Turkey lands at Gatwick

Posted Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Links between Turkey and the UK improved in December when the former’s flagship airline, Turkish Airlines, began a new route between Istanbul and London.

Adding a Gatwick service means Turkish Airlines now flies to five UK airports, including Heathrow and….read more »

New Cyprus flight from Stansted takes off

Posted Friday, December 30th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Homeowners and anyone considering a purchase in Cyprus will welcome the re-introduction in December of a flight from Stansted to Larnaca by Cyprus Airways.
Cyprus Airways had to drop its Stansted-Larnaca route last year, after operating it for four years. The….read more »

Mallorca saved by more flights

Posted Thursday, December 29th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

The property market on the Spanish island of Mallorca could benefit from Ryanair’s latest announcement. They have stated that they will be opening and operating a base out of Mallorca’s Palma airport, which means up to 17 new routes out….read more »

Flights to Portugal taking off

Posted Monday, November 7th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

Portugal is gearing up for a surge in visitors next spring after a leading low-cost airline announced the opening of a new base at Lisbon airport with plans to grow passenger numbers there by a million, from 1.5 million to….read more »

Olympic effect reaches across the Channel

Posted Monday, November 7th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

As landlords of rental accommodation in London and the south-east of England get flooded with bookings for next year’s Olympic Games, today’s fast Eurostar links mean homeowners in northern France could also benefit from the increased need for beds.
Brits with….read more »

Getting to Crete to get easier

Posted Saturday, October 29th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

Owners of second homes on the popular Greek Island of Crete will welcome the launch of a new air route there from Luton next year.
For summer 2012 and kicking off on April 21, Easyjet will run a weekly service to….read more »

From the Highlands to the Greek Islands

Posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Scots with second homes in Crete and Rhodes are looking forward to improved air access to their Greek bolt holes, after budget airline Jet2.com announced it is to begin flights to the two islands in May next year.

The new routes….read more »

Black Sea airport plans take off

Posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Travelling to the northern part of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast is to get easier following an announcement to convert an inactive military airport in Balchik into a civil airport.

Homeowners and holidaymakers staying in some of Bulgaria’s most popular beach….read more »

New flights to the Costa Brava

Posted Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

Getting to the Costa Brava, an area of Spain popular with holiday homeowners, is set to get easier this winter after Monarch Airlines announced new flights to Barcelona.

The new scheduled flights between Gatwick and Barcelona can be booked now….read more »

Sizzling summer for Portugal

Posted Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Amidst the headlines about deficits and defaults in Europe, some good news has come out of Portugal. Data from the latest RICS Survey revealed a slight improvement in activity and sentiment in the country’s property market, while this summer Portugal’s….read more »