Latest News for Italy
Italy revels in new form of tourism
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Apart from being renowned as the ‘country of love’, Italy is also fast gaining in popularity with the ‘wine-nauts’. What is a ‘wine-naut’, you may ask? These are the five million or so practising wine tourists, of which a considerable amount are commuting to Italy as the top choice destination.
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Italy shocked by GDP surprise
Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008
Italy is set to face the highest rate of inflation since September 1996.
According to new data provided by Eurostat and collaborated by both the Bank of Italy and Istat (the Italian statistics institute); Italy ended 2007’s financial year with a...
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Capital gain in Italy remains steady
Thursday, 17 Apr 2008
Foreign investors are not only on the search for property in popular, tropical destinations of the world; a big motivational factor in choosing the perfect investment location is also the authenticity, culture and unrivalled mystery of a location. Italy...
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Analysts praise Italian market
Thursday, 27 Mar 2008
Italy has been praised for offering a wide variety of attractions to foreign property buyers by industry analysts.ShelterOffshore.com described the European country as a "stunningly beautiful" place with a good climate, fine cuisine and rich culture.However, the online portal said Italy could...
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Italy opened up to British investors
Thursday, 20 Mar 2008
New investment opportunities look set to be created in Tuscany as a result of new flights to the Italian region.Low-cost airline easyJet is now offering direct passage to Pisa from London Luton Airport.This means the area is now more easily accessible to both property investors and holidaymakers in the...
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Consumers shrug off economic downturn
Thursday, 13 Mar 2008
Levels of spending among British holidaymakers are not likely to be affected by global economic problems, experts have stated.A poll by market research firm TNS Travel and Tourism found that the majority of tourists from the UK will carry on as normal, despite the impact of the worldwide credit crunch,...
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Italy's tourist draw 'benefiting property investors'
Friday, 29 Feb 2008
Italy's lure as a top tourist destination is benefiting foreign property investors who are able to enjoy healthy returns on their rental properties.NuWire Investor claims the chameleon nature of Italy, which attracts a wide variety of tourists looking for different holiday experiences, makes buying an...
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Southern Italy attracts savvy investors
Thursday, 07 Feb 2008
British property buyers have not ignored potential investment opportunities in Italy, according to an expert.Gabriele Giambrone of Italian legal company Giambrone & Law said that savvy buyers from the UK were increasingly focusing their attention on the south of the country.He highlighted Calabria...
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UK investors stay close to home
Wednesday, 06 Feb 2008
Property buyers from Britain are continuing to buy holiday homes in mainland Europe, according to new research.A study by HolidayLettings.co.uk found that last year, Spain retained its position as the most popular market among people from the UK.Meanwhile, the rest of the list was dominated with countries...
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More Britons set to move abroad
Monday, 04 Feb 2008
An increasing number of Britons are set to move abroad within the next 20 years, experts have predicted.Research by NatWest found that the majority of expatriates from the UK left the country in order to improve their quality of life and reduce their cost of living.The growing popularity of emigrating...
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