Spain has been plagued with bad economic news of late, but things are looking up for Britain’s favourite holiday destination. “Spain had one of the best summers in its history for tourism,” the government said in a statement. A survey conducted by Frontur, part of the Spanish Institute for Tourism Studies, showed the country received […]
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Viva España – Spain’s tourism booms
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Taylor Wimpey España records bumper month with a 15% increase in property sales
Taylor Wimpey España, the Spanish arm of the UK house builder Taylor Wimpey Plc responsible for constructing award winning high quality homes in the Costa Blanca, the Costa del Sol and the Balearic Island of Mallorca since 1958 have reported extremely positive sales levels for September 2011. According to the latest data, Taylor Wimpey España’s […]
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Prices of new properties in Mallorca to rise
BUCKING national trends, prices of new properties in Mallorca are set to rise. Palma will not be able to satisfy demand for new housing in 2010, Gabriel Oliver, President of the Balearics Property Developers Association warned. Oliver said banks reticence to fund new construction projects since the recession, has created an “atypical” situation where supply […]
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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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Palma the most popular search destination
Some 60% of Internet users searching for flights this summer decided to travel abroad whilst 40% opted for destinations within Spain. These figures come from a study of more than two and a half million searches carried out on Vuelos Baratos during the summer months. Nevertheless, among the ten most searched-for destinations, six were still […]
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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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Fiesta for Families – Spain Tops UK Families’ Getaway Choices
ABTA reveals UK consumers’ top 10 family friendly destinations. Spain has been voted the number one destination for families as revealed today in the ABTA 2011 Consumer Trends Survey at The Travel Convention in Palma Mallorca. Spain narrowly beat the UK as the most family friendly holiday destination. The Mediterranean countries shine through as especially […]
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Mallorca-Now’s Guide to Puerto Pollensa
View of Puerto de Pollensa from marina Puerto de Pollensa shops & beach A Guide to Puerto Pollensa Puerto de Pollensa (Pollenca) is a very well known popular family resort in the far north of Majorca in the municipality of Pollensa. Pollensa’s natural beauty and gently sloping safe sandy beaches are perfect for tourists with children and also […]
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‘Port Adriano’ – new Mediterranean marina designed by Philippe Starck
30 minutes by car from Palma de Mallorca, Port Adriano is one of the most select leisure ports on the Mediterranean, with a service area for moorings of 25,000 m2, 82 berths for super-yachts between 25 and 60/80m long. Port Adriano also has a 10,000m2 technical area, with a dry dock suitable for large yachts, a […]
