PropertyO News
Property investment, Nov 2009
Strong overseas demand for mexico
The Mexico property market has received a timely boost from overseas nationals - primarily North Americans - looking to buy an affordable retirement property in Mexico, reports Overseas Property Professional (OPP)...
Thu, Nov 26, 2009
Going for gold
Virgin Blue has been forced to apologise to customers of its loyalty reward program after sending out an email upgrading their membership to 'gold' class, only to cancel it three hours later - on Friday afternoon, Velocity members nationwide received an email telling them they had been upgraded to a gold membership for free...
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
World's largest ship arrives home
The largest and most expensive cruise ship in the world arrived in Florida on Friday, where it faces a challenge to fill its multitude of berths as Americans struggle to keep their heads above water...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Culinary cruising
The obsession with chefs knows no boundaries. Now it has invaded the high seas, with the Holland America Line outfitting each of its 14 ships with demonstration kitchens, each worth more than $US1.5 million...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
New wings for airbus
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus launched its fuel-saving "Sharklet" large wingtip devices for its A320 family yesterday - the first model of the mid-range airliner to be fitted with the wingtips will be delivered around 2012, Airbus chief operating officer John Leahy said as the Dubai Airshow opened...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Hands-off brazil investment
Property investors looking for a more hands-off approach than the traditional "buy/rent/sell" options - and who aren't averse to a bit of out-of-the-box thinking - should consider buying property in Brazil, according to Philip Wye of Ignition Investments Limited - Wye points out that there are a number of investment vehicles within the Brazilian real estate sector which are taking advantage of some pretty hefty government investments into the country's affordable housing sector...
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Free wireless for travellers
Google is giving the gift of free wireless Internet to travellers at a host of US airports this holiday season - the California-based Internet powerhouse said yesterday that it is working with Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, and Airport Marketing Income to turn airports into free Internet hot spots through January 15 of next year...
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Thailand removes ‘demon statues'
Thailand's main airport is to relocate 12 giant "demon statues" to boost the morale of staff who thought the figures brought bad luck, local media and officials said on Tuesday - the statues at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport will move from the arrivals area to the check-in zone at a cost of around 1.7 million baht ($A54,785), said Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Serirat Prasutanond...
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Feeling the beat in san telmo
How's this for a dream job - Margaret Summerfield has travelled extensively in Central and South America, scouting real estate opportunities for Pathfinder, so in this article she tells TheMoveChannel.com all about San Telmo - an affordable Buenos Aires neighbourhood on the rise...
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Asian investors head for ny
Indian and Chinese property investors are increasingly buying real estate in New York as the number of buyers from Europe drops off, according to brokers - Indians now account for close to 20% of all real estate sales in Manhattan and 30% of all enquiries made, according to Raphael De Niro, managing director of New York's biggest property broking firm Prudential Douglas Elliman...
Tue, Nov 10, 2009