The Spanish government’s tourism research agency Frontur, revealed last week that overall tourism numbers were up 7.9 %, year-on-year in March 2013. The agency also revealed that the number of tourists visiting Spain was up 2.3 % for the first quarter of the year, with a whopping 9.4 million visiting Spain from January through to […]
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The Eagle has landed! Spain records 35.7% increase in US visitors
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Explore Mallorca launches new travel and leisure magazine
A new travel and leisure magazine is launching today on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Explore Mallorca is a 70-page, bi-monthly travel and leisure magazine which aims to inspire and inform Mallorca’s independent tourists. Published in English and German it is distributed freely throughout the island in selected hotels, agroturismos (rural hotels), tourist information centres, […]
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On The Road
Dennis Hopper the late king of cult cool, shows off his understated visual art prowess in a new exhibition titled, ‘On the Road’ at Museo Picasso Málaga. The show displays a selection of 141 black and white photographs, most of them taken between 1961 and 1967, some of which have never been printed, and compiled […]
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WDFG opens first Collection store in Spain at Palma de Mallorca Airport
World Duty Free Group has opened its first Collection store in Spain, at Palma de Mallorca Airport, ahead of the opening of its main tax and duty free store at the airport. The 380sq m boutique store is one of the first opened by the retailer after winning the AENA tenders at the end of […]
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Golf brings major boost to southern Spain’s tourism economy
Golf-linked tourism generated overall income to the tune of 400 million euros in Málaga last year. It has been reported that golf-linked tourists show a higher purchasing power and spend more than regular visitors. According to a research carried out across the country, daily expenditure hits the 171 euros per day mark. These holidaymakers come […]
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Spurt of foreign buyers helping to boost Spanish property market
Foreign investment in Spanish residential property increased by 17% last year to its highest level since 2004, according to the latest figures from the Bank of Spain. According to real estate experts it is a clear sign of improving confidence in the Spanish property market and is set to give the industry a boost at […]
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Russian and Scandinavian buyers beat Brits as biggest purchasers of Spanish property according to Taylor Wimpey España
New figures have revealed that despite the tough economic climate, Spain remains the EU’s top holiday destination. Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, found that in 2011 13% of all outbound trips within Europe where made to Spain with Italy and France coming in joint second place. These figures do not include holidaymakers […]
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