Today sees the launch of the Spanish Tourist Office in London’s new project, a brand new quarterly culture and arts magazine for the iPad, SPN. Designed to showcase the very best of contemporary Spanish design, arts, culture, gastronomy, travel and music, SPN is available as a free download on the Apple Newsstand from today. The […]
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Spanish Tourist Office launches culture and arts iPad magazine
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Norwegian starts Turku-Alicante flights
Flights from Turku to Alicante start this week, operated by Norwegian airlines. The connection is operating as a trial, initially until August 2014. Turku airport lost a number of connections when Ryanair announced it would leave the south-western city. Now it plans a comeback with Norwegian, which will fly to Alicante and back once a […]
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Foreign investors still love the Costa del Sol
FOREIGN buyers bought 3,260 properties on the Costa del Sol in the first six months of the year. According to the President of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Elias Bendodo, this is 33 per cent more than in the same period in 2012. UK buyers lead the way with 630 purchases, followed by the […]
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British Airways fly Heathrow to Malaga
MALAGA airport will be regaining its direct connection with Heathrow starting next March. British Airways confirmed this information during a meeting with Andalusia´s tourism and commerce councilor Rafael Rodriguez. There will be only two weekly flights in the beginning, but the plan in to reach four during the summer season. Rodriguez sees this as clear […]
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Mallorca Takes Second Place in Global Lifestyle Review
Property consultancy, Knight Frank, has just placed Mallorca at an impressive number two spot in its Global Lifestyle Review. Beaten only by Dubai, the Island performed well for culture, education and cost of living. Local agent Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty is delighted with this recognition. The Review was based on what Knight Frank believed to […]
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Costa Blanca’s a top Nordic choice
THE Costa Blanca is the top destination for Nordic visitors on mainland Spain. Between January and August this year 435,087 visitors from Nordic countries moved through Alicante-Elche airport with around 32,000 citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden now regularly working in the province. Last year these tourists spent around €600 million. Only the Canary […]
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Flights to Spain in demand from Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is seeing huge demand for flights to Spain as the destination is Mancunians favourite, according to a study. Foreign exchange specialist Travelex carried out a survey, which found over a quarter (27%) chose the Mediterranean country as their favourite. Travelex says Mancunians picked the southern region of Costa del Sol as their preferred […]
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Open 24 hours : Museo Picasso Málaga celebrates its 10th anniversary
Participate, remember, and appreciate. Museo Picasso Málaga has organised a host of activities around these ideas to celebrate its 10th Anniversary, commemorating an entire decade of efforts and success and renewing its commitment to the diffusion of Pablo Picasso’s work, as well as all the art and culture of its city. Open 24 hours is […]
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Spain retains its crown as top golf destination in Europe
According to the latest European Spotlight on Golf Tourism to Spain research report commissioned by Reed Travel Exhibitions, out of the 28.5% of those who travelled to Spain to play golf in the last 12 months, 12.7% visited the Costa del Sol, 3.9% to the Costa Brava and 3.2% to the Canary Islands. This latest […]
