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CHRISTMAS VS THE VIRUS: Valencia offers a wide range of events to guarantee festive cheer while staying safe

Residents and visitors to Valencia city can enjoy a wide range of festive events while staying perfectly safe from COVID-19 and abiding by the health

24 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

An Ave Train At Valencia Joaquin Sorolla Station 1

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

23 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Madrid·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

22 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s airports and ports are STILL OPEN to British arrivals despite new contagious COVID-19 strain in UK

SPAIN is keeping flights to and from the UK going in spite of EU countries like France, Germany, and Ireland closing their borders. The closures

21 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain S Costa Blanca To Spend 800 000 To Say It Is A Coronavirus Safe Zone In 2021

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

20 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Mayor plans ‘green corridor’ to unite city currently split asunder by rail line on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALLOSA DE SEGURA Mayor, Manuel Martínez, wants a train line through the municipality to be dismantled because, “the tracks cross the city and split it

18 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Travel News

British Airways permanently cancels 13 flight routes from summer 2021

BRITISH Airways has permanently cancelled 13 flight routes from summer 2021. “We are sorry that, like other airlines, due to the current coronavirus pandemic and

18 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Travel News

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

16 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

New luxury hotel to open in Palma despite COVID hit to Spain’s travel industry

IN a testament to Mallorca’s resilient tourism industry, another luxury hotel is setting up shop in the Balearics post-pandemic. Scheduled to open in 2022, the

13 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Travel News

PCR tests will be mandatory for those travelling from mainland Spain to Balearic Islands from December 20

Under the new rule, a negative result for COVID-19 must be presented by both tourists and residents of Spain at Balearic ports and airports

11 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Brits to be barred from entering Spain and any other EU country from January 1 under current COVID-19 travel restrictions

BRITISH tourists will be forbidden from entering Spain and any other EU country from January 1, according to the current coronavirus restrictions The rules dictate

10 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

La Ruta de BikeAlao – Enjoy Valencia and the surrounding area on a BikeAlao bike

Whether you live here, or are visiting, Valencia is a city with many corners to discover. Set up in 2017 by Chris and Klara, an anglo-Hungarian

8 Dec, 2020 @ 21:15

Entertainment·Sponsored·Travel News·Valencia

UK approval of COVID-19 vaccine increases reservations to Spain’s Mallorca by 30%

The announcement was landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic with the first doses to be rolled out across the UK next week

4 Dec, 2020 @ 08:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Tourist At Barcelona International Airport

Number of international tourists visiting Spain plummets 87%

THE world’s love affair with Spain appears to be on the wane after new figures showed tourists heading for the Costas fell by 87% year-on-year

2 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

High-speed low-cost trains being tested throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S high-speed electric train, the ‘Avlo’, is currently undergoing tests throughout the Costa Blanca. The section between Monforte del Cid (Elche) and Murcia has seen

1 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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British Airways flogging first class stock in bonkers Christmas sale

WHAT to buy the person that has everything this Christmas? In lieu of the chance to travel, you can bring the jet set lifestyle to

24 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Other News·Travel News

TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI: Which of Spain’s resorts are open in time for Christmas?

A royal favourite, the luxury Pyrenees resort Baqueira-Beret have been the first to announce their winter season opening date following extended coronavirus restrictions. Set for

24 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Travel News

REVEALED: Research finds only 38% of Brits will consider travelling abroad to Spain this Christmas

IN the latest blow for Spain’s tourism industry, a study has revealed that just 38% of Brits will consider travelling abroad this Christmas. According to

18 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Travel News

Move over Madrid! San San Sebastian named sixth best foodie spot in the world according to top chefs

SAN Sebastian has been named the sixth best foodie spots in the world according to a panel of top chefs. The much loved city in

15 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Costa Blanca Golf Resort Repeats Double Success In Top Awards To Become Best In Spain Again

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

15 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Travel News

The rise of the day visitor: How local residents could save Spain’s hotel industry

THANKS to COVID-19 the Spanish hotel industry has suffered more than ever before. In July, usually one of the busiest months for tourism, hotel cancellations

14 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Travel News

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

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

13 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 vaccine to be ‘the saviour’ of tourism industry in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Vaccine breakthrough could be game-changer for the Balearic economy

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Easyjet launch massive sale with flights to Spain for under £20

IF you’re in need of something to look forward to – and right now, who isn’t? – then a trip away could be ideal. Easyjet

13 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·Other News·Travel News

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

12 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Travel News

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

11 Nov, 2020 @ 18:34

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

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