France is the number one tourist destination of the world, according to current figures released by the French Tourism Ministry but there has a major drop in the number of foreign visitors to France decreasing from 11.9% to 9.1% from 1990 to 2008. New resorts springing up in the emerging markets of Dubai, Morocco and Croatia are largely to blame for France’s tourism decline.

Recent property statistics confirm that Brits just cannot get enough of overseas property. Figures released by the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) claim that in 2007, the British spent a staggering £246 billion on homes abroad, a 21% increase on 2006

The Dalaman Village development offers excellent value in an area that is seeing huge growth and occupancy rates due to the family atmosphere that the locality creates. The development comprises 36 two bedroom apartments and 6 one bedroom apartments.

Tourists are still travelling, that is the message being given out by some of the travel industry’s leading players. Despite the doom and gloom in the press and on the TV it seems that all may not be heading south in the worldwide economy.

Rhodes in Greece is 5th best place in the world and the top place to visit in Europe with no other European destination making it into the top ten of Tripadvisors list of the world’s 100 best travel destinations.

The Reef Club is a world class eco resort coming to Brazil’s exclusive North East Coast. Hailed as a ‘paradise on earth’, The Reef Club is set to become a landmark project and has been one of the hot topics in the investment world and heralded in the press as the ‘next best thing’ in overseas property.