Spain’s status as the number one golf holiday hot spot has been confirmed by a new survey of golf tour operators compiled by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice. The Golf Travel Insights 2013 report reveals that Spain is the most popular travel destination in the world for golf tourists, followed by Portugal and then Scotland. Interestingly […]
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Spain ranked #1 in the world as golf holiday sales hit estimated 1.5 billion Euros
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Make Mallorca your port of call this summer as cruises boost Balearic property investment
With demand for holiday rental accommodation in Spain during Easter week this year increasing by 29% compared to 2012 according to the Spanish holiday rental portal, Homeaway.es, this summer is set to be a sizzler! Indeed Mallorca is one of the great European playgrounds drawing in sun seekers from across the globe. Over 6 million […]
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Expats Key to Spain’s Housing Recovery
While activity is still far below peak levels, expats are playing an increasingly important role in the struggling Spanish housing market. Foreign buyers accounted for 12 percent of total home sales in Spain in 2012, which is very close to pre-crash ratios, according to data compiled by Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight. The number […]
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Here Comes Summer
Although winter seems to be taking its time in moving on British Airways is already welcoming the summer, having recently kicked off its brand new summer schedule. Speaking about the new timetable, presenter and musician Myleene Klass, said: “Take advantage of British Airways’ summer schedule starting, grab your bikini (you know I’m partial to mine) […]
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Palma Boat Show 2013 Set to Make Waves
Every cloud has a silver lining, they say, and this is surely the case for the Palma Boat Show this year. After a disappointing year in 2012 when the boat show was cancelled because of insufficient show entries, 2013 sees it making a comeback with a vengeance. In the thirtieth anniversary year of the show, […]
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Tourism set to benefit from extra routes from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport
TOURISM on the Costa del Sol is set to be boosted with 22 new airline routes to Malaga. Seven of them are to Germany, specifically to Dortmund, Cologne, Nuremberg, Hannover, Munich, Munster and Hamburg. And that has particularly pleased tourism chiefs as German tourists spend 12.4 days on average on holiday on the Costa del […]
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It’s time to celebrate as Taylor Wimpey España achieves yet another year of 100% customer satisfaction
Spain has always been a popular destination for Brits looking to move abroad or to own a second home. Spain’s lure of sunshine, stunning coastal scenery and lively cities has been attracting interest for years and it seems that the trend isn’t about to change any time soon. The latest HiFX Property Hotspots Report has […]
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Ryanair launches new Shannon route to Alicante
Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), is to launcha new Shannon route to/from Alicante, beginning in June, with 2 weekly return flights. In Shannon, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said: “Ryanair is pleased to announce a new Shannon route to/from Alicante, operating twice weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays from June 2013, which will go on sale […]
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57% y-o-y sales increase recorded on the Costa ‘booming’ Blanca by Taylor Wimpey España
Despite economic contraction and a 3% fall in the overall number of real estate transactions, foreign second home buyers just can´t get enough of Spanish property. Of the three Spanish regions in which Taylor Wimpey España, leading Spanish house builder specialise – Mallorca, the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca – the latter experienced a […]
