Tourism - Olive Press News Spain

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

6 Sep, 2020 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

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

31 Aug, 2020 @ 17:33

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

3 Aug, 2020 @ 18:21

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead

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

3 Aug, 2020 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca

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

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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.

27 Jul, 2020 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘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.

23 Jul, 2020 @ 11:02

Lead·Malaga

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

19 Jul, 2020 @ 11:26

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

16 Jul, 2020 @ 10:27

Costa Blanca

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

25 Jun, 2020 @ 10:19

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

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

24 Jun, 2020 @ 16:35

Lead·National News

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.

24 Jun, 2020 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

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

21 Jun, 2020 @ 20:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

17 Jun, 2020 @ 18:41

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

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.

12 Jun, 2020 @ 19:35

Lead·National News·Travel News

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.

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:42

Lead·Travel News

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

SPAIN has the most summer hotel reservations worldwide.

3 Jun, 2020 @ 19:48

Lead·Travel News

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.

2 Jun, 2020 @ 16:36

Gibraltar·Lead

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

31 May, 2020 @ 19:22

Lead·National News

80% of hotels in Malaga province to be open in July

HOTELIERS in Malaga have announced their plans to have 80% of hotels in the province open in July.

30 May, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga·Property

Spain’s Costa del Sol regains momentum with Airbnb as searches increase by 500%

The Costa del Sol begins to recover in Airbnb’s bookings

26 May, 2020 @ 10:06

Lead·Travel News

Benidorm politician slams Spanish government for ‘scaring tourists away’ with two-week quarantine for international travellers

TOURISM spokesman for the Partido Popular Agustin Almodobar has accused the Spanish government of ‘scaring away’ tourists. It comes after a two-week quarantine was announced

19 May, 2020 @ 12:41

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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COVID-19 measures approved for hotels to reopen in Spain this summer

Safety distances between employees and clients must be guaranteed and ensure that hygienic means are in place.

15 May, 2020 @ 10:10

Lead·National News

Brits will only be allowed to visit Spain if UK’s coronavirus figures are good enough, suggests EU plan to ‘save summer’

THE European Commission (EC) has set out a plan to salvage this year’s summer tourist season. It proposes a phased approach across the European Union

13 May, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·National News

Spain’s Costa del Sol projected to lose 4 million tourists and €4 billion between January and March

THE President of Tourism for the Costa del Sol has projected that the area will lose four million tourists and €4 billion between January and

6 May, 2020 @ 15:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Costa Blanca tourist group suggests Spain’s de-escalation plans could be ‘lifebuoy filled with concrete’

NEW MEASURES to get Spain back to a ‘new normal’ have been met with criticism from two major tourist groups in Costa Blanca. They see

29 Apr, 2020 @ 14:51

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tourism- Page 14

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

Spain’s Andalucia sees 72.5% drop in foreign tourists in first six months of 2020

June’s foreign tourist figures show record collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

Spain’s Costa Blanca pleas for exemption over UK quarantine travel rules

‘Safe Tourism’ flag awarded to seven beaches in Spain’s Malaga

Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hotel association introduces ‘Badge of Honour’ for Covid-compliant hotels and bars in Spain’s Benidorm

TRAVEL: Online searches for Spanish domestic flights to Malaga Airport surge by 523% in a week as Costa del Sol tourism returns

Spain enters tourism talks with Turkey

King Felipe and Queen Letizia embark on Royal tour of Spain in order to promote new normality and encourage tourism

WISH YOU WERE HERE -Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca ready and waiting for Brit tourists

TRAVEL: Costa del Sol tourism bosses REJECT 14-day quarantine on British visitors in Spain

King Felipe VI makes 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

Spain is the number one country worldwide for most hotel reservations this summer

Gibraltar remains hopeful for tourism as COVID-19 temporarily shuts down industry

BREAKING: UK ‘must improve its coronavirus figures’ if British tourists to return to Spain this summer, warns top minister

80% of hotels in Malaga province to be open in July

Spain’s Costa del Sol regains momentum with Airbnb as searches increase by 500%

Benidorm politician slams Spanish government for ‘scaring tourists away’ with two-week quarantine for international travellers

COVID-19 measures approved for hotels to reopen in Spain this summer

Brits will only be allowed to visit Spain if UK’s coronavirus figures are good enough, suggests EU plan to ‘save summer’

Spain’s Costa del Sol projected to lose 4 million tourists and €4 billion between January and March

Costa Blanca tourist group suggests Spain’s de-escalation plans could be ‘lifebuoy filled with concrete’

Madrid wildfire latest: Blaze raging near the capital now largest in Spain’s history as almost 100,000 impacted by evacuation orders

Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping

PM Pedro Sanchez to visit fire-raged area of Valencia region with 16,000 residents forced out of their homes

The British are beginning to lose their cast-iron grip on Spain’s foreign property market, writes Mark Stucklin

Check out these five destinations in Spain still crying out for tourists to pay a visit

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