Category: News

  • SUR Wines & Gourmet celebrates its second edition

    Around 89 exhibitors present their wines and gourmet products at the fair which will be to the public on the second day. Organised by SUR’s gastronomy supplement Málaga en la Mesa and backed by Sabor a Málaga and the Diputación, the second edition of SUR Wines & Gourmet takes place from 25 until 30 October,

  • Costa del Sol aims to attract more tourists from USA when flights between Malaga and New York resume

    Following the announcement that Malaga will recover its direct flights to New York next summer, Turismo Costa del Sol has begun to design a promotional plan in the United States to consolidate this route. United Airlines recently announced that it will connect Malaga with New York from 31 May 2023 until September with three flights

  • The price of housing yields 0.8% in August

    The average price of housing (new and used) in Spain fell by 0.8% in August compared to the figure for July, although it grew by 8.5% compared to the eighth month of 2021, still standing at 21.2 % below the highs at the end of 2007, according to Tinsa IMIE General and Large Markets statistics.

  • Spain will host 16 of the 40 exhibitions that will celebrate Picasso in 2023

    The program for the Picasso year, which will be held in 2023, is already prepared. The recently deceased José Guirao worked on it during the last months of his life and the witness has passed to Carlos Alberdi as commissioner for the celebration of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of the

  • Moreno Bonilla will copy Madrid and abolish wealth tax in Andalusia

    The president of the Junta, Moreno Bonilla, said the abolition will attract investment to the region, and he also announced a reduction in the rate of income tax and the cancellation of the water tax in 2023. Andalucía is about to become with region of Spain (with the exception of the Basque Country) with the

  • The ‘boom’ of luxury hotels in Marbella

    The five-star establishments of the Andalusian city are experiencing a spectacular tourist season. They are the most favoured since 2021. They have high occupancies, prices have risen an average of 30% compared to 2019 and the days of stay have increased. In the luxury hotels of Marbella nothing seems to go wrong, they are experiencing

  • Home sales cooling down as the year progresses

    Spanish home sales appear to be cooling down after a blistering year of growth in the wake of the pandemic, suggest the latest figures from the Spanish notaries’ association. There were 69,163 homes sold and witnessed by the notaries in June, up 3.6% compared to the same time last year, the lowest level of growth

  • Malaga’s tech pull is stronger than ever

    A year and a half has passed since technology fever broke out in Malaga city, thanks to Google with its upcoming cybersecurity centre of excellence; enough time for the sceptics to accept that this area’s relationship with technology giants is not just a passing “affair”. Let’s take a look back to gauge what has happened

  • Spain Property

    Recorded home sales stay strong in May

    The latest sales figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows the market continuing with strong growth sales in the year to May. There were 60,059 home sales inscribed in the Spanish land registry according to the latest data published by the INE, meaning an overall increase of 28% compared to the same period

  • Spanish Golden Visa is One Of The Top Investor Choices in Europe in 2022

    In the first half of 2022, the growth of the number of golden visas purchased by foreign nationals to stay in Spain began to slow. According to research by Tranio, the Spanish golden visa was Europe’s top-5 programme by demand growth in 2021. While the growth pace slowed down in H1 2022, the demand for