With the British weather failing to fulfil the nation’s hopes for a hot and sunny summer break, families are turning to Spain for their yearly fix of sun, sea and sand. Budget airline easyJet has published a ‘top five’ list of destinations visited by UK tourists in 2011, and Spanish resorts took three of the […]
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easyJet to Spain for 2011 Holidays
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Aer Lingus set to broaden choices with the announcement of 10 new routes this winter
As part of its effort to increase its winter timetable, Irish airline Aer Lingus has just announced 10 new routes for 2011/2012, with a new route from Cork to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria due to commence a weekly service as of Sunday 30thOctober 2011. The new service will expand on the already broad choices available […]
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British buyers take more interest to an old Spanish favourite
Property agents operating in the Marbella area are reporting mixed market activity with a marked increase in the number of enquiries from overseas property investors, but potential buyers are still very hesitant. The agencies say in general the British are generally very cautious, especially when it comes to making a major purchase such as a […]
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Satisfaction guaranteed
With an 86% customer satisfaction rate, clients say ‘bien hecho’ to leading Spanish house developer Taylor Wimpey de España Taylor Wimpey de España, the Spanish arm of the UK’s leading house developer Taylor Wimpey Plc, member of the Forbes 2011 Global 2000 leading companies list as well as being a FTSE Top 200 company, has […]
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Spain aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020
Spain, Europe’s second-most visited country after France, aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020, the government said Tuesday. The country received 89,523 Chinese tourists in 2009, the last year for which figures are available, and Tourism Minister Miguel Sebastian said this figure should rise to 300,000 in 2012. To increase the number of […]
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More to Malaga Than Airport Connections
Many UK travellers take cheap flights to Malaga every year as a great way to get to their southern Spain holidays – but the local tourism agency is urging Brits to make the most of Malaga itself, rather than simply seeing it as a springboard. The convenient location of Malaga Airport and its link with […]
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Spain Sees Year on Year British Tourist Increase
Online travel experts, ULookUBook.com, who offer all inclusive holidays to Spain, say that their customers are returning to the country year after year. This insider knowledge has been backed up by official figures from 2010 released this month. The data collated by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, showed that 83 per cent of people visiting […]
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Dining al fesco
The sunny weather of the Costa del Sol makes dining al freco possible almost all year round. In Spain, long, lazy lunches and dinners that start late (around 10pm) are often preceded by an aperitivo (alcoholic beverage) or two on the seafront; in the quaint huts and summertime restaurants known as chiringuitos. Here, the freshest […]
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Singapore Airlines And Spain Tourism Board Sign MOU
Singapore Airlines and Spain Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting tourist arrivals to Spain. Under the agreement, both parties will jointly explore and implement activities to promote tourist traffic to Spain, by way of Singapore Airlines’ services between Singapore and Barcelona. Both have agreed to commit funds through to […]
