After a thriving start to 2016, Spain’s property market looks set to reclaim its status amongst overseas buyers as it continues to go from strength to strength. According to the most recent property statistics published by the Ministry of Development (Ministerio de Fomento), the number of homes purchased by overseas buyers in Q4 of 2015 […]
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Viva España! Overseas buyers purchase more Spanish homes than domestic buyers
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Travel company launches European destinations from Leeds Bradford
TRAVEL company Thomas Cook is partnering with Monarch and Evelop airlines to start services to European destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport. Thomas Cook is starting services to Faro, Naples, Mahon, Tenerife, Larnaca and Alicante in summer 2017, Flights to Palma will be launched by Evelop Airlines, to meet the regional demand from holidaymakers across West […]
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AVE Cities (AVExperience)
Would you like to travel comfortably by train between Madrid and Valencia in just 95 minutes? And between Madrid and Barcelona in two and a half hours? You’ll be able to do so thanks to Spain’s extensive network of high-speed trains (AVE). When you opt to take these trains you’ll be eligible for discounts on […]
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EasyJet to open seasonal summer base in Palma
EasyJet is to establish a seasonal summer base in Palma for the first time next year. Three Airbus A319 or A320 aircraft will based in Majorca for eight months of the year starting in spring 2017. The move will help the budget airline connect the island with more airports across Europe not currently served, easyJet […]
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Spain reigns supreme as leading tourist destination with Irish visitors increasing by 20%
As Spain continues to attract a growing number of overseas visitors, recent figures show that the first two months of 2016 saw 7.2 million international tourists visit the popular Mediterranean destination, a 12.5% increase in comparison to the same period last year. According to the latest Survey of Tourist Movements in Frontera (Frontur), released by […]
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BH Mallorca assembles for 2016 season
Ibiza might be the illustrious Balearic isle blasted with the limelight in the global clubbing realm, but some 100 miles to the east lies one of her sister islands that holds its own position as a clubbers hotspot. Mallorca, which draws partyphiles in their thousands every year, has big things headed its way this summer […]
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Property sales in Spain expected to rise 20% this year
The forecast for the residential property market in Spain for this year couldn’t look more promising, according to leading global real-estate consultants CBRE. In the company’s latest report experts have calculated that more houses will be sold this year than last year, the excess stock of unsold empty properties will be reduced and house prices […]
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British Airways launches service to Alicante from LCY
BA will bring in the service for the busy holiday season, adding to its growing range of leisure destinations. British Airways is to launch a new leisure service to Alicante from London City Airport to cover the busy holiday season this summer. The new flights to Spain’s Costa Blanca will operate four times a week […]
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Taylor Wimpey España reveals new sea front development as Spanish market set to sizzle this summer
With summer on the not so distant horizon, thoughts turn to the much needed glimpse of sunshine, and that dream holiday home. The most recent CBRE report suggests that this year’s destination of choice is most definitely Spain, with projections for 2016 showing that there will be a substantial 20% increase in property transactions in […]