It seems that the old Christmas tradition of staying home with family for the festive period is fading fast. A Bolsover Cruise Club survey has found that just 33% of Britons want to spend Christmas at home. 25% want to spend it elsewhere in the UK, but the majority – an impressive 42% – would […]
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Sales and prices pick up in Mallorca
More homes in the upper price brackets in the residential housing market in Mallorca are being sold, up 13.8% in 2017 than in the previous year, according to the latest market report. It comes at a time when prices across the Balearics have been rising, up since the end of 2014, according to the Mallorca […]
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Med Madness! Perfect properties in Spain’s top tourism hotspot
The soft sands and warm waters of the Mediterranean are known around the world, accounting for one of every three international tourist arrivals globally, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). UNTWO’s research projects that the area will attract more than 500 million visitors annually by 2030, while the European Consumer Network has found […]
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Germans top the table as ever more visitors head to Mallorca
Mallorca is an island blessed with stunning beaches, scenic mountains and a climate that attracts holidaymakers in their droves. It became a major tourist destination in the 1950s, since when the island has delighted millions of visitors, offering everything that a summer holiday should entail. The largest of the four main Balearic Islands, which together […]
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A sunny outlook for Spain? Signs of market recovery begin to show as asking prices increase
The Bank of Spain recently estimated that the Spanish economy contracted by just 0.1% in the second quarter of 2013, down from 0.5% in the previous quarter, raising hopes that a return to growth is imminent. Indeed, according to leading Spanish property portal Kyero.com, the average asking price for homes across Spain has seen an […]
