There was an interesting article in today’s Telegraph about holidaymakers looking to swap homes with others in a bid to reduce holiday costs. Rather than spending money on renting a holiday villa or apartment, more families are prepared to swap their homes with other families overseas in an attempt to cut down on holiday spending.

I’ve heard about this market before but I don’t know anyone that’s tried it, however according to the article over 1.6 million people will undertake a swap this year alone.

Spain is one of the top holiday destinations for Brits heading off for their annual summer break, so it’s fitting that the Telegraph should select Spain as the first destination for their summer holiday guide feature.

Gill Charlton, of the Telegraph takes a look at the country which has topped many peoples list of favourite holiday destinations for many years. Looking at ten reasons to visit the country Gill highlights the Costa del Sol as one of the best places to holiday.

This fabulous luxury  villa in Nerja sleeps 10 and has sea views across the Ladera Del Mar bay. The south facing villa has a host of leisure facilieis including a pool lounge, with flat screen TV/DVD/Sky, pool table, marble furniture, a bar and sofa beds. The villa also has a large private swimming pool with a sun terrace complete with sun loungers, patio furniture & bbq.

There are three very generously sized bedrooms with the master bedroom including a kingsize bed with en-suite bathroom, bedrooms two and three have further twin beds with a family bathroom including a walk-in shower.

This luxury villa in Marbella is so special we wanted to showcase it on the blog. The four bedroomed Villa El Messidor is set in beautiful spacious gardens and has its own large private swimming pool. Situated on the doorstep Puerto Banus this villa is ideally located for anyone wanting to enjoy a fabulous holiday in one of Europe’s most exclusive resorts. The villa has 350m² building with a land/garden of 1000m².

When it comes to deciding where to advertise your Costa del Sol holiday home the main factor to take into consideration is which source will give you the best coverage at the lowest cost. We believe that for Costa del Sol holiday home owners Costadelvillas offers this solution.

We have built Costadelvillas to ensure we provide maximum impact at the lowest prices for our advertisers. With year round advertising just £49.99 and thousands of holidaymakers looking for Costa del Sol holiday homes visiting the website every month it’s easy to see why we’re proving to be such a popular choice for Costa del Sol holiday home owners.

If you were contacted by a good friend who was stuck in a hotel in Spain because they couldn’t settle the final bill as they’d lost their wallet would you be willing to help them out? Well the chances are that if they contacted you by email alarm bells would probably start to ring, for a start it’s hardly the fastest way to contact someone in an emergency. If that wasn’t enough to doubt the authenticity of the claim then perhaps the fact that the ‘good friend’ was actually stuck in Real Madrid rather than Madrid would give it away!

When it comes to taking your annual summer holiday it’s important that you make the most of every value pound you spend. As with every market there’s always someone out there trying to get their hands on your hard-earned cash so make sure you don’t get caught out and follow our top tips to avoid being fleeced when you get away this summer…

I’m sure most of us have experienced the feeling at somepoint before, where you meet a complete stranger and fall instantly in love but reluctant at the time to believe it you depart without exchanging details and then regret it for at least a few months if not years later!

You eventually become resigned to the fact that you won’t ever see them again. So imagine the suprise if 10 years later that same person knocks on your door to introduce themseleves as your new neighbour. Well that’s exactly what happened to Ricky and Amirah, who were reintroduced to each other after first meeting in Spain over ten years ago, the two are now and item so it just goes to prove there are some fairy tail endings out there.

Marbella is one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular holiday destinations. Highly regarded as the ‘luxury’ town on the Costa del Sol Marbella is famous for attracting the rich and famous who flock to bask in the Sun and hang out in the VIP bars and nightclubs of the town’s marina – Puerto Banus,

As one of the Costa’s most popular holiday regions Marbella has a great variety of luxury villas and apartments, ensuring that there is something special on offer for all groups of holidaymakers. At Costa del villas we are pleased to offer some of Marbella’s finest villas, all available to rent directly from the owner allowing you to get the best possible price.

Here’s our top tips for choosing the right holiday villa in the Marbella.

Location

Marbella is one of the Costa del Sol’s largest urbanised areas and holiday villas are available in most of the surrounding areas so it’s important that you choose a property that’s close to the places you want to visit whilst on your holiday. If you’re looking for a party pad then you may want to consider Puerto Banus as it’s close to many of the finest bars and clubs on the Costa del Sol.

A recent survey by online holiday website sunshine.co.uk revealed some of the most bizarre complaints made by holidaymakers this year.

Some of the highlights included…

• A British family that told of their distress at the sunny weather in Portugal and complained that they were too “hot and sweaty” in their holiday clothes. Try wear shorts and a t-shirt!

• One irritated man complained at the number of plain black suitcases on the airport carousel, making it difficult for him to find his own plain black suitcase! He should have got one of those bright pink bands to put around it!