Although usually a joyous time of year, the new year celebrations in Britain are often a bitterly cold affair. However, those looking for a little sun during the festive season may wish to head to Mallorca. With the Spanish island experiencing pleasant temperatures all year-round, it could be the ideal destination for people wishing to ring […]
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Festa de l’Estendard
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Baby you can drive my car
Palma de Majorca is Brits’ favourite holiday destination for car rental in 2010. The top ten holiday destinations favoured for car rentals in 2010, compiled by car rental specialist carhiremarket.com reveal: Palma de Majorca is the most popular holiday spot for car rentals for the second year running More than one in three Brits head […]
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Going for Golf in Spain
Recent reports from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) show that Spain is top of the polls for golf tourism with this Mediterranean destination capturing 35% of the European market. Andalucia and the famous Costa del Sol is the most popular region for the budding sportsmen and women within Spain, a trend recognised by both […]
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A unique destination
Taylor Wimpey de España announced this week, that in 2010, there has been a 15 % increase in number of sales of Spanish homes than in previous year. This has mainly resulted because of doubling their sales in Mallorca. According to the leading Spanish publisher ‘Cinco Dias’, Taylor Wimpey de España has sold 83 homes […]
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Autumn Fairs in Mallorca
The Mallorcan fair season is in full swing now that November has arrived. The fairs are a celebration of harvests and agricultural commerce, and many of Majorca’s towns and villages find some product that their fair is then based on. We have already experienced the Sobradassa (Mallorcan sausage) fair in Campos, and the Llampuga (local […]
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Spanish property love affair back on the cards with 29.6% increase in sales reported
It seems that the Spanish property market has turned an all important corner with the latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) reporting a 29.6% increase in the sale of dwellings in August 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The British love affair with Spanish property was unfortunately interrupted by economics and […]
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Travellers’ Choice
TripAdvisor, the largest and most popular travel community in the world, has given the award Travellers Choices Destinations™, the city of Palma. This morning, Inma Solis, head of communications for TripAdvisor in Spain presented the award to the mayor of the city, Ms. Aina Calvo. TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice Destination Awards are based on millions of reviews and real opinions […]
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Golfing holidays
People considering golf holidays in Spain have been advised that Mallorca should not be overlooked. And now is the perfect time to head to the Balearics, according to the Spanish Tourism Office. Carmen Hernandez Gomez, a market analyst at the organisation, explained that there are some great flight options for jetting off to the holiday villas in Mallorca. […]
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Great expectations
JAVIER BALLESTER, MD of Taylor Wimpey de España talks to us about the Spanish market today and his expectations for 2011. Taylor Wimpey closed 2009 with 175 home completions in Spain. What is your forecast for the rest of 2010? Leading up to 2010 there has been less development by Taylor Wimpey de España in […]