Benidorm Town Hall has launched a novel initiative to try to lure UK tourists back to the popular Mediterranean resort. The aim with Benidorm Island is to provide a “safe health corridor” for tourists this autumn, and thus encourage the British government to exclude the area from its quarantine … Read more about Safe Tourism Island Planned by Benidorm to Attract UK Tourists
One of Spain’s most buoyant tourist hotspots is trying to lure a new kind of visitor as traditional international holidaymakers are being forced to stay home due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions. Located in the heart of the Costa Blanca, just a 45-kilometre drive from Alicante-Elche … Read more about Benidorm Launches Campaign to Attract “Digital Nomads”
Alicante’s town hall has been taking part in a pilot project aimed at providing a more sustainable and pleasant environment for beachgoers, as a new study shows the area has been considerably less affected by COVID-19 than the UK and other countries in Europe. Spanish “proptech” company Sonneil … Read more about Sustainable Beach Initiative in “Low-Level COVID-19” Alicante
The global repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak have had an especially harsh effect on tourism in Spain – consequently causing a massive decline in airport traffic. Nevertheless, government authorities are stoically focusing on several positive developments over summer. In Alicante province, … Read more about Tourism Authorities Highlight International Airlines’ Confidence in the Costa Blanca
Alicante-Elche Airport is scheduled to be one of the new destinations covered by expanded Wizz Air services from Doncaster Sheffield Airport. This follows the airline group’s announcement that Doncaster will become its second base for Wizz Air UK, together with London Luton. The airline plans to … Read more about New Wizz Air Flights Linking Doncaster and Alicante
Golf was one of the first leisure activities to re-open for business when Spain’s lockdown ended, and golf clubs throughout the country remain relatively secure havens of health and safety as tourists navigate new summer holiday protocols. Internationally, the main professional tours have now … Read more about A Green Oasis of Calm Amidst a Summer of Unprecedented Upheaval
The future of Britain’s quarantine rule for returning tourists might still be uncertain, but travel preferences remain just as clear as they were pre-coronavirus. First of all, Spain is UK holidaymakers’ preferred destination. Second, Alicante and its attractive Costa Blanca resorts are at the top … Read more about New-Look Tourism Portal Promotes Spain as a Safe “Home Away from Home” Destination
As Spanish tourism authorities and businesses digest the UK government’s decision to require returning travellers to quarantine for 14 days, the WHO has defended Spain’s ongoing measures to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a virtual press conference, Dr Mike … Read more about World Health Organisation Praises Spain’s Coronavirus Response
