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The new terminal at Alicante’s El Altet Airport opens today (Tuesday), increasing the airport’s capacity up to 22 flights an hour from the previous 18. Operational capacity will increase to 24 flights an hour when 24 new check-in desks come into service this summer. Baggage reclaim and check-in will remain in the main terminal until then.The number of boarding gates are also increased, from 12 up to 16. There are still plenty of cranes around the airport, so it would be fair to say that the facelift at Alicante Airport will continue for some time.

And what better way to start the new year than a new reduced rate of Spanish Capital Gains Tax which came into force on January 1st - more on this below, but first: We have noticed that compared to recent months, visitors and traffic to our website, and more importantly, property enquiries and viewings have probably doubled over the last few months. Busy is good of course and it suggests that the property market is alive and kicking and that we at Ultimate Homes are doing something right!! Since we started, we always wanted to offer clients the best quality of product available within the specified budget, and we are starting to see the results with many of current viewings being with clients who have become disillusioned with property tours to Spain and being shown property in areas / locations that were totally wrong. The way that English-speaking buyers are starting to wise up, quality is bound to be the key attribute in future. 2007 is going to be a buyer's market. If you are h...