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January 20th, 2012
On the opening day of the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (Fitur) on Wednesday, the President of the Junta de Andalucía, José Antonio Griñán, highlighted the main results of the industry in the community. "Tourism is one of the economic engines of growth", stated Griñán, who added he believes the ...
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January 12th, 2012
Spain received about 56.9 million tourists in 2011, representing an increase of 8.1% compared to last year, when the figure was 52.6 million. In absolute terms, according to data presented on Tuesday by the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria, Spain thus gained 4.3 million tourists last ...
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January 2nd, 2012
The Spanish will spend an average of 90 euros in the winter sales, which represents an increase of nearly 6% over the previous year, according to the Independent Consumers Federation (FUCI). After four years of declines, spending on the purchase of products during the winter sales, which begin today in the ...
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December 30th, 2011
Total spending by foreign tourists who were in Spain between January and November 2011 increased by 8.1% reaching 49,985 million euros, according to the tourism expenditure survey (Egatur) prepared by the Tourism Studies Institute of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. The average daily expenditure for that period was 102 ...
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December 15th, 2011
Iberia has pre-warned the Melia hotel chain that many overnight stays may be necessary to accommodate passengers whose travel is interrupted because of the pilots' strikes on 18th and 29th December. The company claims to have more than 9,000 rooms available in Madrid and its environs for the day of ...
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November 23rd, 2011
Apple announced yesterday the opening on 25th November of a new store in Marbella, in the Málaga province, which will become the brand’s fourth store in Spain and will feature a panel of experts to advise customers. The new Apple Store will be their largest in Spain, larger than their existing ...
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November 18th, 2011
Madrid and Barcelona occupy tied second place in the ranking drawn up by Global Blue, of best European cities for shopping. After London, the capital and Barcelona are listed as the second favourite destination for all travellers from outside the country. Oslo, Belgrade and Geneva come nearer the bottom of ...
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November 16th, 2011
The European association of minority shareholders (Euroshareholders), delivered to Emilio Botin, President of Santander Bank, the Shareholder-Friendly Award for its policy with regard to minority shareholders. During the ceremony, the President of the European association, Jella Susanne Benner-Heinacher, was accompanied by Javier Cremades, Secretary General of the Spanish association of minority ...
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November 10th, 2011
In the coming months officials from Eurodisney are seeking, in Madrid and Alicante, to hire Spanish workers who have an intermediate level of English and French, for positions in the amusement park in Paris. The rate of pay will be around 1,378 euros per month, on a schedule of 35 ...
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October 20th, 2011
Recent studies have confirmed the anti-cancer properties of purple garlic and Valencian pomegranates. Some of these studies were carried out by scientists at the Ramon Cajal Hospital in Madrid and the University of Castilla-La Mancha and others by researchers at the University Miguel Hernández in Elche. All are meeting in Madrid ...
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