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ActivumSG acquires luxury Spanish resort Fairmont La Hacienda for €175m
Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
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ActivumSG has aquired Fairmont La Hacienda, a five-star luxury hospitality asset located in the exclusive San Roque waterfront enclave along Spain’s Costa del Sol. The newly developed hotel has been acquired for €175 million from Spanish REIT...
The Bilbao Port Authority awards the contract for the construction of the photovoltaic plant for 11.48 million euros
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 4, 2025
The Bilbao Port Authority has awarded, for 11,485,691 euros, the contract for the engineering project for the solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to be included in the OPS system of the Port of Bilbao, as well as for the corresponding comprehensive...
ActivumSG acquires luxury Spanish resort Fairmont La Hacienda for €175m
Hospitality Net
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August 4, 2025
Investment manager has purchased a newly developed, five-star luxury hotel situated along Spain’s Costa del Sol The Fairmont-branded beachfront resort comprises 311 keys encompassing hotel rooms, villas, and branded residences along with two...
The towns in Spain where up to 87% of property buyers are foreign
The Local - Spain
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August 4, 2025
Spain has often been one of the the favourite place in Europe for foreigners to buy a property, but there are several places in the Alicante province where they make up more than 50 percent. Spain has long been a country popular with foreign...
WATCH: Violent scenes as football hooligans clash during pre-season friendly in Spain’s Canary Islands
Olive Press
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August 4, 2025
THIS is the shocking moment dozens of Spanish football hooligans ran riot at a pre-season friendly in the Canary Islands. Video footage posted on social media shows a large group of supporters clad in all-black invading the pitch to target...
Malaga and Costa del Sol stand out amongst places in Spain with biggest drop in unemployment and highest job creation in July
SUR in English
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August 4, 2025
Unemployment in Malaga and along the Costa del Sol continued to drop in July, while the number of people registered with the Social Security system in Spain rose - expected statistics given the season and the strong tourist pull of the province....
Revisit: La Fábrica in Sant Just Desvern, Spain, by Ricardo Bofill with Taller de Arquitectura
The Architectural Review
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August 4, 2025
Home to both Ricardo Bofill and his practice, the old cement factory outside Barcelona was a radical work of adaptive reuse that continues to evolve Ricardo Bofill lived and worked in La Fábrica until his death in 2022, constantly transforming it....
EU Court Rules Against Environmentalists Trying to Block Spanish Wind Farms
Insurance Journal
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August 4, 2025
The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of investment. Companies developing wind farms...
Competition: Liceu Mar, Barcelona
The Architectural Review
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August 4, 2025
An international two-stage contest is being held for a new ‘Liceu Mar’ opera house venue at Port Vell’s Moll d’Espanya in Barcelona (Deadline: 24 October) The competition – backed by Barcelona City Council in partnership with the Gran Teatre del...
Real Estate Appraisers Licensure Examination
Philippine STAR
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July 26, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 968 out of 1,356 passed the Real Estate Appraisers Licensure Examination given by the Board of Real Estate Service in N. C. R., Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu,...
Massive blowout in cost of renewables hub would end careers in any other industry
Sky News Australia
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August 9, 2025
Five years ago, the then NSW Energy Minister hailed the creation of the first Renewable Energy Zone as a bargain-priced modern-day power station that would shower households with cheaper electricity. Matt Kean revealed that the state government...
2025 Garmin ORC World Championship preview
Sail-World
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August 9, 2025
by Offshore Racing Congress 9 Aug 13:48 PDT 8-16 August 2025 Over the last few days teams and their boats entered in the 2025 Garmin ORC World Championship have been arriving at the new marina facilities at Kalev Yacht Club and the Tallinn Olympic...
We burn a lot more than we recycle - that's just madness!
Daily Mail
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August 9, 2025
As delegates from more than 170 countries meet in Geneva to try to hammer out a global treaty on plastic pollution – a crisis most visible in our waste-strewn oceans – the UK faces its own reckoning. Every week millions of us do our bit. We rinse...
Spain's booming job market signals strong economic momentum, says expert
Xinhua News Agency
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BARCELONA, Spain, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Spain's job market has reached historic highs, highlighting the country's sustained economic expansion, especially in the vibrant service sector, said Javier Vazquez, a labor expert and associate professor at...
Spain cracks down on Airbnb rentals — What is Aruba waiting for?
24ora
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July 31, 2025
0 Across the globe, cities are tightening rules on short-term vacation rentals. Now, Spain has taken a bold step by removing more than 110,000 illegal Airbnb listings to combat overtourism and protect access to housing. As Aruba faces a growing...
Goal and Highlights: Porto 1-0 Atletico Madrid in friendly match
VAVEL
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August 3, 2025
EVENT ENDED A rather complex and close match, Atlético's team could do little against the Portuguese's strong defense; a final blow was what gave Porto another victory. The clock is ticking! The 90 minutes of regulation time are up, but the...
Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate
Olive Press
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July 28, 2025
If you’re searching for luxury real estate in Marbella, look no further than Aloha Property Finder—a leading agency based in the prestigious area of Puerto Banús, renowned for offering some of the most exclusive properties on the Costa del Sol....
How Spain’s wealth tax became an unexpected boon for Britain
Yahoo Finance
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Billionaire entrepreneur Amancio Ortega, 89, has a property portfolio in Britain worth £2.5bn - Fotopress/Getty Images Amancio Ortega, Spain’s richest man, is not a household name on Teesside. But the billionaire entrepreneur, best known for...
Goal and Highlights: Porto 1-0 Atletico Madrid in friendly match
VAVEL
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August 3, 2025
EVENT ENDED A rather complex and close match, Atlético's team could do little against the Portuguese's strong defense; a final blow was what gave Porto another victory. The clock is ticking! The 90 minutes of regulation time are up, but the...
Construction to start on UK’s first floating padel courts
Construction Enquirer
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July 31, 2025
Grant Prior 55 minutes ago Construction will start shortly after planners green lighted the UK’s first floating padel tennis courts at Liverpool Waters. The development will feature three courts built on state-of-the-art floating platforms and the...