SHIP AHOY! First cruise liner in over a year docks in Spain’s Valencia
THE first cruise ship full of tourists in over a year docked at Valencia port yesterday (Sunday June 27). More than 800 passengers, mainly German,
Valencia region is second preferred holiday destination in Spain this year
THE Valencia region has overtaken Catalunya on the ranking of preferred domestic tourism destinations for Spaniards. Only Andalucia remains more popular than the Valencia region
Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain
THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s
OFFICIAL: Roaming charges for holiday-makers to shoot up this summer due to Brexit deal
BORIS JOHNSON’S rushed Brexit deal announced on Christmas Eve, now means many thousands of travellers will have higher phone bills when travelling in the EU.
Travelling to the Balearic Islands? Here are Spain’s Covid-19 rules you need to know about
FOURTEEN countries and territories, including the Balearic Islands, have been added to the UK’s green travel list, which will come into effect at 4am on
BREAKING NEWS: Balearic Islands in Spain are included on new UK green travel list
SPAIN’S Balearic Islands have been included on an updated UK green travel list announced by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps on Thursday evening. This means British
Balearic Islands added to Northern Ireland’s green travel list
TRAVEL is now permitted from Northern Ireland the Balearic Islands, the government announced on Thursday afternoon. Self-isolation will no longer be necessary for those travelling
Castellon calling! Tourism chiefs want tourists from Sevilla to fly in and save the summer
A DELEGATION for Castellon airport is currently in Sevilla promoting the province as a top tourist destination this August. Air Nostrum is set to launch
A third of Benidorm hotels are closed because UK tourists can’t go on holiday to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A third of Benidorm’s hotels are still shut because they depend on UK visitors, according to the Hosbec hotel association. 40% of Benidorm’s tourists come
Low-cost bullet train price war breaks out on Madrid-Barcelona commuter corridor in Spain
A PRICE war began on Wednesday between the Spanish train operator AVLO and the French Ouigo rail service for business along one of Europe’s busiest
COVID-19 in Spain: Boris Johnson warns that 2021 will be a ‘difficult’ year for travel
THE BRITISH Prime Minister has warned of ‘a difficult year for travel’ as he played down suggestions that the success of the vaccine roll-out could
EasyJet to launch five new routes to Malaga this summer
EASYJET has announced plans to extend its connections from Malaga airport to five other European destinations this summer. The flights will link the Costa del
EXPLAINED: How to get discounts on your holidays in Andalucia this summer using Bonotur tourist voucher scheme
THE tourist voucher ‘Bonotur’ promoted by the Junta, has been reactivated in time for the summer holidays. Following the success of the previous holiday voucher
Cruise forecast: Spain’s Malaga expects 30 cruise ships to dock this summer with more expected in autumn
THE Port of Malaga has said it is confident that international cruise activity will be recovered by autumn—with 30 cruise ships forecast to dock in
Explainer: Which countries can you travel to from Spain this summer?
Holidays haven’t been on the cards for many of this year, thanks to travel restrictions and the threat of coronavirus. However, as COVID-19 vaccines are
Costa Blanca hoteliers hope that British tourists could arrive in Spain from August
A leading Valencia region hotel association has pencilled in August 10 as the earliest day that a major influx of British tourists could start arriving
Full wind ahead on a kitesurfing adventure on Cadiz’ Costa de la Luz
The sport of kitesurfing leaves Jon Clarke in a tangle, after the first morning started with a nasty ‘shock’
Spain’s Tourism chief makes new green list appeal insisting UK has a problem with its own rising COVID rates
SPAIN’S Secretary of State for Tourism has made a fresh plea for the UK to put Spain on the ‘Green’ travel list at the end
WELCOME TO WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL: Spain’s Valencia gears up to host year-long international festival in 2022
This is the first time the honours have been bestowed upon a Spanish city, following an unsuccessful bid by Bilbao in 2014.
Benidorm hotels on the Costa Blanca are being kept in business by Spanish tourists
HOTELS in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca last week recorded 89.7% of their overnight stays as coming from people from Spain. Figures from Benidorm-based hotel
World’s tallest ship to dock at Malaga Port
AT 6am on Tuesday June 15, the world’s tallest ship, Golden Horizon, will make a short stop in Malaga Port, en route from the shipyard
Online searches for holidays in Spain surge during the month of May
SEARCH trends data shows Google searches for holidays to Spain have increased by 50% since mid-May. The opening up to tourism, both nationally and internationally
Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can’t go to the Mar Menor and Costa Calida areas of Murcia in Spain
MURCIA’S Tourism Minister says the region’s tourist sector could lose up to €450 million this year if British people do not come for a summer
Up to 1,752 tourists have already entered Spain using the new COVID-19 Digital Certificate
THE Health authorities in Spain have announced that the new European Digital Covid Certificate has been registered 1,752 times on the ‘Spain Travel Health’ app.
Wizz Air UK adds extra flights to Gibraltar for July
WIZZ Air UK will be increasing its service from London Luton to Gibraltar, for July, adding an additional flight on Wednesdays. The airline already flies
What You Need To Know About Spain’s Plan To Reopen For Tourism
Have you been feeling (and suppressing) the travel bug itch for more than a year now, but have been unable to actualize your desires due