British bookings for holidays in Spain have shot up in number recently, it has been revealed.

Online travel agent On the Beach has said the number of bookings to the Balearics and Canary Islands have risen nine per cent year-on-year.

In addition to this, the Costas have shown a "late recovery" in bookings and have now seen numbers rise 22 per cent year-on-year, while the biggest rise in bookings in the Spanish islands has occurred in Majorca.

Such a situation could help bolster Spanish property by enabling more holidaymakers to discover the country and its attractions, which could in turn prompt some of them to buy there.

Earlier this week a man who bought Spanish property during the 1990s recession said the move worked very well, with the availability of labour to carry out renovations on the home being very high.

He told the Daily Telegraph this had also helped him form friendships and integrate into the local community.

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