The secret to finding the perfect Spanish villa
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Villa life the Spanish way
Perhaps because of the privacy and sense of independence and escape that they offer, villa holidays are proving particularly popular this year. Among those who have taken the plunge and already booked, Spain – especially the Balearics and mainland coasts – is leading the way.
Recent uncertainty about when travel restrictions will end has obviously suppressed bookings in the short term, but the outlook is still positive.
By early December, Scott Williams, for example, had already sold more than 50 per cent of its summer capacity, whereas normally the figure would be about 10 per cent. Part of the reason for the high level of early bookings is a large number of holidays from August 2020 that were cancelled and rolled forward when Spain was removed from the travel corridors list at the end of Jul