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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Russian and Scandinavian buyers beat Brits as biggest purchasers of Spanish property according to Taylor Wimpey España
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A Revitalized Property Market in Marbella
Marbella has long established its reputation of being a glamorous place to live, and has long been an attractive destination for UK citizens in particular. Now it is being revitalized, the proposed expansion of the port, the improved transport system and new cultural projects in Marbella should help the local property market become stronger than […]
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Spain ranked #1 in the world as golf holiday sales hit estimated 1.5 billion Euros
Spain’s status as the number one golf holiday hot spot has been confirmed by a new survey of golf tour operators compiled by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice. The Golf Travel Insights 2013 report reveals that Spain is the most popular travel destination in the world for golf tourists, followed by Portugal and then Scotland. Interestingly […]
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Make Mallorca your port of call this summer as cruises boost Balearic property investment
With demand for holiday rental accommodation in Spain during Easter week this year increasing by 29% compared to 2012 according to the Spanish holiday rental portal, Homeaway.es, this summer is set to be a sizzler! Indeed Mallorca is one of the great European playgrounds drawing in sun seekers from across the globe. Over 6 million […]
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Expats Key to Spain’s Housing Recovery
While activity is still far below peak levels, expats are playing an increasingly important role in the struggling Spanish housing market. Foreign buyers accounted for 12 percent of total home sales in Spain in 2012, which is very close to pre-crash ratios, according to data compiled by Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight. The number […]
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Here Comes Summer
Although winter seems to be taking its time in moving on British Airways is already welcoming the summer, having recently kicked off its brand new summer schedule. Speaking about the new timetable, presenter and musician Myleene Klass, said: “Take advantage of British Airways’ summer schedule starting, grab your bikini (you know I’m partial to mine) […]
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Palma Boat Show 2013 Set to Make Waves
Every cloud has a silver lining, they say, and this is surely the case for the Palma Boat Show this year. After a disappointing year in 2012 when the boat show was cancelled because of insufficient show entries, 2013 sees it making a comeback with a vengeance. In the thirtieth anniversary year of the show, […]
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Tourism set to benefit from extra routes from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport
TOURISM on the Costa del Sol is set to be boosted with 22 new airline routes to Malaga. Seven of them are to Germany, specifically to Dortmund, Cologne, Nuremberg, Hannover, Munich, Munster and Hamburg. And that has particularly pleased tourism chiefs as German tourists spend 12.4 days on average on holiday on the Costa del […]
