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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”

14 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain hopes to introduce vaccine passports as early as May

THE Spanish Minister for Tourism, Maria Reyes Maroto, announced today that vaccine passports could be introduced in May. “We could be in a position to

10 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Lead

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Can summer holidays be saved? Spain now plans to restart tourism when 30-40% of population are vaccinated

SPANISH tourism minister, Maria Reyes Maroto, announced on Tuesday that Spain plans to reopen tourism when 30-40% of the nation has been immunised against COVID-19.

10 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Eco-tourist routes resume with virtual walks to cope with demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is to see its eco-tourism routes resume through its natural parks, after a hiatus caused by the Covid-19 restriction. The popular walks through Torrevieja

9 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association demands UK treat the region the same way as Spain's Canary Islands

Benidorm and Costa Blanca’s leading hotel body slams ‘contagious tourismophobia’ of Spain’s Valencian Government

THE Costa Blanca’s largest hotel lobby group has attacked the Valencian government position that Easter domestic tourism will be ‘written off’ for the second-year running

6 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

4 Mar, 2021 @ 11:08

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

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

3 Mar, 2021 @ 17:09

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Route out of lockdown in Spain’s Valencia region – official announcement expected on Thursday

COVID restrictions in Valenciana expect to be eased from Monday, March 1, but such decisions will be made “with rigour, caution and prudence”, says regional

22 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Tourism Minister Cristina Sanchez Announces Paid For Healthcare And Approved Accommodation

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

17 Feb, 2021 @ 18:57

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Travel News

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.

16 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Travel News·Valencia

Train operator joins forces with Vega Baja city to promote popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council, who cover expat areas like Campoamor, the Orihuela Costa, and Mil Palmeras, has joined forces with state rail operator RENFE to promote the

11 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia tourism board launches campaign to attract Chinese visitors

THE Valencian tourism board has launched an intensive campaign to attract Chinese visitors to the region. Planned to coincide with Chinese New Year tomorrow (February

11 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Travel News·Valencia

New English-language app provides virtual tours around Spain’s Costa Blanca – free download here

ORIHUELA council have launched a mobile app that allows users to enjoy a virtual experience of the area during lockdown and beyond. Places of interest

31 Jan, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

TOURIST PAINS as Spain tots up massive cost of 2020 holiday collapse

SPAIN’S tourism sector lost €106 billion last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The calculation has been made by Exceltur, a national body made up

20 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Valencian government to pass new law regulating holiday lets

The decree is aimed at regulating the tourism accommodation market and weeding out illegal practices.

7 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Valencia·Valencian Community

Regional Capital City Dominates Fresh Covid Cases In Spain S Valencian Community

Valencia is open says tourism chief

By Eugene Costello VALENCIA remains open for visitors, with COVID restrictions more relaxed than most other regions, insists tourist chiefs. The city has been praised

8 Dec, 2020 @ 08:45

Lead·Valencia

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Spain plans ‘safe travel corridors’ to Andalucia to recover international tourism

SPAIN’S Minister of Tourism Reyes Maroto has revealed plans to extend so-called ‘safe corridors’ throughout Spain. Following what was agreed last month between the Central

5 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Other News

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

British collapse in resorts like Benidorm fuels dramatic August fall in foreign tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUGUST foreign tourist numbers collapsed on the Costa Blanca falling by 63 per cent over 12 months, according to the National Statistics Institute. COVID-19 travel

3 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses

COSTA Blanca’s largest group of hoteliers, HOSBEC, insists the Spanish government MUST open safe ‘air corridors’ with Britain and Europe. The group claims that pandemic

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is 'killed off' due to 'disproportionate' restrictions

Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CALL has been made to introduce a ‘traffic light’ system to classify COVID-19 safety levels in Spain’s tourist areas. Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos

27 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Crucial stage reached in producing major tourist plan to revive popular British holiday spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is one step closer to launching a ten-point plan to revive tourism in the city. Strategies are being set for the future of the

9 Sep, 2020 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROMINENT Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, has added 11 more hotels to their ‘Protocol On’ scheme. Benidorm sees seven additional hotels getting the seal

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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

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