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Bouncing back: Spain’s tourism sector breaks 2019 records for hotel stays
WITH COVID-19 restrictions now a distant memory, the tourism sector in Spain is enjoying a bumper 2023. According to figures from the National Statistics...
British gang charged over mass food poisoning scam involving hotels on Spain’s Mallorca
EIGHT British people are being prosecuted for fraud by a Palma court after setting up a scam to make money out of bogus cases...
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they'd cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely...
Spain launches probe into online portal Booking.com over exploiting hotels
SPAIN'S competition regulator, the CNMC, has launched a probe into whether internet portal, Booking.com, has exploited hotels in the country.
The CNMC will investigate complaints...
A big tourist welcome this winter in Benidorm and Valencia areas of Spain
AFTER two 'pandemic' winters, around 88% of tourist accommodation will remain open in the Valencian Community during the next few months according to the...
EXCLUSIVE: Battle lines are being drawn as massive mega-project could see 600 football pitches of homes and hotels ‘swamp’...
GREEN campaigners are digging in to save one of Andalucia’s last remaining coastal zones.
They are launching a national campaign to prevent a series of...
One thousand jobs unfilled in hotels and restaurants on Spain’s Costa del Sol
BUSINESSES are having difficulties hiring workers on the Costa del Sol, making it harder for the tourist sector to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
There...
‘We only want quality tourists’ insists mayor as row brews over holiday lets in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del...
THE Mayor of Malaga has clashed with the holiday home sector on the question of the quality of tourism in Malaga.
Francisco de la Torre,...
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee
BENIDORM has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on her 70 years as British monarch ahead of this weekend's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
From Thursday, the Costa Blanca...
FOCUS: From almost bust to boom – How Spain’s hotel sector is bouncing back in the wake of the...
Spain’s hotel sector comes back harder, better, faster, stronger post-pandemic, discovers Sorrel Downer.
Brits provide ‘spectacular’ results in Benidorm as Easter tourism figures boost a ‘desperate’ hospitality sector
THE BOUNCE-BACK from Covid continues with a remarkable Easter in Benidorm, largely thanks to Brits.
Record figures see pre-pandemic levels of visitors in the Costa...
Alicante City hotels are nearly 75% full for Easter holidays on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EASTER holiday bookings for the Alicante City area are seeing a return to levels last seen in 2019- the year before the start of...
Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic
IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the...
Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas
UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region's hospitality and tourism sectors.
Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by...
SLEEP EASY: Where to stay in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOR a town that has had a Parador for five decades, Javea has a surprisingly small amount of good places to stay.
It was back...
UK tourists aim for foreign holiday breaks in Spain as Greece and Turkey suffer due to Ukraine war
UK holidaymakers are opting for Spanish flight and hotel bookings, as interest in breaks to Greece and Turkey falls following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mabrian's...
Rising energy prices and food shortages could dent tourist recovery in Benidorm area of Spain
BENIDORM hotels and restaurants say they are concerned about rising costs brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Though hotel and holiday bookings are...
Holiday bookings to Benidorm are rising but bars and restaurants say ‘big-spending’ Russians will be missed in Spain
BENIDORM tourist groups say bookings are picking up but add that 'big-spending' Russian visitors will be missed due to grounded flights prompted by the...
ESCAPES: The Olive Press picks its top ten hotels to enjoy the Spanish mountains – and not just for...
Sitting by a fire, reading a good book, taking a bracing stroll, followed by a massage or dip in a spa is a wonderful way to relax during winter in Spain
HIP HOTELS: Six exciting new openings across Spain
IT’S been a busy time for the opening of hip new hotels around Spain.
And it’s going to get a whole lot busier over the...
Popular Benidorm tourist hotels reopen this spring after €11 million revamp on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO major hotels will reopen in Benidorm this spring after spending €11 million on extensive refurbishments.
The Azora European Hotel and Leisure group(AEHL) has finished...
Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60%...
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association in Spain brands 2021 as a ‘tourism disaster’
FIGURES for last year's overnight hotel stays in Benidorm showed occupancy rates well down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
The study compiled by the...
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England
THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England's lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism.
England ends its 'Plan B' restrictions on...
The best places to stay in the Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain
There are hundreds of places to stay in the Sierra Nevada, but only a handful are really reliable, writes Jon Clarke
Gibraltar’s iconic Caleta Hotel closes after 60 years to make way for five-star Hilton
GIBRALTAR has moved one step closer to having a new five-star Hilton hotel as planning permission was filed for the site of the old...
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