The tinsel´s come down, the nights are cold and dark and your bank balance is about as healthy as you are after the Christmas and New Year excesses. It´s not surprising you´ve got an attack of the January blues. But help is at hand to make it through that difficult first month of the year… […]
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Blast away those January blues with new flights announced to the Spanish sunshine!
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Is this the end of pain in Spain ?
SPANISH agents are in a frenzy over plans to offer residency to non-EU foreigners buying houses, in a bid to kick-start the market. Almost as soon as the news broke, hopes revived of shifting some of the 750,000 unsold homes on the Costas despite the fact that there is no fixed date for putting the […]
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Mallorca to open second casino
The Government of the Balearic Islands has approved a new law allowing the development of a second casino in Mallorca and is launching a tender process to evaluate bids from potential operators. It is welcoming bids from both ‘incorporated and unregistered’ companies with a share capital of €4.8m. The government stated: “The combination of a quality tourism offer will […]
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Don’t Wait til Mardi Gras for Your King Cake, Celebrate Tres Reyes This Weekend
For years I thought it was just because the Spanish like a good party that they dragged their Christmas celebrations out until the night of January 5, when they had another round of parades and gift giving for Tres Reyes, the coming of the Three Kings. It’s only recently that it clicked that, actually, they […]
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JetXtra.com to offer Alicante and Palma flights from Humberside Airport
FLEDGLING flight operator JetXtra.com will soon be taking off from Humberside Airport. The new company, which has sorted out a naming issue that threatened to escalate into legal action with Jet2, will now offer Alicante and Palma as destinations for summer 2013. The tie-in with Humberside Airport Travel comes as Humberside Airport confirmed September destinations […]
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Russian and French buyers causing property price rise in Spain
Property in Spain is receiving a boost in areas popular with Russian and French buyers. Despite prices falling across the country, it seems certain locations are bucking the trend, albeit slightly. Property Wire reported figures from the Public Works Ministry showing that 8,803 houses were bought by foreign buyers in Q3 2012. This is a […]
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Ryanair announces new scheduled service to Malaga in the Costa Del Sol from Ireland West
Ireland West Airport Knock is delighted to announce that Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today Monday 17th December announced a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to Malaga in the Costa Del Sol in Spain to commence on 4th Apr 2013. Flights will operate on a weekly basis, every Thursday throughout the summer […]
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Taylor Wimpey España makes Natalie’s Christmas
Liking them on Facebook was all it took to be entered into the prize draw to make this Christmas extra special and win a fabulous Fortnum and Masons hamper. Taylor Wimpey España, actively promoting their popular Facebook page, has run this fabulous competition for two years running with Natalie Windsor from Poole being chosen as […]
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Swap Christmas pud for paella and spend Christmas in the Costa del Sol with Taylor Wimpey España
We all love the festive season but Christmas time doesn’t need to mean grim weather and unbearably crowded shopping expeditions. This year why not opt for a bit of sunshine and vitamin D in your Christmas stocking? Indeed, more and more Brits are swapping their snowmen for sandcastles with research conducted by my Travel Cash, a prepaid […]
