| Extra Flight Tax To Hit 2008 Holidays by Roger Munns |
Very cheap flights have enabled millions more families to take a holiday in an overseas destination, and many European coastal resorts have developed to cater for the increase in tourists.
The cost of a flight is almost certain to rise in 2008 as governments view the airlines as easy tax targets to raise extra money. |
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| Japanese Grand Prix 2007 by Roger Munns |
With two races to go, all eyes were on Britain's Lewis Hamilton to see if he could continue his fight to become champion in his first season.
Lewis didn't dispappoint... |
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| 2007 Record For Malta Cruise Industry by Roger Munns |
| Malta is increasingly becoming a natural port of call for Mediterranean cruises - and a record number of passengers have visited the island in 2007. |
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| City Of London Banks Splutter Could Give Andorra A Cold by Roger Munns |
A crisis in the British banking system seems to have been headed off for the moment at least.
But with nervous markets and big city bonuses in the balance, any downturn in the City of London's bank fortunes could adversely affect the tax havens of Andorra and Monaco. |
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| Late Boost For 2007 Majorca Holidays by Roger Munns |
| With a successful summer season at a close, the Spanish holiday island of Majorca has pulled a rabbit out of the hat by getting extra bookings for the autumn. |
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| Majorca Tops For Germans In 2007 by Roger Munns |
| The Spanish island of Majorca has been popular for years with British tourists, and the Germans are equally at home there. |
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| Exhibits Honor Grace Kelly by Roger Munns |
| The life and times of Grace Kelly - Princess Grace of Monaco - are being celebrated in two exhibitions this year. |
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| Spanish Property 2008 Could Cost Less by Roger Munns |
Not since the 1980's have property prices in Spain been so close to the edge of recession.
High interest rates and new markets are contributory factors, with bargain hunters waiting in the wings. |
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| 2007 Budget Flyers Spend Rate Good by Roger Munns |
| A high volume of tourists flying to Malta on cheap airlines are surprisingly spending as much on the island as passengers with the traditional airlines. |
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| Ski Country Andorra Aims For New 2008 Tourists by Roger Munns |
Europe's Andorra will remember 2007 as her worst tourist year for twenty years.
Now the ski holiday country hopes to attract more out of season visitors as an insurance against future disasters. |
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| Super Yacht Show Has No Carbon Footprint For 2007 by Roger Munns |
Wealthy company owners will soon be visiting Monaco again for the superyacht show, a unique annual event in the yachting calendar.
While millionaires and billionaires sip champagne and ponder buying a yacht that would be beyond the reach of mere lottery winners, the organisers have successfully made past events carbon neutral. |
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| Malta Property On The Rise Again For 2007 by Roger Munns |
The popular island of Malta has seen her property prices rise again in 2007.
Joining the Euro could see further rises in 2008. |
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| Monte Carlo By Bus by Roger Munns |
Monte Carlo might be known for her rally, but its smallness in size has allowed Prince Albert to implement a radical environment policy.
The first results are showing good acceptance levels and encouraging results as people swap their car for a bus... |
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| Ibiza Welcomes New 2007 Flights by Roger Munns |
When British and German clubbers go on holiday they often head for the Spanish island of Ibiza.
New routes from her UK market could mean an increase in tourists for the island and the Ibiza clubs this year. |
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| Andorra Invests To Stop 2008 Decline by Roger Munns |
The Andorra ski holidays industry has reason to worry, after two years of declining visitor numbers.
They're hoping that new investments will buck the trend to make the 2008 ski season a memorable one - for the right reasons. |
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| Malta Airline Fights Back With Lower 2007 Prices by Roger Munns |
| New competition has arrived for Malta's national airline, and is staging a fightback with low fares of its own to attract tourists visiting the Medietrranean holiday island. |
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| Mallorca Property Developers Face Local Opposition by Roger Munns |
The people of Mallorca have seen their island's economy transformed by tourism.
But new development plans have seen locals campaign against proposals that they say would devestate their island's ecology and way of life. |
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| Malta Nears Top Of Safe Country List For 2007 by Roger Munns |
| Nowhere it seems is completely safe to take a holiday, but for peace of mind a Mediterranean holiday on the island of Malta could be the answer. |
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| Majorca Has Been a Holiday Hotspot for Years by Roger Munns |
| Majorca is top of the favourite holiday destinations for 2007 - the island has a history of tourism stretching back over a century. |
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| Luxury Yachts And Millionaires by Roger Munns |
| A new breed of multi millionaires, spawned from company mergers and acquisitions, are creating a new super yacht industry. |
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| Majorca Favourite For 2007 British Holidays by Roger Munns |
Holiday islands in Europe battle it out each summer for the British tourists week or two abroad.
This year the Spanish island of Majorca has attracted the most, with a combination of low costs, quality accommodation and the weather winning out. |
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| Menorca Welcomes New 2007 Brit Tourists by Roger Munns |
Menorca is often overshadowed by her sister islands of Majorca and Ibiza.
So the news of new flights to the island is welcome for the year ahead. |
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| Tennis Star Borg To Stay In Majorca by Roger Munns |
Ex Wimbledon and French Open tennis star Bjorn Borg is downsizing in Majorca.
The tennis legend remains one of the best tennis players the world has ever seen... |
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| 2007 Holiday Hot Spots by Roger Munns |
| Europeans might be more cosmopolitan in their choice of overseas holidays nowadays, but some of the old favourites seem to have been drawing the tourists again this year... |
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| British Tory Tax Plans Could Hit Tax Havens by Roger Munns |
The British Conservative Party is producing policy statements to help them win the next Geneal Election.
Their plan to reform taxation and abolish inheritance tax could affect the European tax havens of Monaco and Andorra. |
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