Vueling, the popular Spanish airline for Welsh travellers, has announced a further increase in capacity on all of its services from Cardiff for summer 2017, due to increased demand and consistent passenger growth at Wales’ national airport. 190,812 seats are now on sale on flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma Majorca between April and […]
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Vueling Summer 2017 schedule is a scorcher
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Brussels Airlines to start flights to Palma de Mallorca
Brussels Airlines will start flying weekly flights to Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The flights will begin on April 27, 2017, and will arrive and depart every Saturday. The flights will be operated with Airbus A319/320 aircraft and will land at the international airport of Palma in the afternoon. The return flight leaves for Brussels in […]
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Spain’s tourism growth seems unstoppable
Over the first nine months of this year Spain received 60.3 million foreign tourists, which is an increase of 10.1%, according to the Tourist Border Movement Survey (FRONTUR) released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In September, Spain also recorded substantial tourism growth when 7.9 million international tourists came to explore the country (+10.2%). The […]
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Who loves Spain the most? The Brits of course
Despite fears that the fall in the value of sterling in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum would keep them away, a record number of Brits holidayed in Spain this summer. Statistics for the month of September revealed Spain’s tourism boom continued unabated and was fuelled by the influx of British holidaymakers. In fact 10.2 […]
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Homes sales up in Spain but there are signs of a Brexit effect
Homes sales in Spain are rising again after a summer lull but figures are distorted for a number of reasons, including a potential Brexit effect, according to real estate experts. Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that sales increased in August by 20% compared to a year ago but such a rise […]
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Mallorca Classic Week kicks off
ORGANISERS of the MCW by Port Adriano event have announced that for the first time ever in Spain they will host a combined classic cars and boats exhibition, with more than 130 cars of different styles and eras on display. The spectacular will take place on Saturday September 24 between 11.00am and 4.30pm and in […]
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Viva Espana! Manchester Airport records busiest summer after Spain surge
Deluge after deluge in rainy England meant families went in search of sun in August – helping Manchester Airport record its busiest summer. Palma, Alicante and Tenerife were among the top 10 destinations flown to in August as nearly three million passengers travelled through the UK’s third largest airport last month – a 9% increase […]
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Mallorca celebrations for independence day
MONDAY September 12 is Mallorca Day when the island and the wider Balearics celebrate the landing of Catalan troops on the island almost 800 years ago in 1229. Although not a national holiday, the day is feverishly celebrated by Mallorcan patriots and regular fiesta-lovers across the island and also remembers the pledge made by King […]
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Royal Mallorca
The Balearic island of Mallorca has attracted the world’s rich and famous for centuries. From Frederic Chopin, to Agatha Christie, Grace Kelly to Kate Moss, Mallorca’s postcard-esque scenery has become a popular setting of both inspiration and relaxation for those in the spotlight. This month is no different as Mallorca has welcomed King Felipe and […]