Posted in Tourism on Dec 27th, 2008
The weak pound is likely to affect the choice of holiday destination in 2009 according to ABTA, which represents travel agents and tour operators. Sterling fell by more than 30% against the euro and the US dollar last year. Egypt and Turkey, with lower living costs, are likely to benefit and both countries saw increases [...]
Posted in Tourism on Nov 30th, 2008
Arrivals of foreign tourists to Spain, the world’s second biggest tourist destination, plummeted in November as top customers Britons and Germans stayed at home during the global economic slowdown. Arrivals fell 11.6 percent in the month from a year earlier, the first double-digit decline in years, with British visitors down 15 percent and 7 percent [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Oct 1st, 2008
Few Spaniards would sacrifice their annual summer vacation. But while Spain’s beaches are still busy, shops and restaurants at its resorts are ominously quiet as the country’s economic crisis envelops the tourism industry. After 50 years of uninterrupted growth, Spain’s overbuilt and relatively expensive resorts seem ill-placed to cope with a downturn, at a time [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Mar 20th, 2008
The first and most important advice is that you should never be blinded by a cheap, fabulous day rate for the rental vehicle you’re planning to book in Spain. Depending on your travel destination a lot off extra charges may apply, like airport surcharges, insurance, sales taxes, licensing fees, local and state taxes, concession recovery [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Mar 14th, 2008
Car hire in Spain is cheap due to the strong competition, specially in Andalucia or the Costa del Sol. The major car rental companies in Spain have offices in most Andalucian cities and at the major airports such as Malaga Airport. If you’re a tourist, it’s advisable to reserve a rental car before arriving, particularly [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Mar 2nd, 2008
Reus airport is located close to the town of Reus and approximately 7.5 kilometres from the city of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. A recent increase of airlines flying to this destination has led to an important increase in passenger numbers at Reus airport. Some low-fare airlines use Reus Tarragona in place of Barcelona, as the [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 20th, 2008
The airport of Murcia, also known as San Javier airport, is small and lies about 45 km outside of the city, but handles national and international flights and offers all kind of facilities such as car hire. It is perfectly situated to service the Costa Blanca as it lies just in between three major cities: Murcia , [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 13th, 2008
More and more low cost airlines are flying to the Costa Brava in Spain. However some airlines have Barcelona airport as the final destinations and others fly to Gerona. If you’re thinking of renting a car at one of these airports and trying to figure out the best options for your holiday budget, please bear [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 5th, 2008
Car hire at Gerona airport has become very popular due to the fact that many mayor local car hire companies have opened up a branch office here. Gerona airport is the Spanish base of the low cost carrier Ryanair and the number of passengers using the installations has multiplied over the last couple of years. [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 3rd, 2008
Granada Airport is an interesting airport to travel to and gives good access to some unknown parts of Andalucia, Spain. The airport is situated 16km west of the city of Granada. It mainly handles national flights to Madrid and Barcelona but recently has expanded with a number of international flights from low cost airlines like [...]