The days of the rural holiday villa are numbered, according to Taylor Wimpey España. The leading Spanish homebuilder has been operating in Spain for more than 50 years and over that time has seen second homeowners’ tastes change and evolve. Sales and Marketing Director Marc Pritchard explains, “Buyers are much more discerning than they used […]
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Goodbye villa, hello apartment!
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Tweet your Costa Blanca summer pics
THE Costa Blanca has a “great presence” on the internet. According to Alicante Provincial Council, the Costa Blanca has more than 15,000 Twitter followers and 45,000 Facebook friends; an increase of 15,000 since last August. Deputy of Provincial Tourism and the former mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, said that other platforms had also experienced significant […]
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Spain’s tourism hits new record: 38 million in 7 months
Authorities say Spain has seen a record 38 million tourists in the first seven months of the year as a weak euro and security issues in other beach resort nations like Tunisia make it a more attractive destination. The state tourism office said Friday the January-through-July figure was 4.7 percent up on the record set […]
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Costa del Sol saddles up to host first stages of La Vuelta
The Costa del Sol is set to go bonkers for bicycles at the weekend, as the first stage of La Vuelta, Spain’s biggest cycling race, gets under way on Saturday (August 22). The first stage, the short but technical 7.4-kilometre team time trial, is hosted by Puerto Banus and Marbella, running right along the coast, […]
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British second home buyers opt for opulence in Spain
From designer clothes to high-end properties, Spain’s luxury market is picking up. In fact, Luxury Spain (the national association of the luxury industry) has projected that the sector will grow by 6% over the course of 2016. For many UK buyers, it is luxury properties that are proving most tempting in Spain right now. According […]
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Foreign buyers boosting Spanish property market, especially on Costa del Sol
An increased number of foreign buyers is set to boost the residential property market in the Costa del Sol in Spain, one of the country’s most popular areas with overseas purchasers. A new market forecast report from Instituto de Practica Empresarial (IPE) business school, in collaboration with property company Mar Real Estate, suggests the market […]
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Mallorca world’s most popular destination
The world’s most popular tourist destination is Mallorca, according to website HotelBeds. The island is even more popular than destinations like Disney World in Orlando, and is followed in popularity in Spain by Barcelona, Tenerife, Benidorm and the Costa del Sol. Mallorca is full to overflowing with tourists in hotels and apartments. In June, the […]
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Visitors arrive in force in Malaga
AUGUST kicked off to a busy start for Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, where activity has been frenetic over the last week. As predicted, the first weekend of the month registered large amounts of travellers with 316,000 passengers passing through the airport in just five days. The busiest day was Saturday (August 1) with 412 flights, […]
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More flights, more people and more second home sales mean higher prices on Mallorca
Spain’s Balearic Islands are one of Europe’s most attractive and loved summer sun destinations. Holidaymakers from mainland Spain, along with the UK, Germany and Italy flock to the islands every year, craving their perfect balance of sun, sea and sandy beaches. Amongst Spanish residents, the Balearics come second only to Andalusia in terms of popular […]
