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Live music fans are targetted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Live music fans are targeted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE council has done a deal where people booking tickets to musical events in the city can reserve an overnight stay as well. The City Council, via its tourist board, has reached

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Popular Costa Blanca tourist area in Spain is getting its first five-star hotel|

Spain’s Costa Blanca revealed as top spot for Brits to buy property abroad

POPULAR property programme, A Place In The Sun, has researched thousands of UK holiday home buyers to reveal the most popular areas for Brits to buy abroad. Almost 7,000 prospective house-hunters were

22 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s new normal: How tourism must change in Barcelona post-Covid

BARCELONA is looking forward to welcoming back foreign holidaymakers but tourism should be carefully regulated to preserve the character of the city, mayoress Ada Colau said. Catalonia is more dependent on foreign

22 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Lead·Other News·Travel News

LIFE’S A BEACH: Travel restrictions and wintry weather lead to quietest spring season ever on Valencia beaches

However, the situation is expected to reverse completely when the heat finally sets in and the national state of alarm preventing national travel is dropped on May 9.

22 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Environment·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Huge metro extension planned for Valencia city centre

Valencia has announced a huge extension to the city’s metro network. The Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works, and Mobility revealed plans to expand the city’s transport network with two more lines.

22 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Travel News·Valencia

THINK GREEN: Tourism chiefs from Spain’s Valencia area call for region-specific COVID traffic light system for UK travel this summer

The Valencian Community has a total average of 40 cases for every 100,000 people, while Spain as a whole numbers 250.

22 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Holiday homeowners in Spain’s Andalucia outraged as Junta excludes tourist properties from Covid aid

THE Andalucian Tourist Housing Association (AVVA) has denounced the Junta for excluding tourist accommodation from receiving subsidies, in favour of large hotel companies. The president of AVVA, Carlos Perez-Lanzac, has publicly criticised

22 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Top Holiday Areas Of Costa Blanca And The Balearic Islands In Spain Want Tourists To Get Free Pcr Tests

Top holiday areas of Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands in Spain want tourists to get free COVID tests

THE leaders of two of Spain’s most foreign tourist-dependent regions want the European Union to pay for free PCR tests. The joint call came at a meeting today(April 21) between Valencian president,

21 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Coronavirus travel to Spain: Boris Johnson claims to set out plans for Brits in early May

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to kick start travel from the UK in ‘early May’ as part of his next stage in his coronavirus roadmap. Johnson said he

21 Apr, 2021 @ 15:50

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Travel in the time of Covid: What it’s like to be the only hotel guest in one of Spain’s most touristy cities

DURING a brief period last autumn when travel around Spain was not restricted, Madrid-based American Deirdre Carney made a once in a lifetime trip to Granada to see an Alhambra devoid of

21 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel News·Travel: Granada

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week after receiving 878,000 visitors

WELCOME BACK: Hotels in Spain’s Valencia region begin reopening again ready for the summer

The biggest source of uncertainty at the moment is British tourism, a key market for the region and especially the Costa Blanca.

20 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia's Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland's CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

Air Nostrum based in Spain’s Valencia region asks for government bailout loan

THE Valencian airline Air Nostrum has asked for a €103 million bailout loan from the Spanish government’s rescue fund. The company says that it lost €129 million last year because of travel

16 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

TUI and WizzAir's views on this summer's UK holidays and flights to Spain and Europe

Differing moods of TUI and WizzAir about UK summer holidays and flights to Spain and Europe

TWO major travel and holiday companies have slightly differing opinions on prospects this summer for UK holiday-makers seeking a Spanish and European sunshine break. Budget airline WizzAir says their plans to increase

16 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Travel News

EXPLAINED: What we know about proposed travel rules to Spain under new ‘vaccine passport’ scheme

THE EU has given the go ahead to a vaccine passport scheme which will be available across the bloc by the end of June. Travellers declared free of Covid-19 will be issued

16 Apr, 2021 @ 13:08

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News·Travel News

Spain beats UK to be named as seventh most queer-friendly country in the world

SPAIN has been named as one of the top gay counties in the global rankings. Research carried out by makeup brand Jecca Blac found Spain to be the seventh most friendly city

15 Apr, 2021 @ 16:17

Travel News

CARAVANAS CRUZ: For all your motorhome needs in Spain and the Costa Blanca

MOTORHOMES are currently the safest and ‘freest’ option to enjoy your free time and feel at home while traveling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, travelling by motorhome is one of the best alternatives,

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Other News·Sponsored·Travel News

Spain revealed as one of the costliest places to run electric cars, but UK only slightly cheaper

AN ENERGY broker has revealed that Spain is one of the most expensive countries in Europe to charge and run an electric car. Using data from Eurostat, Switcher.ie has published results that

14 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association demands UK treat the region the same way as Spain's Canary Islands

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want COVID tests for Spanish tourists to reduce infection risks

HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca have called for COVID-19 tests to be carried out on people coming into the region from some parts of Spain as of next month. The Hosbec association

14 Apr, 2021 @ 11:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Controversial port expansion project approved for Spain’s Valencia

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the installations were approved yesterday (Monday April 12)

13 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Foreign travel uncertainty causing tax limbo for Brits with holiday homes in Spain

MORE than 600,000 Brits have been left in expensive tax limbo by the latest government update on overseas travel, according to experts. Non-resident holiday homeowners have to pay Spain’s 24% Modelo 210

13 Apr, 2021 @ 12:44

Property·Travel News

USA announces new links with Spain as American Airlines resume Madrid and Barcelona flights

US airline American Airlines have resumed flights between two major airports and Spain’s capitals Madrid and Barcelona for the first time since December. Last Christmas, American Airlines announced it was suspending flights

12 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Tourists arrive in Spain Coronavirus airport

ANALYSIS: Will UK’s new travel traffic light system allow holidays to Spain this summer?

British Transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced that travel abroad will be permitted from as early as May 17. ‘I’m not advising against booking summer holidays,’ he said on Friday, giving a

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:17

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

OPINION: Clear rules and guidance is needed for Brits trying to travel to Spain

THERE was a depressing inevitability about the latest round of bad news relating to Brexit and the ongoing travel restrictions between Spain and the UK. The blame for this fiasco lies squarely

10 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Other News·Travel News

Jet2 suspends flights and holidays from UK to Spain until late June due to 'uncertainty' over British government travel proposals

Jet2 scraps UK flights and holidays to Spain and all destinations until late June due to ‘uncertainty’

SPAIN’S struggling tourist sector has been dealt a fresh blow with news today(April 9) that Jet2 has suspended all flights and holidays from the UK until June 23 ‘at least’. Jet2’s chief

9 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Must Read·Travel News

LIKE SARDINES: Consumers’ organisation slams COVID safety measures on public transport in Spain’s Valencia

As a result of this general perception, the use of buses, tubes, trams and suburban rail services in Valencia has dropped by 29% since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak last year.

8 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Absent UK visitors contribute to February hammering for Spain's foreign tourist figures

Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering

FOREIGN visitor numbers to Spain collapsed by 93.6% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) published today(April 6). The news comes as no surprise

6 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Lead·National News·Travel News

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