanair at their own game of low fares, low […]
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More budget flights head for Spain
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Benahavis Senior Masters
After a 5 year absence from the south of Spain, the European Senior Tour is returning to play in the beautiful region of Benahavís. The three day professional tournament will be preceded by a two day Pro-Am, where the amateurs will play alongside some of the world’s most renowned senior golfers such as Manuel Piñero, José […]
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Danes in Spain: Spain top choice for over half of Danish property buyers
A decidedly happy bunch, Denmark holds a reputation of having an exceptionally good quality of life. In spite of this,more and more Danes appear to be investing their hard earned cash elsewhere with more than 70,000 purchasing holiday homes abroad, with Spain topping the charts as their perfect second home location this year. Findings gathered […]
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On the Beach: Brits Look for Holidays Abroad
On the Beach say that Brits are increasingly heading abroad for their holidays, with trips to Spain proving most popular. On the Beach, the UK’s leading online travel agency, say that British people are increasingly choosing to spend their holidays abroad. The company has found that more and more Brits are opting to spend their […]
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Foreign Investment in Spanish Property Jumps by 32.8%
Spanish property is enjoying a new wave of overseas investors, most likely due to the substantial discounts on offer. Foreign investment in property in Spain surged by 32.8% in the first half of 2011 over the same period in 2010, to 2,445 million euros, according to the Bank of Spain. Moreover, these investments exceeded 1,000 […]
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Spain experiences continued growth in tourism
Despite a gloomy economic atmosphere throughout Europe, Spain is experiencing continued growth, including a bumper August this year. Whereas countries such as France and Germany have been somewhat suffering from the effects of the financial crisis ever since 2008, Spain seems to be a long way down the road to recovery. Traditionally the second most […]
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Five New Flights to Spain For 2012
Leading leisure airline, Jet2.com, announce five new routes to Spain for summer 2012 as they celebrate one year at Glasgow Airport. Spain has seen a busy summer of arrivals reaffirm its status as a leading holiday destination for Brits and this demand has been met by Jet2.com. The leading leisure airline has added routes to […]
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Spain’s dedicated to being a record breaker with 7.64 million foreign visitors last month
In August this year 7.64 million foreign tourists visited Spain, a 9.4% increase over the same month in 2010, with data from the survey of tourist movements at FRONTUR indicating that this marked an all-time monthly high for the country. Since the beginning of 2011, 40 million tourists have visited Spain, representing a 7.8% increase […]
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Spanish property price rises ‘encouraging’
Reported increases in Spanish property prices have been described as “encouraging” by one expert in the country’s real estate sector. Ignacio Osle, sales and marketing director of developer Taylor Wimpey de Espana, commented that figures showing price rises in certain parts of Spain, “Although Spanish property prices are yet to catch up with the highs seen in […]
