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New data has indicated that prices for French Riviera property have fallen, something that may offer investors new opportunities to buy.Data from the French estate agent's association, FNAIM's, latest housing market report has revealed that apartment prices in Toulon fell by 19.3 per cent in the past year, while in Cannes they dipped by 13.7 [...]
Britons are tending to opt for shorter-haul holidays as the credit crunch continues to bite, new research has suggested, something that could have implications for Brittany property.The head of product marketing at online travel firm Expedia.co.uk, Jonathan Cudworth, said: "The most recent data saw seven of the ten destinations featured [in the Expedia.co.uk travel hotspots [...]
Italy property seekers looking to buy where prices are falling will have a better chance to do so in the cities, it has been reported.A series of new estate agent surveys have indicated that while prices are generally holding up across the country, they are tending to dip in the major centres of population, the [...]
New forms of tourism are offering new life in inland parts of Crete, it has been stated.In a feature on the Vamos mountains area of the Greek island, the Guardian noted that agri-tourism and co-operatives running such ventures through rental Crete property are helping to boost the local economy.Among the attractions of the area are [...]
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet has said that the world economy may face a tough 2009, but should see recovery in 2010.Speaking in Tokyo, Mr Trichet commented that the ECB had some major decisions to make to help ensure this happens, stating: "Confidence today relies equally upon the audacity of our [...]
Some of the new high-speed rail links planned to receive federal funding in the US will be in California, it has been announced.President Barack Obama's list of routes earmarked to receive the government cash include the California Corridor, which would link up the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego.Such a link [...]
New plans for high-speed rail links in the US include a connection between New York City and the upstate area, with the line running to Albany and Buffalo.President Barack Obama announced his blueprint for a series of routes across the country, on which government money will be spent.Contrasting the lack of such routes in the [...]
New high-speed rail routes in Florida are to get federal funding, US president Barack Obama has announced.Mr Obama revealed plans for central funding to help create a number of high-speed routes across the US, with plans for Florida involving a link between the cities of Miami and Orlando, plus a route from Orlando to Tampa [...]
Normandy will stage a series of races in early June for everybody from fun runners to serious racers as a way of commemorating the fallen in the D-day campaign of 1944.The events, which will be held around Caen, include a marathon to be staged on June 14th, which passes close to key battle sites, as [...]
The qualities of the city of Faro have been highlighted in a feature on the Algarve region.In an article that is part of a series on the area, Chicago International Travel Examiner said there is much to see and do in Faro.The paper stated that some of the best architecture includes the cathedral with its [...]