The real estate market is gradually regaining normalcy, also covered by a halo of optimism. After the summer we already see in the figures a rise in sales in different market segments. One of them is that of the second homes that, surely motivated by the relaxation of mobility measures after vaccination, is living a […]
Sun, sand, and social distancing at the Spanish resort town of Benidorm, where closures are up, occupancy is down, and revamps are under way. An article by Jeannette Neumann (Bloomberg) Few places are as tied to mass tourism as the Spanish resort town of Benidorm. It’s often dubbed the birthplace of package tours, and on […]
The housing market in Spain is in a ‘wait and see’ moment. The first data regarding the evolution of prices indicate that there have been no significant variations either upward or downward, while the records begin to reflect the collapse of property sales due to the state of alarm and the restrictions derived from the […]
Although there has been a slight rise in hotel reservations, leaders from the sector warn that the numbers this year will be far from what they were in 2019 – Cherry picking from El País – April 2020 was defined by the complete collapse of tourism in Spain due to the coronavirus crisis. Recent figures […]
Benidorm, Magaluf and Torremolinos are looking for VIP customers. After years of neglecting destinations with a reputation of ‘low-cost’, crushed and focused on volume, hotel chains are beginning to realize their potential: year-round tourism, good weather, pleasant beaches, but too many prejudices around them. “The entry of four-star hotels, the reform of existing ones and […]
Many still choose buy-to-let, and for some it is known that if it is on the coast, better, since the operation is much more profitable especially when compared to the performance of the lease of a house in the interior areas. Thus, the profitability of renting an apartment on the beach remains on the rise […]
Hotel overnight stays up 5.4% on the Costa Blanca in the middle of winter. Business profitability improves despite the fall in activity. Winter, for tourism, is not what it used to be. And the change has been for the good. The activity is reduced, as is logical, in comparison with the rest of the year […]
By Lee J Miller and Wei Lu 24 February 2019, 15:00 CET source: Bloomberg Maybe it’s something in the gazpacho or paella, as Spain just surpassed Italy to become the world’s healthiest country. That’s according to the 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, which ranks 169 economies according to factors that contribute to overall health. […]
