EU vaccine passport ‘ready by July’ according to Spain’s Tourism Minister
SPAIN’S Tourism Minister has said that she is ‘confident’ that the new EU vaccine passport will be ready by July. Reyes Maroto says it will
Give us back our freedom without the hefty price tag, says Terenia in Mallorca
IT’S a great feeling to be slowly coming out of lockdown and let’s hope we don’t go backwards! Finally, there seems to be a whiff
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June
HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter
Ryanair gambles on vaccine success by rolling out big summer flight schedule for Spain
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair is to run 2,500 weekly flights to and from Spain as well as within the country over the summer. Ryanair marketing director,
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
Spain lifts ban on travellers from UK
Spain has announced it will allow travellers from the UK to enter Spain, lifting a ban that has been in place since December 23 to
Four Spanish cities made this list of top 15 European cities
Four Spanish cities have appeared in a list of best places to visit in Europe. Each year Travel and Leisure asks its readers to vote
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
Negative PCR tests required by ALL domestic tourists to enter Spain’s Balearic Islands
Those that fail to present their negative PCR test could be hit with a €3,000 fine
PLUG AND FLY: Spanish airline applies for EU COVID funding to electrify fleet
VALENCIAN airline Air Nostrum is in line to receive €42 million of European Union COVID recovery funds to convert its fleet to electric. With car
Top hotel chain Melia with a big presence on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol sues Spain’s government over COVID lockdown
SPAIN’S biggest hotel chain, Melia Hotels, is suing the government for €116 million in damages due to their enforced closure during last year’s first State
What are Spain’s new Covid-19 restrictions over San Jose puente?
NEW rules come into force today, March 17, to restrict travel and curb big gatherings in those regions of Spain which have a long bank
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Tourism sector in Spain’s Castellon optimistic that July will see a return to normality
CASTELLON tourism sector is very optimistic about the future – so much so that the experts believe the situation will be back to normal in
Spain-Portugal border closure extended until after Easter holidays
SPAIN’S government has yet again extended the ban on crossing the Portuguese border for all but justified journeys. Police checks at the border with Portugal
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”
Balearic Islands among regions of Spain removed from coronavirus risk list by Germany
GERMAN travellers will now be able to visit some regions of Spain without the need for quarantine on their return, authorities in Berlin announced on
No Way San Jose: Spain’s bans travel over Father’s Day bank holiday weekend
SPAIN has banned travel between regions over the March 19th long weekend, a bank holiday for Father’s Day that is observed in some, but not
Surge in Spain holiday bookings with hope of ‘green corridor’ scheme
HOLIDAY companies and airlines are reporting a surge in summer bookings following the news that Spain and Britain are considering a bilateral scheme to ease
EXPLAINER: How Spain’s “green corridor” plan for vaccinated Brits could save summer tourism
SPAIN is mulling the creation of a ‘green corridor’ to welcome vaccinated British tourists to its shores in time for a summer holiday. Spanish tourism
Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport wins top award for COVID-19 safety in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a health safety award to recognise its measures to reduce the chances of travellers catching COVID-19. The accolade comes from the
Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European Union
TOURISM Secretary, Fernando Valdes, has hinted that Spain would consider bilateral travel deals and corridors with ‘third party countries’ if the European Union does not
‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer
COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a ‘mass surge’ of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a third
Benidorm’s beaches to get socially-distanced spaces again on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope of Easter domestic tourist revival
BENIDORM will start dividing up its beaches from this Monday(March 1) in a repeat of last year’s safety measures. That’s in spite of the fact
WE HAVE LIFTOFF: Castellon-London flights to operate from May
FLIGHTS between Castellon and London will resume in May. Last year was supposed to be the busiest year yet for Castellon airport, but the virus
Spain’s Murcia region tries to boost tourist numbers by offering to pay expenses if visitors get COVID-19
TOURISTS visiting the Murcia region will get a free COVID-19 insurance plan from the regional government if they stay in ‘approved accommodation’. Once a reasonable
Valencian president calls for European COVID-free travel zone
VALENCIAN president Ximo Puig is calling for the creation of a European ‘safe travel’ zone to relaunch tourism as soon as possible after the lockdowns.