With many employers increasingly seeking "international savvy" and second-language skills, time spent in property in France could be a step towards improved employability.According to Teresa Tinsley, director of planning, delivery and communications at CILT, the National Centre for Languages, people with experience of speaking in a foreign tongue are increasingly desirable in the world of [...]
The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP), is introducing a new independent arbitration scheme to its complaints procedure. Like the ABTA scheme for travel agents, they say it will help resolve consumer disputes over the purchase of international property more swiftly and efficiently whilst keeping costs low. “The new procedure strengthens the AIPP’s ability to [...]
There are plenty of reasons to stay in property in Italy during 2011, a significant year on some regions' calendars.It marks 150 years since the unification of Italy from a number of separate states on the iconic boot-shaped peninsular into a single nation.Among the locations celebrating the creation of modern-day Italy is the city of [...]
Property in France could be the best place for little chefs to spend some time this spring.That is thanks to the cookery classes which have just started for youngsters at Le Chabichou.Run by Michel Rochedy, the Courchevel eatery holds two Michelin stars and tourism development agency Atout France asks "what could be more French" than [...]
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has served over a million Butterbeers to visitors to property in Florida.Earlier this week, Universal Parks & Resorts revealed that the film franchise's Tom Felton, who stars as Draco Malfoy, was among December's visitors.He stopped in for a Butterbeer of his own at the wizardly themed attraction, during an [...]
With the economic turbulence impacting on affordability for some potential buyers of super-yachts, property in France and other popular holiday destinations could offer a land-based alternative.Michael Enser, group marketing manager for National Boat Shows, says the super-rich end of the market is still performing strongly as, rather than facing financial difficulties, those individuals are simply [...]
Turkey is currently one of the most talked about property markets in the world, with many publications ranking it as one of the top places to invest in property in 2011. Here are some of the reasons why Turkish property is so hot. Economic Growth According to Prime Minister Erdogan the Turkish economy grew 6.4% [...]
The number of people heading to property in Spain's largest Canary Island hit record numbers in 2010, according to figures from the Tenerife Tourism Corporation.During the first 11 months of the year, more than 1.3 million UK tourists arrived at the volcanic island.On average, they stayed for more than a week, with the typical visit [...]
A number of familiar faces have been among those flocking to property in Florida recently in order to attend the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.One of them may have particularly grabbed the attention of any fans of the film series who were spending some time of their own in property in [...]
School holidays and restrictions on taking annual leave could dictate when families are able to visit property in Spain in 2011.According to Bob Atkinson, travel expert at travelsupermarket.com, holidays are considered "sacrosanct" by many Britons.However, families are tied to certain times of year by limitations including when children can be taken out of school and [...]