In news that may boost those thinking of buying Canary Islands property for buy-to-let purposes, it has been revealed that a new service has been established from Bristol airport to provide flights to the islands.Low-cost airline Teleticket has been brought in to fill the gap created when XL went bust recently, providing new flights to [...]
An expert on tourism has predicted that short-distance holidays on the continent could be particularly popular in 2009, something that could make Europe the best place for overseas property buyers to invest.Graham McKenzie, managing director of tourism website TravelMole, said that with the recession restricting incomes, a lot of travellers will abandon thoughts of long-haul [...]
In news that may interest those looking for Costa del Sol property, more bargains have been announced in the region.Propertyinspain.net has revealed that sea view apartments in the golf valley with two beds and two bathrooms are available for 250,000 (£211,000) each, a reduction on their original prices of 100,000.The properties, which are new builds [...]
Those thinking of buying California property may be keen to enjoy some of the interesting and varied cultural events happening around the sate, as well as being able to rent out their properties to tourists hoping to do likewise.One such event is the Pasadena Rose Parade, an event that highlights the mild winter weather of [...]
Those considering investing in property in Budapest may note that the city has a number of year-round attractions, while at the same time staging a number of events at different times of the year.March brings the Spring Festival, when the city stages a wide range of artistic and musical performances to delight connoisseurs of the [...]
The Orlando property market may be boosted by news that it remains second only to Las Vegas as a tourist destination for the Christmas holiday season.Research by online travel website Orbitz found that the Florida city will still be ahead of locations such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Honolulu, the latter soaring to [...]
The Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm has applied for United Nations education and Science Council (Unesco) world heritage status.Such an idea has been floated by director of the local tourist board, Maria Jose Montiel Vaquer.He stated that the resort has "a special place in architectural history as the first high-rise resort in Europe".A successful bid [...]
A new golf resort has opened in Portugal, featuring a course designed by Spanish legend of the sport Seve Ballasteros.The new Qunto da Vale resort, on the border between the Algarve and the Spanish region of Costa la Luz, offers a tourist village and a spa hotel, titan-Algarve has said.Such a development comes in a [...]
Normandy property may be more attractive to overseas investors if projections from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) of a slowdown in the Eurozone follow through.Jorgen Elmeskov, director of policy studies in the Economics Department of the OECD, forecast that economic activity in the Eurozone could fall by 0.5 per cent over the [...]
Spanish property buyers may wish to consider investing in or near the bustling city of Barcelona, not least due to the attraction the BAC! Festival 2008 will create.This celebration and exploration of contemporary culture is just one of the unique selling points of Barcelona and helps the Catalonian city draw in its huge number of [...]