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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Visitors arrive in force in Malaga
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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 […]
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Monarch Airlines to launch new route to Malaga from Leeds Bradford
Monarch has added an additional 7 weekly flight frequencies to its summer 2016 schedule from Leeds-Bradford Airport including a new route from Leeds-Bradford Airport to Malaga on the Costa del Sol. Additional Leeds Bradford routes and frequencies now on sale for summer 2016 include: Leeds Bradford to Malaga- new route – 3 x weekly flights Leeds Bradford to Naples- 2 x weekly flights The new summer 2016 schedule from Leeds Bradford also includes increased frequencies to […]
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Taylor Wimpey España and La Cala Resort join forces to create the Costa del Sol’s ultimate residential golf complex
Taylor Wimpey España, a subsidiary of property developer Taylor Wimpey PLC (a listed company in the UK FTSE 100) and La Cala Resort, the company behind the prestigious complex of three golf courses and hotels in Mijas owned by FBD (the publicly traded Irish insurance company), have signed a long-term partnership that will allow them […]
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Property buyers head to Spain as the pound rides high
Spain continues to be top choice for Britons buying property abroad, according to Conti, the overseas mortgage specialist. The country accounted for just under half (45 per cent) of enquiries received by the company in the second quarter of 2015, consolidating its performance in the first quarter of the year and signalling a strong comeback […]
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Costa Blanca feels record-breaking heatwave
THE longest heat wave ever recorded since 2003 has also resulted in the hottest start to July. The recent Saharan heat meant the average temperature in the first half of the month was 26.3 degrees, three degrees warmer than normal according to the Meteorological Agency. Last year the average was 22.2 degrees. Alicante city’s average […]
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Property prices creeping up on Spanish island of Mallorca
Property prices in the Spanish island of Mallorca are creeping up for the most sought after locations and sales are also rising, including at the lower end of the market. The latest real estate analysis of the island’s property markets shows that the recovery is well underway with prices up by an average of 10% […]
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Property sales in Spain reach three year high
Residential property sales in Spain increased in May to their highest level for three years, according to the latest official figures. But there is an ongoing collapse in new home sales, the data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows. Overall there were 26,455 homes sale in May, up 5% on last year and […]
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Brits ready with the readies in Spain this summer
It looks like Spain’s hopes for a record summer are well on the way to being realised and this tourism season it is the Brits who are ready with the readies. Official government figures for April showed that UK travellers spent in excess of €1 billion in Spain, making up 19.5% of the overall visitor […]
