Spain’s tourist industry rebounded last year from the economic crisis that has battered the key sector, with the number of foreign visitors edging up by one per cent, the government has said. Although down by 6.5 per cent to 12.5 million, Britons represented the largest tourist group making up 23.6 per cent of the total, […]
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We need Spain
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Low Rates on Car Hire in Malaga
Malaga airport car hire has never been so affordable according to www.Rhinocarhire.com. Prices in early January 2011 bottomed out at just GBP6* per day for an economy car for a short time whilst suppliers struggled to sell stock and were left with over supply. In stark contrast to the summer of 2009 where suppliers could charge […]
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Malaga CF: How the Spanish Underachievers Are Making a Name for Themselves
Malaga currently sit 16th in La Liga, just four points above the relegation zone, and can boast a league’s worst 11 losses in 18 matches. The Andalusian club also have the worst defensive record in all of Spain, conceding a total of 37 goals. After avoiding relegation by just one point last season, Los Boquerones […]
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Andalucia. There’s only one.
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Andalucia rose by five per cent in 2010, despite slight falls seen in traditionally strong markets such as the UK and Germany. According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, for the whole of Spain rose by 1.4 per cent after two consecutive years of falls. This was mainly […]
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Spanish property market has held steady at 13% from 15% in the last couple of years.
Since 2007 however, property budgets have reflected the reduction in disposable income for British buyers. Today 72% of buyers purchase a home costing between €150,000 and €250,000 whereas in 2007 this figure was nearly half that and 45% spent between €250,000 and €350,000. Today only 20% are looking to spend this amount and only 5% […]
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Malaga airport gets most festive flights
MORE than 56 per cent of flights in Andalucia over the Christmas period were to and from the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga. Throughout Andalucia, 6,537 flights were due from December 23 to January 9, of which 3,550 were for Malaga Airport. Spain is the EU country which is most popular with low-cost airlines, with […]
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Window-shopping Wonderland
Shopping in Málaga is a fascinating mix of the old and the new. Years ago shopping for the malagueños was a fairly parochial, low-key affair but economic booms and the increase in tourism, has resulted in more contemporary and chic shopping options, including international chains and shopping malls. If this all sounds worryingly anonymous, don’t worry. […]
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Christmas in Andalucia
If you’re expecting Christmas in Andalucia to be somewhat like it is back home, you’re in for a surprise. Everything from the beginning to the end of the season is going to be different from anything you’ve ever experienced before. The Christmas season here starts much later than those from northern Europe and North America […]
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Jet from Scotland to Spain for summer sun
Jet2.com, the leading leisure airline with friendly low fares, has today announced a brand new route from Edinburgh Airport to Malaga for summer 2011 – departing twice weekly at great flight times from just GBP 29.99 one way including taxes. The new service to one of Spain’s top holiday airports, gateway of the Costa del […]