While sports tourism has long been recognized, with Ashes trips and Rugby World Cup tours major sporting draws, there can be few events where sports tourism has been achieved with greater success than the Bahrain Grand Prix which has morphed into the largest sporting event and social gathering in the Gulf, since it burst onto the F1 circuit back in 2004. Even though Bahrain does not have one single driver in the F1 championships, it seems that there is a massive appetite for perhaps the most glamorous of sporting events in the world today. The effect on the ...

Overseas Property News

As much as we hate to admit the truth, it seems that the change in the earth’s climate is well under way and there is little that we can do in the short term to stop it. While we have all seen the doomsday predictions of rising sea levels, extreme heat and lack of rain fall, is it really that bad?

Overseas Property News

Same script, but possibly a different ending this time? Locals in Puerto Rico will be hoping that Donald Trump sees his latest project through to the end as his projects around the world have the potential to bring a much needed tourism boost to little known resort locations.

Caribbean Property

Spain, top of the property hotspot charts ? Well think again, a new Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report outlines which countries are better positioned to attract tourists in 2008, making them not only attractive tourist hotspot but also a good overseas property bet.

Overseas Property News

News that world renowned golf course designers Golfplan are set to start work on a Turkish golf development using their international golfing expertise in the creation of a golf resort in Bodrum, Turkey has not only caught the eye of local golfers but property market investors as well.

Golf Property, Turkey Property

Turkey is an up and coming overseas property destination and is popular amongst savvy property buyers looking for a bargain. Many estate agencies operate in Turkey itself but there are UK based operations too. We have listed below some popular estate agents in Turkey, if you know of any others or would like to recommend a company that you have worked with please feel free to leave a comment at the botttom of this post.

Turkey Property

As more and more Europeans look to areas such as Spain for their retirement and employment prospects, it seems that one of the sticking points for many is clarifying the actual cost of living in Spain. How does it compare to the UK? Are the services as good? What can you expect for your money?

Spanish Property

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News that the US giant Busch are set to open an array of theme parks in Dubai’s “Palm Jebel Ali” development was well received by the stock market with shares being marked higher on hopes that this would be a valuable future income stream for the group. Globalisation is increasingly playing a key role in the transference between countries pursuing similar business models and provides for greater brand extension.

Dubai Property, Overseas Property News

When you consider that the Chinese tropical hotspots of Hainan and Yunnan attracted some 18 million tourist visitors last year, yet only 750,000 were from foreign lands, the problem starts to become a little clearer. While China has so much to offer and is investing billions of dollars into its infrastructure, improving transport networks and massive advertising campaigns, the visitors to chinese beach resorts are just not appearing but why?

China Property