Hotels set to close next month across Spain’s Mallorca after registering more cancellations than stays in July
According to the Hotel Chain Association, the average occupancy rate in July is as low as 30% in some hotels
65,000 hospitality businesses to collapse in Spain this year with turnover plummeting by €67 BILLION due to coronavirus crisis
COVID-19 lockdown and a plummet in tourism numbers have already seen 40,000 hospitality businesses close their doors
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€140 billion COVID bailout for Spain announced by EU
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Valencia led the way as the region in Spain with highest number of unemployment in June
VALENCIA has led the way as the region in Spain where the most people were thrown on the dole last month.
Business confidence in Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘Big’ according to expanding local radio station
COSTA BLANCA businesses are gearing up for the new normality, a local company has reported. Big FM in Ciudad Quesada has seen a surge in
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Unemployment figures in Spain rose by more than 5,000 people in June
UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain has risen by over 5,000 people in June.
Primark opens its second largest store in Spain
PRIMARK has opened its second largest store in Spain.
Valencian region looks at reducing table distances to 1.5m in bid to boost hospitality economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DISTANCES between tables in bars, restaurants, and outside terraces could be reduced to just 1.5m in the Valencian Community in a bid to boost takings
Two expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca launch campaign to end Spain’s IVA taxation of charity shops
TWO expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign to end the Spanish government’s 21% VAT taxation on goods sold through second-hand shops.
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BREAKING: British shopping centre giant Intu goes into administration, spelling doubts for Torremolinos resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol
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Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night
AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019. The survey was
One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association
A LEADING tourism association has warned that ‘one million’ tourism-related jobs are still at risk in Spain, despite a €4 billion government plan to keep
US considers imposing extra tariffs on goods from Spain and UK
THE US has been considering imposing extra tariffs on goods from Spain and the UK.
Spain’s government announces aid plan for airlines in wake of coronavirus crisis
THE Spanish government has announced an aid plan for airlines in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Spain will be worst hit first world country by coronavirus crisis, according to IMF
SPAIN will be the worst hit first world country, economically, due to the coronavirus crisis, the IMF has said.
Aid for crisis-hit self-employed workers in Spain’s Mallorca topped up with €8 million, benefiting an additional 4,000 people
The economic package has been introduced to stimulate economic recovery and curb unemployment
ERTEs set to be extended until end of 2020 in Spain’s Balearic Islands
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British company Intu behind huge ‘global resort’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol is ‘critical’ as insolvency talks ‘expected’
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