ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport led the way this summer with the most flights operated by low-cost airlines. The airport offered 77 connections and came before Malaga, Tenerife and Madrid-Barajas in the number of flights with over 80 per cent of all passengers at Alicante-Elche using low-cost airlines. Spain is a popular route for the budget carriers, with […]
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Alicante leads way for budget flights
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Buy now while you still can – Taylor Wimpey España sales figures double in a single year
It has been a bumper summer for leading Spanish homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España, with August 2015 resulting in double the sales achieved in the same month last year. Speaking from the company’s office on the sun-kissed island of Mallorca, Sales and Marketing Director Marc Pritchard comments, “It’s been a really good summer this year. Five […]
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Malaga airport has registered its best August ever
MALAGA-Costa del Sol airport has registered its best month of August ever with more than 1.7 million passengers registered, AENA airport authority has announced. The airport was particularly popular with passengers from the UK (593,093) followed by Germany (147,922) and France (126,532), and of the total, 1,486,691 people flew to or from a city abroad […]
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Marbella, ‘The’ place to live and own property
SPAIN has done an excellent job in turning the economy around creating a safe environment for property ownership, especially in Marbella. According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute, Marbella is leading the rest of Spain’s property market, with property sales now reaching 12 per cent more than the peak sales of 2007. This year also […]
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Spain house prices rise at fastest rate since property crash
The latest statistics published on Tuesday show that residential property prices in Spain during the second quarter of this year were 4% higher than twelve months previously, a welcome sign that the market is indeed now bouncing back after the difficulties of the last eight years. During the second quarter alone, according to the country’s […]
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Time to check in permanently? Buying a second home is cheaper than staying in a hotel room!
New data from leading Spanish homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España has revealed that buying a second home is cheaper than a hotel room. The astonishing insight is the result of average demographic and usage figures released by the Taylor Wimpey España team. Sales and Marketing Director Marc Pritchard explains, “Obviously we know all about the many […]
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Property registrars in Spain report annual price growth of 5.12%
Spanish house prices have increased at their fastest rate since the downturn, up 5.12% in the 12 months to the end of June, the latest index report shows. This is up from 2.65% in the previous quarter, according to the data from the Property Registrars which also shows that quarter on quarter price increased by […]
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Celeb spotting in Mallorca
From the super yachts bobbing about off the coast to the luxury pads tucked away in the hills, Mallorca is a playground to the rich and famous. Many A-listers call the island home and many more delight in visiting it for their holidays. Models, actresses, sporting heroes, royalty… all have been wooed by the balmy […]
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Spain Experiencing Record Tourism in 2015
Visitors to Spain are spending a record amount of money, based on data revealed in the latest Tourist Expenditure Survey, the Local reported. Tourists have spent €37.1 billion ($41.5 billion) in Spain through the first seven months of 2015. The figure signals a hefty 7.7 percent increase over the same period in 2014. The 37.9 […]
