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Welcome
to our Hotel Network!
Your non stop hotel reservation guide for Hotels in
Gibraltar. We
searched multiple suppliers for the best Room Rate available. Often
GDS (Global Distribution System) suppliers have different room rates, due
to the fact that they individually buy blocks of rooms from hotel chains.
Check
first our Last Minute &
Hot Deals where we put a Monthly update of all known LAST MINUTES! of
all Hotel Reservation Suppliers. This to get & let you informed about
all known Discounted deals in Europe!
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Strategically
important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty
of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In
a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted
overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. Spain and the UK are
discussing the issue of Gibraltar and have set the goal of reaching an
agreement by mid-2002. Gibraltar
benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its
position as an international conference center. The British military
presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 11% to the local
economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6
million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer
goods also generate revenue. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major
structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in
government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.
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