| When You're a Tourist, Mind Your Manners by Roger Munns |
| Tourism is vital to many economies, but sometimes it comes at a price... |
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| Tour de France 2007 Shame by Roger Munns |
This year's Tour de France ended in scandal.
But the future could be a better one for the world's best known cycling event. |
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| New Prime Minister Fuels 2007 Tax Havens by Roger Munns |
Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hit the ground running, and in his first few weeks has had to deal with crises in agriculture, floods, Iraq and Afghanistan.
While opinion polls show his Labour Party with a ten per cent lead, the tax havens of Andorra and Monaco have seen an increase in enquiries from UK residents. |
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| Majorca To Have Spain's Top Hotel by Roger Munns |
Majorca is a large enough holiday island to be able to cater for the luxury end of the market as well as the traditional bucket and spade package holiday.
And the island is set to host Spain's most upmarket hotel. |
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| Monaco Real Estate Set For High 2007 Price Increases by Roger Munns |
| Monaco and London have been swapping places for the most expensive property in the world, and a studio apartment has just gone on sale in Monte Carlo for over a million Euros... |
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| Yachting World Boost For Menorca 2007 Tourism by Roger Munns |
The Spanish island of Menorca, the quietest of the Balearic Islands, is set to welcome the Classic Yachts weekend.
It's a boost for the island's tourism figures. |
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| 20 Year Low For Andorra Ski Holidays In 2007 by Roger Munns |
A 20 year low for the Andorra ski industry ended this year with the slopes closing two weeks early.
The ski resorts are preparing for what is hoped will be a better 2007/8 season. |
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| Low Cost Flight Pioneer Plans Extra Malta Routes by Roger Munns |
The island of Malta has changed from opposing low cost airlines to actively pursuing them to boost her tourist market.
And the airline that started it all is introducing a new route to Malta. |
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| Spain Beats Off 2007 Eastern Tourist Competition by Roger Munns |
Spanish Holidays have found new competition from the former Eastern Bloc countries, appealing to Europeans who like their lower prices.
But Spain has updated her image, and this year has been successful for them, with good summer bookings. |
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| 2007 Tourists Numbers Up For Malta by Roger Munns |
| Official figures confirm what the Malta airlines and hotels suspected - that the number of holiday makers choosing Malta has increased dramatically this year... |
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| Monte Carlo Tops Eurozone Real Estate League by Roger Munns |
Property sales are showing Monte Carlo as the highest priced real estate within the Euro zone.
With demand high prices in Monte Carlo could go higher still this year. |
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| Singles Outspending Families On Spanish Holidays by Roger Munns |
| Facts and figures released by the Spanish tourist authorities show that a single tourist is likely to spend more than an entire visiting family. |
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| Snow Problems For Andorra Ski Holidays by Roger Munns |
Heavy snow a day before the first official day of Spring bought joy to the hoteliers in the ski resorts of Andorra.
But it was too little too late to turn around the 2007 season after a disastrous beginning of the ski holiday period for four of the five months. |
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| Malta Does The Loop For New Airlines by Roger Munns |
Two years ago Malta had no cheap airlines flying to her airport. In the face of a declining holiday market, the island's authorities agreed to allow flights to start last year.
From fighting against the idea, Malta has done a spectacular loop and is now welcoming low cost airlines after seeing tourist numbers rise this year. |
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| Tourists Flock To Spain For 2007 by Roger Munns |
Spain's Mediterranean has been the favourite holiday destination for the British, Germans and other Europeans for nearly fifty years.
Cheap destinations in the former Eastern Bloc and cheaper air travel to other destinations have provided a challenge to Spain, but 2007 has started well. |
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| Spain Spending More To Attract 2007 Visitors by Roger Munns |
For forty years fellow Europeans have flocked to Spain and her islands for their holidays.
But with new competition the Spanish tourist authorities are now spending money to keep their position as Europe's favourite holiday destination. |
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| Budapest's Engines were Racing for the Hungarian Grand Prix by Roger Munns |
| A major row with team mate Fernando Alonso didn't stop Lewis Hamilton gaining an impressive victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. |
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| A Friendly British Invasion by Roger Munns |
| Spanish politics is seeing British arrivals get more involved, with some election results for local and national government hinging on the British vote. |
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| Malta Clicks For Cheap Flights by Roger Munns |
| Another airline has decided to fly to Malta, putting pressure on cheap flights to the holiday island to drop further still. |
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| New Airport Boost For Andorra Ski Holidays And Property by Roger Munns |
| Andorra is set to welcome a new airport fifteen minutes from her border with Spain, which will boost the number of ski tourists significantly. |
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| Malta Gets Street Cred by Roger Munns |
The world's longest running television soap opera, Coronation Street, has aired episodes fimed on the holiday island of Malta.
Holiday and hotel enquiries have soared... |
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| Kidman In New Monte Carlo Movie by Roger Munns |
| Hollywood glamour is set to meet Europe's glamour in a new film produced and starring Nicole Kidman, in a romantic comedy called Monte Carlo. |
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| Summer Snow Brings 2008 Ski Season Hope by Roger Munns |
Weather patterns across Europe have led to heatwaves in some countries, and floods in England.
But snow in the Pyrenees brought welcome hope to Andorra that 2008 could return as a normal ski season after a poor 2007. |
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| Monaco: Home To New Olympic Campaign by Roger Munns |
| With a reputation as a campaigner for the environment, Prince Albert of Monaco has turned his attention to the sporting world and is to head a new Olympics campaign designed to promote a better world through sport, as well as the environment. |
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| New Tax For Monaco by Roger Munns |
For a tax haven, it's a surprise move - Monaco has compiled and released her first ever GDP figures.
It's part of a move to play a bigger role at the UN. |
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