For those who fly Singapore Airlines, it’s no secret that this Southeast Asia based airline is a great way to travel. Increasingly, though, more and more people are hearing about the great service and amenities that are offered on this often luxurious airline. The US readers of Business Traveler magazine voted Singapore Airlines as the Best Airline in the World in its recent 2007 awards. On top of that...

Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel has been voted the Best Hotel in the Middle East by the readers of Germany’s prestigious Business Traveler magazine. Additionally, the Jumeirah Group was voted Best Middle East Hotel Chain by the same readers, as reported in various hospitality publications including Hospitality Net.   The American travel magazine Global Traveler also just named Jumeirah as the Best Hotel...

The Bangkok real estate market is one of the best for international investors who are interested in the Asian market. Research shows that the property market there is much more affordable than other south Asian cities such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Bangkok has a good climate year round and is also close to many recreational activities, such as beaches and tropical resorts.   Because of low labour...

The gloomy financial reports and the grey skies of the UK officially make January the lowest month in most Brits calendars. It also serves as reason for UK residents to seriously consider buying property abroad. Australia and New Zealand are now the top destinations for Brits leaving the UK New research from Moneycorp, the foreign exchange specialist, reveals that nearly half (48 per cent) of the British...

London, New York and Moscow are now the world’s most expensive cities for residential apartment buyers, according a survey by the Global Property Guide (www.globalpropertyguide.com), an international property research firm.   Residential apartments in Prime Central London are among the priciest in the world, at US$21,800 to US$36,200 (£10,960 - £18,214 or €16,305 - €27,095) per square metre (sq....

Comprehensive research conducted by The Homebuyer and Property Investor Show compared the top ten locations for UK pensioners to retire abroad. The results saw Cyprus and Panama coming tops based on tax, ease of residency, healthcare and average property costs.   It is fact that the UK is seeing large numbers of Britons leaving the country to live overseas. Years of being in the UK housing market  has...

Canada’s economy is beginning to experience some of the turbulence from south of the border, but so far the housing market appears to be ending the year on a strong note. Existing home sales rose in November, leading to a yearly record in 2007. Bloomberg recently ran several reports detailing the situation in Canada.   The Canadian Real Estate Association’s Multiple Listing Service, which captures...

Indicators out of New York show that apartment sales in Manhattan continue to defy the trends in the rest of the United States and are setting new records. According to recently released statistics from four major New York City real estate firms, as reported in the New York Times, average prices for the fourth quarter of 2007 were up 17.6% from a year earlier. That means that the average sale price for an...

Homes of the famous and very wealthy are rarely seen by the public. Rupert Murdoch, head of Newscorp and one of the world’s wealthiest men, is no exception, but renovations to his Manhattan apartment have allowed a brief glimpse into his grand plans. According to a recent article in the New York Times, Murdoch’s triplex apartment on 834 Fifth Avenue is undergoing major renovations, and the work that...

 17/01/2008 London-According to a survey published in the overseas property magazine  A Place in the Sun, Spain remains the number one destination for UK buyers seeking a home abroad. The magazine’s annual Top 20 buying destination report shows that  despite a raft of emerging markets and USA property prices down 30% on a year ago and a dollar weakened by 25%, it’s the traditional sun-seeker’s...