Spain will this year experience an influx of foreign investors taking advantage of cheaper residential property, and nationalities seeking to invest are likely to include some from countries such as Egypt, Iran and even Vietnam, says UK-based realtor Inmoaction. Spain has been traditionally popular with the British, Germans, Scandinavians and the Russian, but more and […]
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Spanish home buyers seen from Egypt, Iran, Vietnam
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New tourist routes to Barcelona and Malaga to fly from Aberdeen
The newly branded Aberdeen International Airport will offer north-east customers new services to Barcelona and Malaga this summer. Barrhead Travel has announced plans to operate a record number of flights, direct from Aberdeen to the popular Spanish holiday destinations, commencing in May. A total of 20,000 seats will be available, between May and October 2013, […]
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Blast away those January blues with new flights announced to the Spanish sunshine!
The tinsel´s come down, the nights are cold and dark and your bank balance is about as healthy as you are after the Christmas and New Year excesses. It´s not surprising you´ve got an attack of the January blues. But help is at hand to make it through that difficult first month of the year… […]
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Is this the end of pain in Spain ?
SPANISH agents are in a frenzy over plans to offer residency to non-EU foreigners buying houses, in a bid to kick-start the market. Almost as soon as the news broke, hopes revived of shifting some of the 750,000 unsold homes on the Costas despite the fact that there is no fixed date for putting the […]
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Mallorca to open second casino
The Government of the Balearic Islands has approved a new law allowing the development of a second casino in Mallorca and is launching a tender process to evaluate bids from potential operators. It is welcoming bids from both ‘incorporated and unregistered’ companies with a share capital of €4.8m. The government stated: “The combination of a quality tourism offer will […]
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Don’t Wait til Mardi Gras for Your King Cake, Celebrate Tres Reyes This Weekend
For years I thought it was just because the Spanish like a good party that they dragged their Christmas celebrations out until the night of January 5, when they had another round of parades and gift giving for Tres Reyes, the coming of the Three Kings. It’s only recently that it clicked that, actually, they […]
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JetXtra.com to offer Alicante and Palma flights from Humberside Airport
FLEDGLING flight operator JetXtra.com will soon be taking off from Humberside Airport. The new company, which has sorted out a naming issue that threatened to escalate into legal action with Jet2, will now offer Alicante and Palma as destinations for summer 2013. The tie-in with Humberside Airport Travel comes as Humberside Airport confirmed September destinations […]
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Russian and French buyers causing property price rise in Spain
Property in Spain is receiving a boost in areas popular with Russian and French buyers. Despite prices falling across the country, it seems certain locations are bucking the trend, albeit slightly. Property Wire reported figures from the Public Works Ministry showing that 8,803 houses were bought by foreign buyers in Q3 2012. This is a […]
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Ryanair announces new scheduled service to Malaga in the Costa Del Sol from Ireland West
Ireland West Airport Knock is delighted to announce that Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today Monday 17th December announced a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to Malaga in the Costa Del Sol in Spain to commence on 4th Apr 2013. Flights will operate on a weekly basis, every Thursday throughout the summer […]
