News & Events from around the world

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Cape Verde

• Tourism boosts Cape Verde's investment prospects
• Second home buyers encouraged to buy in Cape Verde
• Britons 'flock to Cape Verde'

Croatia

• Overseas properties have licence to thrill
• Croatian market opened up by easyJet
• Croatia recommended to second home buyers
• More people set to take city breaks in Croatia
• More holidaymakers head to Croatia

Cyprus

• Cyprus benefits from early Easter
• Cyprus 'is similar to Britain'
• Cyprus has "things that a lot of people look for"
• Cyprus popular with foreign property buyers
• Cyprus hoping for more winter tourists
• New flights to Cyprus to be launched
• Budget airlines announce Cyprus service
• Cyprus becomes a member of the euro
• Cyprus tourism officials aim to attract Britons
• Cyprus attracts more Briton
• Cyprus popular with Russian property buyers
• Tourism boosts Cyprus's property market

Destination trends

• Eurozone countries 'more expensive'
• Holidaymakers 'ignore credit crunch'
• Newspaper recommends cheaper holiday destinations
• Britons rush to book holidays
• Britons 'unwilling to sacrifice holidays'
• Holidaymakers to travel beyond eurozone
• Passenger numbers go up at Birmingham Airport
• Budget airlines attract more passengers
• Non-eurozone countries recommended to tourists
• Money goes further in Bulgaria
• Economic pressure 'not affecting global tourism'
• Good-value holiday destinations highlighted

Egypt

• 14m people to visit Egypt

Flight and travel info

• Airport aims to attract 10m passengers
• Airline confirms winter flights to Med
• Regional airports to become more popular
• Airline opens up mainland Europe to Yorkshire
• Regional airport sees further growth
• Airline launches new French services
• Tourists not put off by credit crunch
• New flights to Spain announced

Florida

• London to Fort Lauderdale flights underway
• Nature based event 'attracts visitors to Florida'

France

• Britons to snap up French holiday homes
• France attracts European tourists
• France attracts foreign property buyers
• Improved Eurostar access 'will help environment'
• France recommended to British buyers
• France recommended to property buyers

Italy

• Holiday property prices set to rise in Sicily
• Southern Italy popular with property buyers
• Italy recommended to second home buyers

Middle East

• Dubai attracts foreign holidaymakers

Morocco

• Morocco recommended to holiday home buyers
• Growing tourism attracts investors to Morocco
• Morocco to attract more tourists this year, says minister
• Morocco attracts winter tourists
• Holidaymakers advised to visit Morocco

Property investment abroad

• Younger property buyers head to Alps
• Cyprus avoids economic slump
• Egyptian market recommended to investors
• Montenegrin tourism set to grow
• Spain offers bargain properties
• Investors look further afield
• Overseas rental property to be in demand
• Rental investors 'in for a lucrative summer'
• Investors in Europe 'should research market first'
• Location 'determines success of investment'
• Property buyers 'becoming very astute'
• Britons 'want European holiday homes'
• Dubai investment could be lucrative
• Holiday homes 'can be a good investment'
• Investors 'should meet with fellow property owners'
• Investors to benefit from growing tourism
• Lifestyle benefits prompt 'overseas buys'
• Owning a holiday home 'is the norm'
• British investors 'to look outside Europe'
• Emerging markets recommended to investors
• Britons look for second homes while on holiday
• Investors could snap up bargain amid credit crisis
• French tourists head for eastern Europe
• Tourism drives Montenegrin economy
• More Britons buying houses overseas
• Prague Airport predicts further growth
• South America attracts property buyers
• Long-haul destinations attract British holidaymakers
• Cape Verde offers sunshine to holiday home buyers
• Southern Europe attracts Welsh visitors
• Britons 'looking abroad for property'

Portugal

• Portuguese coast attracts second home buyers
• Scots book flights to Algarve
• Property buyers pointed to Portugal
• Irish tourists head for Portugal
• Alentejo 'is unspoiled Portugal'
• Portugal recommended to second home buyers

Spain

• Second home buyers praise Costa Blanca
• Spain attracts foreign property buyers
• Spain embraces online medium
• More Britons visiting Spain
• Mr and Mrs Smith 'take holidays in Spain'
• Travel agents praise new Spanish flights
• Visit Spain out of season, experts suggest
• Tourists flock to Costa del Sol
• Airline boosts Murcia's investment potential
• Europe offers cheaper fuel prices
• Investor recommends Spanish bargains
• Spanish market 'will recover'
• Tourists head to Spain for holidays
• Alicante recommended to holidaymakers
• Spain attracts UK holiday home buyers
• Malaga attracts Easter tourists
• Easter holidaymakers fly to Spain
• Spain attracts British tourists
• Valencia opens new zoo
• Spain set to attract more Scottish visitors
• Spain offers benefits to property buyers
• Expert praises Spanish market
• 1 in 4 holidaymakers in Spain 'are British'
• German tourists boost demand for Spanish holiday homes
• Spain's appeal 'set to continue'

Travel Trends

• Holidaymakers content to laze by pool
• More people using Eurostar services
• Online booking 'more convenient'
• Tourists follow taste buds overseas
• 2m Britons spend bank holiday abroad
• Tourism thrives amid economic turmoil
• Tourists pointed towards eastern Europe
• Britons 'not willing to give up holidays'
• Desire for holidays 'remains undiminished'
• Food tourism becoming more popular
• Long-haul travel 'is more affordable'
• Mainland Europe attracts British families
• More Britons planning Bank Holiday breaks
• More families to go on self-catering trips
• Airline passengers switch to Eurostar
• Britons go on drive-and-sail holidays
• Number of holiday bookings goes up
• Tourists need to manage money carefully
• Families head abroad for school holidays
• Tourists spend more in Canada
• Holiday industry 'is resilient'
• Holidays are a top priority
• Going on holiday 'a priority for Britons'
• Britons head to the sun this year

Turkey

• Turkish province prepares for tourist influx
• Weak pound affects holidaymakers
• Turkish holiday accommodation in high demand
• Turkish province 'offers investment potential'
• Turkey offers low-cost holiday homes
• House prices in Turkey set to rise
• Holidaymakers flock to Turkey
• British tourists head to Turkey
• Holiday home buyers snap up Turkish property
• Turkish province attracts Britons
• Turkish resort recommended to investors
• Turkey 'an ideal property investment country'
• Antalya popular during winter
• Britons to snap up Turkish holiday homes
• Turkey set for property boom
• Investors 'turn their attention to Turkey'

More travel news & events from around the world

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