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Costa Blanca towns away from the coast MUST work together to improve tourism potential, says Vega Baja councillor

SAN FULGENCIO councillor, Darren Parmenter, attended last week’s International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, and had nothing but high praise for the event. Indeed, he

28 Jan, 2020 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: False alarm as Chinese patient in Granada does not have lethal Coronavirus

Chinese tourist will be kept until result is 100% confirmed today

27 Jan, 2020 @ 09:03

Lead

Spain’s Mallorca in talks to limit tourist ships

9 million visitors disembarked last year

26 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

International Tourism Trade Fair underway in Madrid

AXARQUIA’s biggest and best resorts have represented the region at one of the most important tourism fairs in Europe this past week.

24 Jan, 2020 @ 15:35

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca holiday home registration doubles in four years, after owners threatened with sanctions

LAST YEAR closed with over 81,000 holiday apartments registered in the region, nearly double the number recorded in 2015. Figures released by the Valencian Community

15 Jan, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Brits are flocking to Spain's Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals leading the way

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA,

30 Dec, 2019 @ 08:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Winter beach activities are “more than viable”, says Costa Blanca official

WINTER activities on Orihuela Costa have been a ‘complete success’. Over nine weekends since October 13, hundreds of expats and locals have enjoyed varied activities

21 Dec, 2019 @ 08:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

All inclusive holidays at British tourist destinations to be BANNED by government in Spain’s Mallorca

The crackdown focuses on Magaluf, Playa de Palma and Sant Antoni

7 Dec, 2019 @ 16:37

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Andalucia launches €30 million tourism plan in bid to keep Brits keen on Costa del Sol after Brexit

There is also more of a cultural tourism focus under this plan, which includes a new initiative to promote flamenco

30 Nov, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead·Travel News

Hit the Tapas Trail in Torrevieja this weekend, 36 bars involved – download map here!

IF YOU missed out on the Tapas Trail in San Fulgencio at the weekend, you still have time to prepare for Torrevieja’s celebration of the

21 Nov, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

MILLIONS of British tourists flock to Spain’s Costa del Sol in tourism boost despite Brexit uncertainty

MILLIONS of British tourists have travelled to the Costa del Sol this year despite Brexit uncertainty. According to new figures, some 2.37 million Brits arrived

29 Oct, 2019 @ 10:59

Lead·Malaga

Brexit could mean a €1.4 billion loss to the tourism sector on Spain’s Costa del Sol, warn experts

The Brexit deadline is at the end of October and the uncertainty has already caused a loss in British tourism in Andalucia by 3.3% in

16 Oct, 2019 @ 09:58

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain is still THE place to go following a successful January to July season – after all, 78 million tourists can’t be wrong!

Tourists in July were on average spending €150 a day, 4.9% more than they were at the same time last year

13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

Top tips for travelling green REVEALED after climate protests in Spain

Spain ranks second in Europe and fifth in the world for air travel emissions.

29 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Costa del Sol sees a surge in tourists this year

Academics have suggested that the ‘rebound’ is thanks to a lot of political unrest in other countries, such as Turkey, Egypt or Tunisia, with people

25 Sep, 2019 @ 11:01

Lead·Malaga

As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall than France

The WTO has said many visitors are now choosing Spain for its sports and gastronomic offerings, particularly in the Basque region

22 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·National News·Travel News

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The ordeal took place in broad daylight in a public spot, with several beach-goers visible in frame only a matter of metres away

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

More than 50km of cycle lanes planned for Spain’s Costa del Sol SCRAPPED by Government

Meanwhile the regional budgets for this year have earmarked a further €8.7 million for cycling lanes in Cadiz

8 Aug, 2019 @ 11:37

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest

According to the National Institute of Statistics, June saw a 5.3% drop in British tourists year-on-year

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:13

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Costa del Sol to see 10% increase in employment this summer compared to 2018

Waiters, hotel workers, salespeople, customer service staff, telemarketers and shop assistants, are among the most popular summer jobs

24 Jun, 2019 @ 14:09

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

British tourists to help create more than 600,000 jobs in Spain this summer – 140,000 of them permanent

Andalucia will benefit the most, with the influx of tourists creating 28,420 permanent posts

9 Jun, 2019 @ 16:53

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

FEELING BLUE: Here are the 17 Costa del Sol beaches which have lost their blue flag status

The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education has blamed illegal building, including some beach bars, for the shocking news

8 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

ESTEPONA: Is it the crown jewel of Spain’s Costa del Sol?

Estepona has managed to avoid the mass market tourism of the rest of the Costa del Sol, retaining a certain kind of magic

28 Apr, 2019 @ 11:04

Lead·Travel News

Tourism companies in Spain outraged at being handed limits on daily beach visitors with some as low as 250 per day

A group of ship owners and hoteliers have labelled the plans ‘unjustified’ and claimed that daily limit on tourist numbers is a ‘grave error’

22 Apr, 2019 @ 16:05

Environment·Lead

British tourists’ spending up in first quarter of 2019 with Andalucia the main destination for UK holidaymakers

THIS year has seen Brits visiting Spain in higher numbers and spending more after 2018 saw a disappointing summer for the country’s tourism sector. Both

6 Apr, 2019 @ 09:25

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Most Attractive Industries to Invest in Gibraltar

Among the British overseas territories, Gibraltar has seen an incredible rise in the last few years. This nation has its autonomous government and its own

18 Mar, 2019 @ 14:01

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Gibraltar

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