Boletín OEG de Prensa, nº 444

Boletín de Prensa del Observatorio Europeo de Gerontomigraciones

Nº 444, 14 de octubre, 2022

European Observatory on Gerontomigration Press Bulletin

#444 (14 October 2022)

 

Croatia was ranked as the best country in the world to retire. The Penfold team said: “The top benefits of moving to Croatia in retirement include the exchange rate, with one British pound equalling just shy of 8.5 Croatia Kronas.” ... Spain was second on the list... The sunny country ranks highly when it comes to happiness. ... Spain is also one of the world’s safest countries with a low crime rate in most of its major cities. Cheap flight costs make it easy for families to visit retirees in Spain and housing costs are also generally lower than in the UK.
 
"La compra de vivienda por extranjeros crece el 52,7% hasta julio", Cinco Días, 11 | 10 | 2022 - Noticia
...llegan a copar más del 20% de todas las operaciones llevadas a cabo en España, según se desprende de los datos aportados por el Consejo General del Notariado. Se encadenan tres semestres continuados de ascensos tras las caídas de 2019 y 2020. ... Los extranjeros residentes realizaron el 54,3% de las compraventas, el 25,3% más... Los ciudadanos británicos fueron los que más viviendas compraron... A continuación se situaron los alemanes ... y franceses... El mayor incremento correspondió a Canarias ... la Comunidad Valenciana ... y Andalucía...
 
"Wish you were here? Greece and Spain offer older Britons escape from soaring bills", The Guardian, 09 | 10 | 2022 - Reportaje (Helena Smith)
...Greece’s tourism minister, ... looks to make the most of an energy crisis, soaring bills and global uncertainty. ... Greece is not the only place with a warm greeting for citizens of colder climes. Tourism operators in Alicante in southern Spain and the Canary Islands are banking on “thermal tourism” to persuade northern Europeans faced with soaring bills to leave home and spend the winter in the sun. “From what we’re seeing, people are realising that it’s cheaper to come here than to put the heating on at home,” said ... Sotillos, president of the Spanish federation of tourist apartments.
 
Últimas noticias OEG
 
Publicada la obra colectiva del OEG Inmigración y retiro en tiempos de Brexit: Vulnerabilidades y nuevas realidades de la gerontoinmigración (Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2022).