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€20 MILLION rescue deal for luxury hotel in Spain that hosted Princess Diana and the Rolling Stones

THE owners of one of Spain’s most luxurious hotels that hosted Princess Diana and the Rolling Stones are to be handed a €20 MILLION...

BEACH BARS VS THE BIRDS: Spain’s Castellon launches plans to reopen summer beach bars amidst environmental concerns

The clock is ticking for a summer campaign that is hoped will be better than last year’s

Spain will have COVID-19 travel passport ready ‘within weeks’

SPAIN'S Tourist Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that an EU COVID-19 travel passport will be ready 'within weeks'. Her comments came today(March 17) as the...

What are Spain’s new Covid-19 restrictions over San Jose puente?

NEW rules come into force today, March 17, to restrict travel and curb big gatherings in those regions of Spain which have a long...

LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Tourism sector in Spain’s Castellon optimistic that July will see a return to normality

CASTELLON tourism sector is very optimistic about the future – so much so that the experts believe the situation will be back to normal...

Ryanair puts on extra 200 flights from Germany to Spain’s Mallorca and Alicante this Easter

SPAIN’S regions may have agreed to keep their borders closed within the country for Easter, but it seems that international travel is about to...

Ryanair announce three new routes from Costa del Sol

Ryanair has announced three new routes from the Costa del Sol this summer.  The airline has added Menorca, Valencia and Santiago as new destinations in...

Spain-Portugal border closure extended until after Easter holidays

SPAIN’S government has yet again extended the ban on crossing the Portuguese border for all but justified journeys. Police checks at the border with Portugal...

Benidorm hoteliers group admits “the true fear” of the hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSBEC, the Costa Blanca group representing the hospitality industry, has revealed the true concerns of its members, in light of the “failure of virus...

Balearic Islands among regions of Spain removed from coronavirus risk list by Germany

GERMAN travellers will now be able to visit some regions of Spain without the need for quarantine on their return, authorities in Berlin announced...

No Way San Jose: Spain’s bans travel over Father’s Day bank holiday weekend

SPAIN has banned travel between regions over the March 19th long weekend, a bank holiday for Father’s Day that is observed in some, but...

Can summer holidays be saved? Spain now plans to restart tourism when 30-40% of population are vaccinated

SPANISH tourism minister, Maria Reyes Maroto, announced on Tuesday that Spain plans to reopen tourism when 30-40% of the nation has been immunised against...

Balearic islands want to be first place in Europe to welcome vaccine passport holders

THE Balearic islands have announced that they wish to be the first place in Europe to welcome travellers who have received the COVID-19 jab...

Holidays to Spain could return this summer as government work on ‘green corridor’ for Brits

SPAIN could create a ‘green corridor’ to allow vaccinated Brits into the country if there is no EU agreement on vaccine passports, the country's...

Flight risk: Over half of Brits are already planning their next trip abroad – but remain cautious about the...

THE pandemic has caused British holidaymakers to become more wary, new research has revealed.  Following the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak 40% of Brits are...

Surge in Spain holiday bookings with hope of ‘green corridor’ scheme

HOLIDAY companies and airlines are reporting a surge in summer bookings following the news that Spain and Britain are considering a bilateral scheme to...

Negative PCR tests required by domestic tourists to enter Spain’s Balearic Islands

From Thursday, March 4, domestic tourists must present a negative PCR test if they have travelled from a region with an accumulated incidence rate of over 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

EXPLAINER: How Spain’s “green corridor” plan for vaccinated Brits could save summer tourism

SPAIN is mulling the creation of a ‘green corridor’ to welcome vaccinated British tourists to its shores in time for a summer holiday. Spanish tourism...

Spanish airline makes it onto Edreams’ ‘World’s Best’ list

IT may be one of Europe’s smaller airlines, but then bigger is not always better. Binter Canarias was the only Spanish airline to place on...

Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport wins top award for COVID-19 safety in Spain

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a health safety award to recognise its measures to reduce the chances of travellers catching COVID-19. The accolade comes from the...

Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European...

TOURISM Secretary, Fernando Valdes, has hinted that Spain would consider bilateral travel deals and corridors with 'third party countries' if the European Union does...

Spain extends border closure with Portugal until at least March 16th

SPAIN’S government has confirmed that police checks at the border between Spain and Portugal will continue until at least March 16th, and only cross-border...

UP, UP AND AWAY for space-bound hot air balloon ride from Spanish company

A SPANISH company is to offer a somewhat different balloon ride with a chance to hit the earth's atmosphere and get some spectacular views....

Playa de Flecha del Rompido named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’.

PLAYA de la Flecha del Rompido has been named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’.  The travel expert John Weller and half Spanish...

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them...

COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a 'mass surge' of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a...

Spain tops Skyscanner top 10 list of countries most searched for after UK’s ‘Road Map’ announcement

TRAVEL compare site Skyscanner has revealed the top 10 list of countries most searched for after Boris Johnson revealed the UK's Road Map to...

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