Countryside holiday homes all booked up for New Year’s Eve in Valencia’s Castellon
Eight out of every 10 'casas rurales' throughout the province are fully booked for tomorrow
Helpline for British expats and tourists to be launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be getting a new information helpline set up by the regional Valencian government. The move was
Tourist revenue drops by 61% as Spain’s Costa Blanca counts the 2020 pandemic cost
TOURISM revenues on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community collapsed by €11 billion in 2020 according to the Exceltur association. An impact study commissioned
ALL ABOARD: This week marks 10th anniversary of Valencia-Madrid high-speed train line
The AVE connects Valencia and Madrid in just one hour and 35 minutes, hitting a top speed of 231 kph
Last UK fliers to Spain’s Valencia region dodge flight restrictions following discovery of new COVID-19 strain
All passengers were checked for a negative PCR test upon landing
Spain’s Costa Blanca to spend €800,000 on ‘COVID-SAFE’ branding in 2021
THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board is to spend €800,000 next year promoting the area as a ‘COVID-SAFE’ destination. The move comes as the area announces
Cruise ships expect to resume sailing into Spain’s Malaga port by end of March
CRUISE sector professionals are hopeful that the sector will resume activity towards the end of March. The last cruise ship that sailed into the port
Spain number one destination for prospective expats in Europe and third most popular in the world
WITH Brexit and the pandemic, this year has seen more people than ever consider a move abroad. Online searches related to living and working abroad
Typically chatty public transport users in Spain asked to shut up to help stop spread of coronavirus
PUBLIC transport users in Spain are being asked to keep quiet to help stop the spread of coronavirus. It’s not something you’d have to ask
Costa Blanca golf resort repeats success in top awards to become best in Spain again
A COSTA BLANCA golf resort has hit the jackpot for the second year running to win two prestigious international awards. La Finca Golf in Algorfa
Benidorm-based holiday accommodation groups slam high cost of PCR tests for foreigners coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA hoteliers and holiday accommodation owners say that a new rule for most international travellers arriving at airports and ports to show a recent
Fine of up to €6,000 for travellers arriving to Spain without a negative PCR test
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article indicated that PCR tests would be needed to pass into Spain by land, the health checks have only
Virtual shutdown of regional airport in Spain’s Murcia due to pandemic travel restrictions
MURCIA’S regional airport at Corvera faces two weeks without any flights due to cancellations caused by pandemic travel restrictions. Internal services to areas like the
BREAKING: Travellers arriving in Spain from ‘at risk’ countries MUST show negative PCR COVID-19 test from November 23 – all you need to know
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article indicated that PCR tests would be needed to pass into Spain by land, the health checks have only
Hotels in Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca are set for a grim and empty Christmas
LOCKDOWNS across Europe have led to Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel bookings drying up for Christmas and the New Year. European and domestic travel restrictions
BREAKING: Jet2 suspends all flights and holidays between England and Spain’s Canary Islands until end of lockdown
BRITISH holiday giant Jet2 has announced it is suspending all flights and holiday packages from England to the Canary Islands. It comes as England is
Spain’s Air Europa gets official government approval for bailout loan
STRUGGLING carrier Air Europa is get a life-saving boost of €465 million from the Spanish government. The loan, which has to be repaid by 2026,
COVID-19 tourist slump causes 47-year blowback for Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
A EUROPEAN UNION survey suggests that flights to and from Alicante-Elche airport have now collapsed to levels last seen in 1973. Airport operator, Aena, has
UK Ambassador praises Canary Islands on becoming first part of Spain to see travel quarantine scrapped
THE UK Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has welcomed the news that the Canary Islands will be added to Britain’s Travel Corridors list this weekend.
BREAKING: Spain’s Canary Islands added to UK travel corridor list
THE Canary Islands have been added to the UK’s safe travel list. It means tourists can return to Britain from the holiday destination and not
Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain
LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The
Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain
TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the
People living on Spain’s Costa Blanca can get up to 70 per cent off a local holiday
HOLIDAY discounts of up to 70 per cent for Valencian Community residents will be available from tomorrow(October 20). The Viatgem voucher scheme aims to boost
Lack of UK players gets golf courses on Spain’s Costa Blanca calling for tourist branding to get EU grants
STRUGGLING Costa Blanca golf courses that depend on foreign players to stay in business are calling for the sport to be classified as a ‘tourist
Hotel stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca collapsed by over 50 per cent in September
OVERNIGHT stays in Costa Blanca hotels fell by 50 per cent in September compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the Provincial Association
Spain’s Andalucia activates holiday voucher with discounts of up to 50%
THE Junta has launched an initiative which offers complementary vouchers for residents in Andalucia. The tourist voucher, which began this Thursday and will be valid