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A report by Oxford Economics, drawing on data from Eurostat and Airbnb, highlights the economic risks posed by restrictive short-term rental regulations in Spain.

Economic Suicide? Spain Risks €30B and 400,000 Jobs with Short Term Rental Rules

Staff Reporter - 22/01/2025

The President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has emphasized the administration’s strong focus on public works, announcing that more than €300 million is being allocated to infrastructure projects in Alicante province.

Mazón Highlights €300M Alicante Infrastructure Boost

Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has intensified his stance against foreign investors in the Spanish housing market

Spain Explores Total Ban on Non-EU Property Purchases

A record-breaking 94 million international tourists visited Spain last year

Tourists flock to Spain despite Overtourism Protests and Natural Disasters

Santander is reportedly reevaluating its future in the UK, following significant job cuts and declining returns from its British operations.

Major High Street Bank considering UK Exit

Valencia requests that the entire Community move to phase 3 on Monday

Valencia requests that the entire Community move to phase 3 on...

@leadernewspaper - 09/06/2020 0

BENIDORM GHOSTOWN

BENIDORM GHOST TOWN

@leadernewspaper - 09/06/2020 0

THE LATEST LA LIGA NEWS

Spain’s LaLiga to return on 11 June as full squad training...

@leadernewspaper - 03/06/2020 0

Round Four: UK and EU back in their Brexit corners.

Round Four underway as UK and EU resume their Brexit stances

@leadernewspaper - 02/06/2020 0

Staff in a store in Nueva Condomina, in the first week of Phase 2

Health endorses the move of Murcia into Phase 3 next Monday

@leadernewspaper - 02/06/2020 0

Asociación de vecinos de Cabo Roig y Lomas

Asociación de vecinos de Cabo Roig y Lomas

@leadernewspaper - 31/05/2020 0

The Minister of Finance and government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero; the second vice president and minister of Social Rights and the 2030 Agenda, Pablo Iglesias, and the minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers.

Minimum wage guaranteed by the Government also available to foreigners

@leadernewspaper - 30/05/2020 0

Unequal Battle of the Airlines: Ryanair and Lufthansa

@leadernewspaper - 30/05/2020 0

VIVA ESPANA!

VIVA ESPANA!

@leadernewspaper - 29/05/2020 0

The province of Alicante advances to Phase 2: this is what you will be able to do on Monday The whole of the Valencian Community will pass from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the de-escalation this coming Monday, June 1. This was confirmed on Thursday evening by the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, and the director of the Centre for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simón at the press conference after the inter-territorial council with the autonomies . In Phase 2 the opening of restaurant interior spaces are allowed for table service and with a capacity limit of one third. Cinemas and theatres will also be opened with pre-assigned seats and with a limit of one-third capacity. In addition, hunting and sport fishing will resume. Also, visits to monuments and cultural facilities such as exhibition halls, conference rooms with a third of the usual capacity will be possible. Places of worship must limit their capacity to 50%. The time bands disappear, except for the elderly and vulnerable people, who will have to continue their walks in the previously allocated hours. For sport, family walks or with children there will no longer be time restrictions. In the case of beach towns, and although the decision depends on each City Council, access to the Beach and bathing in the sea will also be allowed as a general rule. This is the case of the Alicante capital, which has already announced the measure and works against the clock to have everything ready.

ALICANTE PROVINCE MOVES TO PHASE 2 ON MONDAY

@leadernewspaper - 28/05/2020 0

Zenia Boulevard to reopen in phase 2

ZENIA BOULEVARD TO RE-OPEN IN PHASE 2

@leadernewspaper - 26/05/2020 0

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Samuel Budgen - 26/05/2020 0

Benidorm

Benidorm summer will depend on arrival of the British

@leadernewspaper - 26/05/2020 0

8 Simple Steps to Successful Home Working

@leadernewspaper - 25/05/2020 0

Coronavirus running Barça and Madrid club funds dry

Coronavirus running Barça and Madrid club funds dry

@leadernewspaper - 23/05/2020 0

OH, I DO LIKE TO BE BY THE SEASIDE!

OH, I DO LIKE TO BE BY THE SEASIDE!

@leadernewspaper - 22/05/2020 0

Councillor for beaches requests the extension of Quality Q Flags.

Councillor for beaches requests the extension of Quality Q Flags.

@leadernewspaper - 22/05/2020 0

Mayor of Orihiela Emilio Bascunana

Bascuñana becomes latest mayor to ask why the region remains at...

@leadernewspaper - 21/05/2020 0

PP mayors demand explanations for not moving to Phase 2

PP mayors demand explanations for not moving to Phase 2

@leadernewspaper - 21/05/2020 0

Pilar de la Horadada council moves closer to its business community

@leadernewspaper - 20/05/2020 0

Payday Loans: find out what are the pros and cons

Payday Loans: find out what are the pros and cons

@leadernewspaper - 18/05/2020 0

Golf Courses and Covid-19

Mike Probert talks golf – Golf Courses and Covid-19

@leadernewspaper - 16/05/2020 0

Stephen Mather: coffee and biscuits left by boy.

Young boy leaves coffee and biscuits as ‘thanks’ to truck driver,...

@leadernewspaper - 16/05/2020 0

“The book is a movie that takes place in the mind of the reader.” Ever heard of this one? When it comes to movie adaptations of books, the views are hugely polarizing. Many good books were totally ruined by the film and that has led to the popular contention of not watching the movie before you have read the book. However, there are many exceptions to every stereotype. There are movies that have taken the book to the next level and created magic. Don’t believe us? Take a look at this list and see for yourself: Forrest Gump Who hasn’t heard of Forrest Gump, the classic directed by Robert Zemeckis. While the movie has its share of controversies involving sexuality, disability and race, nobody can deny that the film is a fine example of movie making. And it is a considerable improvement on the book. Where the plot in the book is treated more like an absurd adventure saga, the film does away with much of these elements and handles the story with more sympathy. The book has a lot of extra material and characters that somehow weaken the plot. Whereas the movie trims down all the unnecessary stuff and makes the overall plot more cohesive and immersive. Just a great example of how an average book in the right hands can become a great film. It’s a Wonderful Life It’s a Wonderful, a 1946 Christmas fantasy drama film directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story or booklet titled The Greatest Gift. The short story was written by Philip Van Doren Stern and published privately. While the book is good, it misses some of the key elements that make The Greatest Gift such an iconic film and a Christmas special. The film is also a Finance film in a sense because the protagonist George Bailey played by James Stewart is shown as an honest and affable guy who manages a community finance operation - the Bailey Building and Loan Association. If you compare the short story to the film, you can see the creativity of the screenwriters and the liberties they have taken with the original. It’s a Wonderful Life borrows the main events and details of the short story to create the first two thirds of the movie but the rest is the screenwriters imagination and storytelling. Despite performing poorly at the time of its release, it went on to become a sleeper hit much like the book. There are many books about the world of finance and con men that are inspired by a book including The Wolf of Wall Street. However, if you ever find yourself in the need to borrow or take a loan, please check cash loan rates before you go ahead. The Princess Bride There are quite a few differences between the book by William Goldman and the movie directed by Rob Reiner. If you have seen the movie and never read the book, you are sure to be surprised by it. This is not to undermine the greatness of the book. It is filled with great little tidbits, more character development and history and many asides that can’t be worked into a movie. The book is filled with great little asides and random tidbits and a bit more character history. The Princess Bride has a special place in the pop-culture pantheon and has over the years accumulated an audience that loves the films, the characterization and the countless quotable moments. The quotable quotes is also why The Princess Bride movie continues to reign supreme in the era of Internet memes and GIFs. Jaws While Peter Benchley’s original novel is the source for Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws, the novel doesn’t quite live up to the drama and terror of the film. The novel sheds some interesting light on class but there are too many plot digressions and unlike the film the story meanders. And unlike the film, there is nothing special or engaging about the writing style that holds you on till the end. The characters in the book are less than likeable. In fact, Steven Spielberg has admitted he hated the characters in the book so much that he wanted Jaws to win. Psycho Who can forget the iconic shower murder scene in Psycho where Marion Crane is enjoying the warm water showers when Norman Bates pulls back the curtain and the murder is depicted using the sinister score? Yet, in the Robert Bloch novel of the same name, this murder is just a line. It took the genius of Alfred Hitchcock to turn a less-than-thrilling book into a masterpiece of the thriller genre. By using his trademark suspense techniques and developing both Marion and Bates characters and creating a cultural and psychological watershed in cinema that the book couldn’t possibly achieve. Conclusion Making a book into a movie is tricky for there are always fans who will favour the book. Yet, some of these masterpieces prove that with the right director and screenplay, sometimes the movie is better than the book.

5 examples of when a movie was better than the book

@leadernewspaper - 15/05/2020 0

Mojácar Tourism Councillors from the last thirty years meet to discuss the Industry

“Mojácar contigo”, A financial and social assistance plan for the town

@leadernewspaper - 14/05/2020 0

The municipality of Orihuela ‘finally’ reopens its 11 markets

@leadernewspaper - 13/05/2020 0

Guess whether the Orihuela markets are on or off!

Games you can play in lockdown – Guess whether the Orihuela...

@leadernewspaper - 12/05/2020 0

MOJÁCAR MOVES INTO PHASE 1

MOJÁCAR MOVES INTO PHASE 1

@leadernewspaper - 12/05/2020 0

Orihuela looks to raise 20 million euros from auction of coastal land

Orihuela looks to raise 20 million euros from auction of coastal...

@leadernewspaper - 12/05/2020 0

The return of LaLiga

The return of LaLiga

@leadernewspaper - 11/05/2020 0

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