BRITISH airlines Jet2 and Monarch could be giving Mallorca a winter boost. They are considering operating routes to Palma during the winter in a move that would be good news for local businesses hoping to attract low season trade. City mayor Mateu Isern travelled to London to promote the city as an all-year-round holiday destination. […]
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A winter boost: airlines look at low season flights to Mallorca
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Need to renew your British Passport?
Passport applications for Britons resident overseas must now be made via the GOV.UK website All British residents living in Spain must now make their passport applications online at https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports The new passport process, which is part of a worldwide changeover, helps to reduce the possibility of making errors that can delay applications. Applicants will find […]
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Construction cogs turn once again as Costa Blanca property market shows signs of recovery
According to official statistics from the College of Technical Architects and Surveyors of Alicante, activity in the construction sector, which suffered a significant slump after reaching record highs during the boom years, has begun to show signs of recovery, returning to levels witnessed at the beginning of the crash in 2008. Indeed Alicante alone ended […]
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Palma de Mallorca 365 launches at ME London
Last night saw the Spanish Tourist Office in London and the Tourism Foundation Palma de Mallorca 365 launch a new tourism initiative geared towards making the popular Balearic Island a year-round destination for Brits. Almost 2.5 million Brits visited Mallorca in 2013, a 7.2% year on year increase, however, seasonality is high and it continues […]
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Retire to Spain
Tourists and investors throughout the world associate Spain with sun, sand, and sea. Since the dawn of air travel and the package holiday, Spain has been and still is a go-to destination for many people around the globe who wish to soak up the Mediterranean sun. According to Urban Land Institute, European countries with property […]
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Malaga shortlisted for European Capital of Innovation award
Malaga has been announced as one of the six finalists shortlisted to become the first ever European Capital of Innovation with the chance to win €500,000. An independent panel of experts has agreed upon the six cities that will compete to become the European Capital of Innovation. The European Commission has recognised Malaga’s progress made […]
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Spanish real estate now a ‘good opportunity’ according to the latest PwC report
In a forecast published jointly by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC, the weight of international capital is leading investors to turn to recovering markets such as Spain in 2014. The report states that the Iberian nation undergone an “extraordinary turnaround in sentiment” with 67% of respondents slightly or strongly agreeing that there are […]
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2013 marks record year for tourism to Spain
Spain welcomed in excess of 60.6 million international tourists in 2013, recording a 5.6% year on year increase and the strongest inbound tourism statistics to Spain since the launch of the FRONTUR surveys. In turn, spend by foreign visitors in Spain also reached record highs, with a total in excess of 59 billion euros in […]
