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Benidorm looks to new high-tech guide system to help tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM wants its Old Town equipped with a high-tech navigation system, NaviLens, to guide visitors around the area via a mobile smartphone app. Code points

23 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Francia Ordena El Cierre De Bares Y Restaurantes Desde Las 0 Horas De La Pasada Noche

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

€50 million will be the minimal financial cost of the latest closure of Costa Blanca hospitality businesses, according to a leading Benidorm hotel association. Hosbec

20 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Jealous Benidorm Husband Jailed For Imprisoning Wife Who Got Friendly With Another Man On Spain S Costa Blanca

Jealous Benidorm husband jailed for tieing-up wife who got friendly with another man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm man who exacted abusive revenge on his wife for developing a friendship with another man, has been jailed for almost nine years. The

15 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 mass testing call in Benidorm area town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLITICIANS in Polop near Benidorm have demanded mass PCR testing for the 5,000-strong population to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. Polop was one of

14 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

‘Benidorm Island’ resurfaces to woo 2021 domestic tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM has produced a plan to prioritise health safety for domestic tourists during this spring and summer. The project is a variation on the ‘Benidorm

9 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times

TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from

5 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police Plan To Stop Party Crowds In Early New Year Celebrations On Spain S Costa Blanca

COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm area girl on Spain’s Costa Blanca saved after TikTok postings over taking her life

INTERNATIONAL police collaboration stopped a child on the Costa Blanca from killing herself. An alert was issued after Greek police spotted her posts on the

30 Dec, 2020 @ 12:49

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm parking problems to be eased in popular Poniente Beach area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK has begun on a major new multi-storey car park in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. The seven-storey facility is being constructed in the Poniente

27 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Gloomy hoteliers predict two years for tourism to recover on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA Blanca hotel owners fear that the local tourist industry may not fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2023. The warning has come from

26 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Christmas Shivers Ahead For Chilly Costa Blanca In Spain

Christmas shivers ahead for Benidorm and the rest of a chilly Costa Blanca in Spain

COSTA BLANCA resorts like Benidorm and Torrevieja are in for a chilly Christmas, according to weather forecasters. A cold Atlantic front will sweep over Spain

23 Dec, 2020 @ 18:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm bar and restaurant group wants Spain’s PM Sanchez to resign over ‘ruining’ businesses

BENIDORM hospitality association, Abreca, has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez and his cabinet. They say their businesses have been ‘ruined’ because they

23 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

The 7 financial steps to take for a fresh start to life in Spain for 2021

I always like to write an article at the end of each year to give people some financial tips to help them prepare for a

20 Dec, 2020 @ 11:54

Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Unlucky Burglar Tries To Rob Home Of Guardia Civil Agent On Spain S Costa Blanca

DRUGS HIT: Man gunned down on terrace of British bar in Alfas del Pi near Benidorm

A MAN has been gunned down in front of his British girlfriend on the terrace of a popular expat bar near Benidorm. The 42-year-old Albanian

20 Dec, 2020 @ 11:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Man accused of sexually assaulting child at Benidorm cable ski facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man has been arrested in the Madrid area over the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Benidorm area last summer. Policia Nacional

17 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s battered tourist businesses issue €72 million ‘pay-up’ demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S struggling shops and hospitality businesses have demanded €72 million in aid over six months from the Valencian government. Pandemic restrictions have seen the normally-bustling

14 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Nightlife businesses in places like Benidorm can reopen straight away in Spain’s Valencian Community

NIGHTLIFE businesses that were forced to shut in mid-August in the Valencian Community due to pandemic restrictions can now resume trading. As the Olive Press

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm woman arrested for street robbery lies to get insurance pay-out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM woman has landed herself in hot water with the Policia Nacional after falsely reporting that she had a bag containing €6,000 snatched from

8 Dec, 2020 @ 19:14

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ex-marine hits the heights to raise money for Benidorm school on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VILLAJOYOSA man is running the equivalent distance of climbing Everest and the world’s top peaks to raise money for Benidorm’s Doble Amor school. 49-year-old

5 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Inspectors find high number of bar and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

Nightlife businesses in areas like Benidorm to reopen next week after long closure in Spain’s Valencian Community

NIGHTLIFE businesses will be able to resume trading next week during the day in the Valencian Community. Late bars and clubs were forced to close

4 Dec, 2020 @ 15:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm’s bars and restaurants issue ultimatum to top politician in Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are threatening to snarl up roads outside the regional parliament building in Valencia City if they don’t get immediate cash

3 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead