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 »

Turtles cause runway shutdown

Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

The John F. Kennedy airport in New York certainly had love in the air this week, when over 150 turtles crossed the busy runway as part of their mating season journey.

According to Carol Bannerman of the US Department of Agriculture,….read more »

Flights still disrupted in New Zealand

Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

New Zealand has been experiencing many problems due to the volcanic ash cloud that formed when the volcano, Puyehue-Cordon Caulle erupted in Peru. The cloud forced flights within New Zealand and out to Australia to be cancelled or halted.

Crowds of….read more »

Alicante tram plans halted

Posted Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Plans for Alicante’s long awaited Line 2 tram service have been halted for at least a further month due to delays in finalising contracts with the company who will manage the service. So far, only one company, the Vectalia group,….read more »