Valencia is open says tourism chief
By Eugene Costello VALENCIA remains open for visitors, with COVID restrictions more relaxed than most other regions, insists tourist chiefs. The city has been praised
Spain plans ‘safe travel corridors’ to Andalucia to recover international tourism
SPAIN’S Minister of Tourism Reyes Maroto has revealed plans to extend so-called ‘safe corridors’ throughout Spain. Following what was agreed last month between the Central
British collapse in resorts like Benidorm fuels dramatic August fall in foreign tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUGUST foreign tourist numbers collapsed on the Costa Blanca falling by 63 per cent over 12 months, according to the National Statistics Institute. COVID-19 travel
Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses
COSTA Blanca’s largest group of hoteliers, HOSBEC, insists the Spanish government MUST open safe ‘air corridors’ with Britain and Europe. The group claims that pandemic
Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CALL has been made to introduce a ‘traffic light’ system to classify COVID-19 safety levels in Spain’s tourist areas. Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos
Crucial stage reached in producing major tourist plan to revive popular British holiday spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is one step closer to launching a ten-point plan to revive tourism in the city. Strategies are being set for the future of the
Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROMINENT Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, has added 11 more hotels to their ‘Protocol On’ scheme. Benidorm sees seven additional hotels getting the seal
Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far
FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared to
Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade
BEACH traders on the Costa Blanca have blamed UK travel quarantines for a bigger than expected loss of revenue over the summer. The Costa Blanca
Spain’s Andalucia sees 72.5% drop in foreign tourists in first six months of 2020
According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the region only saw 1.5 million foreign tourists between January and June
June’s foreign tourist figures show record collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIGURES from Spain’s National Statistics Institute(INE) have shown that international visitor numbers to the Valencian Community in June were massively down by 96.6 per cent
Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend
EXTRA police visits to nightclubs have been promised this weekend by Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, in order to control the spread of Covid-19 across
Spain’s Costa Blanca pleas for exemption over UK quarantine travel rules
SPAIN’S Valencian Community has asked Britain to exempt holidaymakers from the Costa Blanca from a 14 day quarantine when they fly back to the UK.
‘Safe Tourism’ flag awarded to seven beaches in Spain’s Malaga
The Malaga beaches which stand out for quality tourism are: La Misericordia, San Andrés, La Malagueta, La Caleta, Pedregalejo, El Palo and El Dedo.
Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATHERS enjoying their Covid-safe day on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura were able to take away a free parasol yesterday, courtesy of the town’s Tourism Department
Hotel association introduces ‘Badge of Honour’ for Covid-compliant hotels and bars in Spain’s Benidorm
AS THOUSANDS more flights land at Alicante Airport, hoteliers association HOSBEC has introduced a health check scheme for hotels. The Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Valencia
TRAVEL: Online searches for Spanish domestic flights to Malaga Airport surge by 523% in a week as Costa del Sol tourism returns
Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling are the main airline companies to offer flights to Malaga
Spain enters tourism talks with Turkey
ARANCHA Gonzalez Laya, the Spanish foreign minister, discussed the future of tourism with her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu yesterday. In a phone conversation, they spoke
King Felipe and Queen Letizia embark on Royal tour of Spain in order to promote new normality and encourage tourism
KING Felipe has embarked on a tour of Spain in order to promote the new normality and encourage tourists to visit.
WISH YOU WERE HERE -Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca ready and waiting for Brit tourists
BENIDORM’S beaches are ready, tourism services are in place, bars and restaurants are starting to reopen and hotels are on standby – all that is
TRAVEL: Costa del Sol tourism bosses REJECT 14-day quarantine on British visitors in Spain
“This is not the time to play a game of chess but a time to make it easier for tourists to come to Spain with
King Felipe VI makes an appeal to international tourists to visit Spain this summer
KING Felipe of Spain has made an appeal to international tourists to visit Spain this summer.
Andalucian Government invests €22.5 million in promotional campaigns to attract tourists, featuring Hollywood star, Antonio Banderas
THE Junta de Andalucia has announced that it will invest €22.5 million in promotional campaigns to attract tourists this summer.
Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer
SPAIN has the most summer hotel reservations worldwide.
Gibraltar remains hopeful for tourism as COVID-19 temporarily shuts down industry
Gibraltar is hopeful for tourism in the future as COVID-19 wrecks havoc on the industry worldwide. There are now 20 active cases in the territory.
BREAKING: UK ‘must improve its coronavirus figures’ if British tourists to return to Spain this summer, warns top minister
THE UK must improve its data on coronavirus before Brits can travel to Spain this summer. That is the warning laid out by Spanish tourism