This year’s Valencia Boat Show will be 100 per cent virtual as the region (which includes Alicante province) aims to showcase its status as an innovative epicentre of international sailing. The boating showcase will be held on the same dates as the traditional physical event, from 28 October to … Read more about Valencia Boat Show Reinvented as Virtual Showpiece
Belgium’s decision to ease travel restrictions for the Valencia region has prompted TUI Fly to re-consolidate its flights schedule for Alicante-Elche Airport. The airline company’s TUI Fly Belgium affiliate had been forced to suspend many of its services in early September when the Belgian … Read more about TUI Fly Boosts Flights Between Alicante and Belgium
Holidaymakers are being offered an all-inclusive, week-long stay in tourist hotspot Benidorm for just over €200. The “Benidorm Resort” scheme has been introduced to help rescue the autumn-winter season, traditionally hugely popular for post-summer visitors from northern European countries, … Read more about Stay+Eat Holidays for €209 a Week in Benidorm
The paella might now have become something of a universal dish at culinary gatherings around the world, but its spiritual home remains in Valencia. Just try to suggest otherwise to a friend or colleague from the region! As one of the Valencian region’s three provinces (together with Castellón … Read more about Alicante Showcases Local Rice Delicacies on World Paella Day
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
