Spain heading for top spot as a tourist destination once more

November 3, 2011 – 3:16 pm

Spain top destination once more with Brits

Spain is heading for a return to tourism domination as the 2011 visitor figures soar towards a record 57 million, boosted by higher numbers of independent travellers staying in rented accommodation along their favourite Costas.

80% of tourists now book their own flights and accommodation. Average stay in owned apartments or rented villas is now 15 days , twice that of hotels, who have had record occupancy in 2011. Average stay rose two percent and more came people from the UK than any other country.

There are now 370,000 Brits living full-time officially in Spain, drawn by the California climate, cheap food and drink, fiesta lifestyle and above average life expectancy. 1,000s more are planning to join them after Britain came bottom in a survey to find the best place to live. The summer city riots have influenced 1,00s more to quit the UK.

A Lloyds TSB survey found 67% of Brits living in Spain “had no plans to return to Britain” and 74% claimed quality of life was better. The survey found 87% of Brits felt safer in Spain “which is a better place to bring up kids”.

Source: PropertyinSpain.net

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“Happiness” is being an expat

March 17, 2011 – 2:31 pm

Expats are happy with life in Tenerife and Spain

The “Happiness Index” survey carried out by Post Office International Payments suggested that 70 per cent of expats regard themselves as very happy with their new life, although almost two thirds admit to feeling pressure on their personal finances. 60 per cent of those who responded said they feel a greater sense of community in their new country compared to the UK.

Using Survey Monkey, the Post Office questioned 710 Post Office International Payments customers with properties abroad, of whom 233 were expats living permanently abroad. The survey showed that people from London and the South East are the most likely to emigrate – 39 per cent of all expats questioned were from this region. The most popular countries for those surveyed to emigrate to were France, Spain and the Canary Islands.

Reasons given for leaving included searching for a better quality of life, finding a place to retire or gaining new “life experiences”. Sarah Munro from Post Office International Payments said: “Though the vast majority of people who relocated abroad are much happier in their adoptive countries, even just moving across the Channel can feel like worlds apart from your old life in the UK.”

Source: Telegraph Online

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Tenerife to cash in on latest survey?

October 12, 2009 – 4:26 pm
Tenerife could cash in on the latest gloomy British survey

Tenerife could cash in on the latest gloomy British survey

Britain is the worst place to live in Europe, according to a study.

Although Britons earn high incomes that money is cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel bills and a lack of sunshine. Britons have  the highest after-tax household income of £35,730-a-year, more than £10,000 above the European average.

But most of it goes on keeping a “roof over our heads, food on the table and our homes warm”, according to the uswitch.com European Quality of Life Index.

Ann Robinson of uSwitch.com, said: “There is more to good living than money – and this report shows why so many Brits are giving up on the UK and heading to France and Spain.”  Perhaps now is the time to think of renting out your Tenerife property or even selling via an estate agent as winter approaches in the UK and thoughts turn to sunshine!

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