Emerging from the winter season with 2011 ahead of us, there have been mixed reports about the Spanish market, with official statistics spelling out very different stories. One company however, that is looking forward to a promising 2011 based on their property sales figures from 2010, is Taylor Wimpey de España, the largest British developer in […]
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2011 looking good for Taylor Wimpey de España
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Easter Celebrations highlighted at FITUR
Town Hall officials from across the region spent last week in Madrid at the country’s largest Tourism Fair to promote the Costa Blanca and all it has to offer. Tourism is the country’s biggest industry and the FITUR 2011 event is always one of the best and most well attended of its kind anywhere in […]
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We need Spain
Spain’s tourist industry rebounded last year from the economic crisis that has battered the key sector, with the number of foreign visitors edging up by one per cent, the government has said. Although down by 6.5 per cent to 12.5 million, Britons represented the largest tourist group making up 23.6 per cent of the total, […]
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Plan B to rock Mallorca
Ibiza Rocks is proud to announce that 3 x BRIT Award nominee Plan B will be the first of the A list of artists to perform at Ibiza Rocks and Mallorca Rocks this summer. Plan B will kick off Europe’s hottest summer long series of stunning live gigs under the stars, at the opening parties […]
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Germans give boost to the purchase of second homes
Mallorcan real estate and property agents point out that despite the increased sales of 10% last year – demand remains very weak from both British and Spanish buyers. The market for second homes in the Balearic Islands is starting to show early signs of leaving the state of hibernation where it has remained for the […]
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Low Rates on Car Hire in Malaga
Malaga airport car hire has never been so affordable according to www.Rhinocarhire.com. Prices in early January 2011 bottomed out at just GBP6* per day for an economy car for a short time whilst suppliers struggled to sell stock and were left with over supply. In stark contrast to the summer of 2009 where suppliers could charge […]
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Malaga CF: How the Spanish Underachievers Are Making a Name for Themselves
Malaga currently sit 16th in La Liga, just four points above the relegation zone, and can boast a league’s worst 11 losses in 18 matches. The Andalusian club also have the worst defensive record in all of Spain, conceding a total of 37 goals. After avoiding relegation by just one point last season, Los Boquerones […]
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Formula 1 racing for Mallorca
Mallorca appears to be having more than it’s fair share of action this year. This beautiful Balearic Island is already to be used at both the start and finish of the Global Ocean Race 2011 – 2012. Mallorca had already shot to sporting stardom as the birthplace of tennis hero Rafael Nadal and is used as a […]
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Andalucia. There’s only one.
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Andalucia rose by five per cent in 2010, despite slight falls seen in traditionally strong markets such as the UK and Germany. According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, for the whole of Spain rose by 1.4 per cent after two consecutive years of falls. This was mainly […]
