Tag: Pre-pandemic
New car sales in Spain plunge to nine-year low
NEW car sales in Spain have plunged to a nine-year low due to rising costs and logistical issues.
Just 813,396 new vehicles were sold in...
Spain’s airports say October will record return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers
SPAIN'S airport operator Aena expects October passenger numbers to return to 2019 levels- the first month back at pre-pandemic levels since early 2020.
It says...
Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year
ANDALUCIA expects to reach the figure of 30 million tourists in 2022—close to pre-pandemic figures.
The forecast is that 30 million visitors will pass through...
Spain’s Tourism Minister praises ‘extraordinary’ return of holiday-makers who are spending lots of money
OVER twice as many foreign tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year according to official government figures.
Arrivals also spent...
Passenger numbers at Costa Blanca airport in Spain return to 87% of pre-pandemic levels
PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport in June were 87% of levels seen in 2019- nine months before the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
Airport operator Aena said...
Costa Blanca hotels in Spain report excellent April occupancy- just 6% down on pre-pandemic numbers
HOTEL occupancy for April on the Costa Blanca was just 6% down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
Figures from the Alicante Province Association of...
Spain looks forward to busy Easter holiday season boosted by big return of foreign tourists
SPAIN is expecting a healthy tourist Easter with foreign visitors projected to return to 80% of 2019 levels- the year before the Covid-19 pandemic...
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...
New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province.
Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)...
Passenger numbers at Spain’s airports in 2021 fall below half of pre-pandemic total
PASSENGER numbers improved substantially in 2021 across Spain's airports compared to the previous year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels.
Airport operator Aena said nearly...
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