‘Come on Boris – Benidorm is safe!’ Mayor launches direct plea to PM begging for Spain to make the green list
THE Benidorm Mayor has called for the region to be given a travel corridor with the UK. In a direct plea to the UK’s Prime
Investment Alert! Are you invested in Momentum Harmony, Lombard Russell or Privee Select Funds?
Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial I’ve come across a number of clients in the above-mentioned funds. They are commonly used
Top international hotel chain comes to Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca for the first time
THE international Accor Group will open its first-ever Benidorm hotel later this year, operating under the Mercure brand. The ‘Mercure Benidorm’ will be Spain’s eleventh
Benidorm’s ‘WIGS R US’ has one of the biggest selection of wigs across the Costa Blanca and Spain
WIGS R US is based in the famous indoor market in the ‘new town’ area of Benidorm on the northern Costa Blanca. This well-established shop
BENIDORM presents a new way of booking everything for the perfect holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has unveiled a one-stop internet site where tourists can book everything for their holiday, including tickets to get there. The new portal was unveiled
Heartless fraudster cons elderly Benidorm lady of over €40,000 in bogus search for remains of parents killed in the Spanish Civil War
A conman swindled €43,600 from a 91-year-old Benidorm woman in a bogus search to find the remains of her parents who died in the Spanish
Top Benidorm theme park to partially reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca in July
BENIDORM’S Terra Mitica theme park will welcome visitors from July 3 after being shut throughout 2020. It will be the first time the park will
Heatwave brings out law-abiding visitors to Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A big rush of visitors to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca over the weekend did not fuel a parallel rise in COVID health safety rule-breaking.
New MTV documentary investigating the death of Kirsty Maxwell in Spain’s Benidorm is a stark reminder of dangers faced by Brits abroad
KIRSTY Maxwell was just 27 when she plunged from a 10th floor balcony in Benidorm after a night out partying with her friends on the
Benidorm and other major Costa Blanca cities get ready for the busiest weekend of the year
MAJOR centres across the Costa Blanca are stepping up their security measures this weekend in anticipation of a big influx of visitors. Alicante, Benidorm, Denia
COSTA SCORCHER as Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca will sizzle this weekend in spring heatwave
WARM winds originating in the Azores will bring scorching temperatures to the Costa Blanca this weekend. Average May values of 23 degrees will be shattered
NOT JUST BARS as Benidorm looks for somebody to build a new maritime museum on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A contract to build a new new naval and marine museum in Benidorm has been advertised at €655,000. It will become the fourth museum in
EXPLAINED: Why bars and restaurants in places like Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca desperately need to stay open until midnight
THE Conhostor hospitality association has called for a two-hour extension on bar and restaurant hours in the Valencian Community to start from Monday(May 10). That’s
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want same ‘green light’ deal from the UK as for Spain’s Canary Islands
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca have demanded that the Valencian president ‘knock on the door of Downing Street’ to get the UK to lift travel
No UK tourists means many hotels in Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca will not reopen before July
HALF of Costa Blanca’s hotels are not going to reopen before July according to a leading hotel association. Benidorm-based Hosbec says that 50% of its
What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus
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
Benidorm skyscraper gets hit by lightning bolt during storm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A lightning strike caused a small fire at the top of a Benidorm skyscraper this morning(April 26). The bolt hit the Balcon de Poniente building
Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?
Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was
Benidorm court to hear dog custody case involving separated Costa Blanca couple in Spain
A dispute over the custody of a pet dog will be settled by a Benidorm court. The news comes in a week when Spanish parliamentarians
Popular Benidorm tourist beach walkway on Spain’s Costa Blanca to get major lighting makeover
BENIDORM’S Paseo de Levante is to get a brand-new set of lights costing €4.5 million. The work will be done in two phases with €2
Benidorm hoteliers threaten to “tell the truth” about lockdown and Spain’s emergency funding in online conference this week
TOURISM on the Costa Blanca, and Benidorm in particular, has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. A high-profile virtual conference starting tomorrow,
Benidorm skyline is set to get another new giant tower on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A new skyscraper apartment block will join the array of high-rise towers in Benidorm by the end of 2022. A building licence is expected to
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want COVID tests for Spanish tourists to reduce infection risks
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca have called for COVID-19 tests to be carried out on people coming into the region from some parts of Spain
The pension freedoms trap. Is your UK pension affected?
On 6 April 2015 the retirement landscape for Brits all over the world changed dramatically. Pension freedoms were introduced, and people were given the choice
Hotels in Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca report a poor Easter with 70% not even bothering to open
COSTA Blanca hotels reported a dreadful Easter for visitors due to the pandemic travel restrictions. The Hosbec hoteliers association said that of the 30% of