Benidorm area hotel wins ‘Best Hotel in Spain’ accolade at the World Travel Awards
THE Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa on Spain’s Costa Blanca has walked away with a major honour at the World Travel Awards. The south-east
NEW TRAVEL RULES: England introduces cheaper COVID testing for fully-vaxxed travellers from non-red list countries including Spain
FULLY vaccinated passengers and children arriving in England from non-red list countries such as Spain will be able to take a cheaper lateral flow test
Costa Blanca airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019
PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport still have a long way to go in order to match pre-pandemic figures. Figures for September from airport operator Aena
Airport terminals in Spain reopening for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends
FAMILIES and friends will again be able to wave farewell or welcome arrivals from inside Spain’s airport terminals from this Friday(October 15). For the last
Surge in traffic fines due to new radars in Spain’s Mallorca causing problems with early payments
MOTORISTS being hit with traffic fines in Mallorca discovered they don’t have the 50% early payment option due to the notifications being sent out late
EXPLAINER: Why Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels don’t want to rely on UK tourists coming to Spain
BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers want to keep last summer’s domestic booking boost going rather than relying on traditional foreign visitors from countries like the
EasyJet to expand its base in Spain’s Malaga with two new aircraft and 60 new jobs
THE British low-cost carrier has announced that it will add two A320 aircraft next summer to the recently created seasonal base in the capital of
Spain’s Balearic Islands see holiday bookings boom with end of COVID-19 traffic light system
HOLIDAY bookings to the Balearic Islands have boomed since the UK government scrapped the travel traffic light system and pre-departure tests for vaccinated holidaymakers. The traffic
WARNING: Airlines are giving travellers wrong Covid testing information when flying between UK and Spain
AIRLINES are giving out incorrect information on Covid testing requirements which could potentially see travellers turned away from flights and “out of pocket”, a watchdog
IN THE SADDLE: Spain’s Valencia ranked among top 10 cycle-friendly cities in the world
Following these criteria, a list of 40 large cities from around the globe was drawn up based on entries for a previous study by the
Record summer for hospitality trade in Spain’s Gandia
But even more impressive is the fact that, as well as being a prime destination for domestic tourism once again, Gandia was one of only
Summer holiday bookings were ‘better than expected’ in Costa Blanca area of Spain
SUMMER holiday bookings in the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community were up to 30% higher than in 2020, according to Valencia’s general director of
Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists
SPAIN, as expected, has maintained its amber classification on UK COVID-19 travel lists. Yesterday’s update from the British government brought no changes to Spain and
International passenger arrivals to Andalucia tallies 545,200 in July—with Spain doubling figures in one year to 4.4 million
ARRIVALS to Andalucia from international airports reached 545,200 passengers in July, 12.4% of the national total. According to data released by Turespaña, this figure places
Cut-price local holidays return for Costa Blanca and Valencia residents in Spain
HOLIDAY discounts of up to 70% in the Valencian Community are available again this autumn for regional residents. The Viatgem voucher scheme came in last
Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates issued in Spain since early June
SPAIN has issued nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 digital travel certificates, according to the Ministry of Health. 19,901,957 documents have been downloaded as of August
New Flyr airline starts flying from Norway to the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol areas of Spain
A new budget airline based in Norway is launching services this weekend between Oslo and two Spanish airports. Flyr began operating in August 2020 with
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain are filling up nicely despite very few UK bookings
HOTEL occupancy figures in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas are the highest for two years, according to the Hosbec hoteliers association. Hosbec described occupancy
Domestic travellers overtake British users of Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
DOMESTIC passengers overtook UK traveller numbers for Alicante-Elche airport in July. Figures from airport operator Aena put internal users at 133,000 compared to 111,784 Brits.
Security guards call strike at Spain’s Malaga-Costa del Sol airport threatening travel chaos during peak holiday season
SECURITY guards at Malaga airport, the gateway to Spain’s Costa del Sol, are going ahead with their threat to strike during the busiest holiday month.
Benidorm gets ‘Jappi’ to boost winter holiday bookings to the Costa Blanca in Spain
SIX Benidorm tourist, leisure, and hospitality groups are to offer low season holiday packages to entice visitors to the resort. The new idea has been
Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall
REPORTS strongly suggest today(August 4) that Spain will be not be transferred to the ‘red’ list on tomorrow’s anticipated UK government ‘traffic-light’ travel system review.
UK scraps ‘amber’ travel watchlist idea that may have included Spain and Italy
UK plans for an ‘amber watchlist’ have been abandoned, just days before an update on which countries stand where in the traffic-light travel system. Meanwhile
Hotel bookings are higher than pre-pandemic levels in scenic part of the Costa Blanca in Spain
A scenic stretch of the Costa Blanca says hotel bookings are better than the pre-pandemic summer of 2019. Teulada-Moraira council says that July’s hotel occupancy
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels report busiest week of the summer as Spanish bookings keep them going
BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hotels have had their best week for room occupancy this summer according to the Hosbec hoteliers association. Figures for July 19-25
Holiday rentals in Spain are booming as domestic bookings make up for lower numbers of UK and foreign tourists
A Spanish holiday rental website says that August accommodation bookings are higher than two years ago before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rentalia put that down to
