News Archive: 2009: social trends

21, 2009 December:

Top of the NYE props

New Year's Eve brings people together and is a time to celebrate with friends and family. To make sure that 2009 ends with a bang many travellers are heading to major cities around the world to join in the celebrations...

05, 2009 November:

No more hotels?

Tourists traveling overseas should consider renting a property abroad rather than stay in a hotel, according to the head of HouseTrip.com - Arnaud Bertrand, director, HouseTrip.com, the newly launched property rental site, says that "no hotels" can beat the cost-effective nature of renting a holiday home on a short-term lease...

16, 2009 October:

High demand for France

French property developer, MGM, has announced upbeat proposals to build more new French tourist homes in response to strong demand...

13, 2009 October:

France: top of the props

Coming on the back of recent surveys showing that mortgage demands for properties in France are on the rise, a new survey now reveals that France is the top choice in Europe if you are looking for quality of life...

18, 2009 September:

Brits remain loyal

Mortgage specialist, Conti, is convinced that for UK overseas property investors, traditional locations will emerge victorious from the global market downturn...

14, 2009 September:

Ditching reality

French passengers on an Aer Lingus Dublin-Paris flight were thrown into panic when a faulty announcement told them the plane was about to make an emergency landing, the airline said...

27, 2009 August:

Elephant in the room

A French town has banned circus elephants from bathing at its beaches over concerns the animals' excrement could pollute the water and pose a health hazard to other swimmers...

10, 2009 August:

France for the Dylan fan

Bob Dylan 'Winterlude Weekends' planned in France...

04, 2009 August:

Avoid World Cup fever

A holiday on the Mediterranean is on offer for Kiwi homeowners keen to escape World Cup fever in 2011...

24, 2009 July:

Party like it's 2010

New Years Eve is inevitably a bit of a let down - nothing ever seems to quite match up to that glittering sense of anticipation - and this coming one seems to signal a longer hangover for the UK property market as, from 1st January 2010, all those with investment funds in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands will be able to invest in French property free of the annual three per cent tax on their open market value - meaning that funds that would have boosted the UK property market may be taken to France instead...

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