‘Tourism reboot’: Huge surge in flight bookings to Spain’s Costa del Sol for summer holidays
AN optimistic 3.5 million passengers have booked a flight to Malaga between June and September. This is an increase of over 100% compared to last
Spain’s Costa del Sol to add three new tourist attractions to boost inland tourism
TURISMO Costa del Sol reinforces the promotion of its inland tourism by adding three new tourist attractions. The Costa del Sol’s coastal strip, with its
LET THEM IN! Top tourist area of the Costa Blanca to make personal plea to UK Ambassador to Spain for ‘Green’ list status
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, will visit Madrid this Monday(May 24) to appeal for British tourists to be allowed to visit the Costa Blanca without the
Costa del Sol ‘confident’ UK travel restrictions to Spain will be lifted in June
SPAIN’S Costa del Sol’s tourism sector is confident that Boris Johnson’s government will turn the traffic light green for Spain on June 7, when it
SPAIN spends €8 million on social media campaign to win back UK and European tourists
SPAIN’S tourist board has unveiled an €8 million campaign to woo back international visitors. Turespaña will target social media sites between May and July with
Coastal resort gets top tourism award for Valencian region on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA has come top out of all Valencian Region towns for its business website. “Marketplace in Guardamar del Segura” is developed by their
Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are
Gloomy times continue for Benidorm bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EXTENDED opening hours have not brought a full reopening of Benidorm’s bars and restaurants this week, according to a local hospitality group. The Abreca association
Spain ready to welcome British and international tourists in June under ‘vaccine passport’ scheme
SPAIN has announced it will be ready to welcome back British and international holidaymakers this June. The Spanish government has told the main players in
Pandemic-hit Costa Blanca tourist and hospitality businesses in Spain get a €10 million cash handout
A €10 million aid package for Costa Blanca tourism has been unveiled by the Alicante Provincial Council. The initiative is called ‘TEN’ and will see
EXPLAINER: Andalucia tourism coronavirus rescue package – who gets what and why holiday rentals have been left out
THE Junta is going to allocate €72.8 million direct aid for hotels, tourist apartments and rural accommodation in the region—the big loser holiday rentals. The
Holy crap! World’s first caganer shop opens in Spain’s Barcelona
THEY are as much a part of Christmas in Catalonia as the pessebre, or nativity scene. Now these curious figures, which depict everyone from Boris
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
Malaga tourism chief targets UK market to help revive battered sector’s recovery after COVID-19
A TOURISM chief has outlined the steps she thinks must be taken in order for the sector to recover in Malaga. Tourism and Promotion councillor
Major hotel group takes over two five-star resorts on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE BARCELO hotel group is gearing up for a busy summer in Spain after taking over management at two four-star hotels on the Costa del Sol.
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
Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain
ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.
Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was
PESSIMISTIC outlook for Spain as bank issues warning over another lost summer tourist season
SPAIN is pinning its hopes that dropping infection rates, a vaccination drive and the introduction of vaccine passports could help save the summer tourism season
Seaside town encourages shoppers to ‘scratch and win’ on Father’s Day in Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA is working with its retailers to further improve Father’s Day in the town with a “Scratch and Win” promotion. The Department of
Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist chiefs say Spain’s government is biased against them compared to Balearic and Canary Islands
TOURISM chiefs on the Costa Blanca have said they are not getting as good a deal from the national government as Spain’s island destinations. The
Benidorm hoteliers group admits “the true fear” of the hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOSBEC, the Costa Blanca group representing the hospitality industry, has revealed the true concerns of its members, in light of the “failure of virus management”
Spain hopes to introduce vaccine passports as early as May
THE Spanish Minister for Tourism, Maria Reyes Maroto, announced today that vaccine passports could be introduced in May. “We could be in a position to
Can summer holidays be saved? Spain now plans to restart tourism when 30-40% of population are vaccinated
SPANISH tourism minister, Maria Reyes Maroto, announced on Tuesday that Spain plans to reopen tourism when 30-40% of the nation has been immunised against COVID-19.
Eco-tourist routes resume with virtual walks to cope with demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is to see its eco-tourism routes resume through its natural parks, after a hiatus caused by the Covid-19 restriction. The popular walks through Torrevieja
Benidorm and Costa Blanca’s leading hotel body slams ‘contagious tourismophobia’ of Spain’s Valencian Government
THE Costa Blanca’s largest hotel lobby group has attacked the Valencian government position that Easter domestic tourism will be ‘written off’ for the second-year running