Travel Sector
Increasing Number of Bus Travelers Earn National Express Big
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 05:26More people are today focusing on cutting the transport costs. An example of such can be seen in U. K., Spain and the U. S., where more number of people are riding in buses to cut their travel costs, said National Express Group Plc (NEX), a U. K. bus and rail operator.
Spain Wins the Crown for the Best Holiday Destination
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 04:32There are many factors that have contributed to revive Spain Tourism industry, some of them are, increased prices in Turkey, insecurity in rival holiday destinations-Egypt, Tunisia, and Greece, superiority over other holiday destinations, regarding the diverse facilities available in Spain.
Spain Becomes Favorite Holiday Destination for Irish Tourists
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 02:30There is good news for Spain tourism industry, as Irish tourists who visit Spain for holidays have increased by 13.7%.The facts have been put forth by Spanish tourist board statistics. The said percentage is for the last year.
Spain tipped to be as top destination for holiday-makers despite increasing competition
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 06:27Real estate investors in Spain will be delighted by news that the European destination has been tipped to become the top vacation hot spot this summer, regardless of growing rivalry.
The claims are sure to be greeted at a time when the Spanish property market remains depressing amidst declining prices and a meager exchange rate.
In the meantime, the Association of Independence Tour Operators (AITO) has announced that Spain will fight off competition from promising destinations like Turkey and Egypt to retain its place as the most famous place for sun-starved Brits.
Portugal and Spain most popular for European tours
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 05:20According to the figures released by the Skyscanner, European tours to visit Portugal and Spain remain extremely high among Brits.
While talking to media, the flight comparison service said, Spain has three cities in the top ten lists of most searched-for journeys during the upcoming Easter holiday period - Malaga, Alicante and Barcelona.
Moreover, the figures expressed that Portugal's Faro has been named as the 13th most popular place in terms of flight searches.
In the meantime, some other locations named in the top 20 include Paris, Rome, Prague, Madrid and Milan.
Spain to organize meetings and incentive travel market
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 06:51According to sources, the 14th edition of MITM Euromed, Meeting and Incentive Travel Market, is all set to take place in the Spain’s Costa Brava resort city of Lloret de Mar.
The meeting is scheduled to be held from June9-11 this year.
Moreover, MITM will be sponsored by Lloret de Mar-Costa Brava, Olympic Congress Center, as well as Evenis Hotels, while it will take place at the award winning “Olympic Congress Center.”
Spain records 8.7 per cent decline in foreign tourists in 2009
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 05:18Spain's tourism department reported an 8.7 per cent decline in number of foreign tourists during 2009. It is the second consecutive year for which less number of foreign tourists has been recorded. In 2008, a 2.3 per cent drop in tourism was noticed, which was the first negative growth over a decade.
In 2009, only 52.5 million foreign tourists visited Spain as compared to 57.4 million in 2008, due to which Spain has slipped down from its number two spot in the list of most visited country.
Spain’s tourist arrivals decline 8.9%
Submitted by Shamsher on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 06:17According to the recent data, a total of 49.5 million foreign tourists have arrived in Spain from January to November.
The data, which was released by the Industry, Tourism and Commerce Ministry, showed a fall of 8.9 percent in tourist arrivals in that period of time.
Further, it showed that in the month of October, the decline in international visitors stood at 9.3%, while in the high seasons, July, to September, the total number of international tourists declined 10%.
Spain remains favorite place for UK Nationals
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 08:20According to the data, Spain is the most favorite place for the United Kingdom Nationals looking to move abroad. The data showed that around 350,000 UK expats now live in Spain.
Relocating abroad can be scary when having to consider big purchases for example a house or car. But, those looking forward to make regular payments to another nation can grab the benefits granted by the new foreign money transfer service from the Post Office.
Spain travellers directed to learn Spanish
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 05:58Travelers to Spain have been directed to learn Spanish in order to encourage their career prospects over the long term.
According to the study conducted by Emigrate.co.uk, there is a "lack of willingness" to learn English as the lingua franca of the Spanish workplace, possibly making it tricky for non-fluent expats to gain ground.
The study also said that relatively few Spanish business people are fluent in English and that small business owners are less worried to learn the language.









