8,000 British Students Invade Salou During Annual Saloufest

Over 8,000 british students, one thousand more than last year, have invaded the Costa Dorada’s tourist resort of Salou in what is now the 12th edition of the Saloufest. The British operator I Love Tour assures that “the Saloufest is the...

Hotel Incosol in Marbella Closes After 39 Years

After 39 years, the hotel Incosol closed down on Sunday due to a lack of economic resources. The 130 workers have pledged to stay on and wait for an investor to buy the hotel. They will carry out maintenance duties and make an inventory of everything...

30,000 Costa del Sol Hotel Beds Empty this Winter

A total of 30,000 hotel beds on the Costa del Sol are due to go unoccupied this winter as 35% of the hotels plan on closing. According to the CCOO worker’s union in the first ten months of 2010 employment in the hotel sector went from 12,203 in...

Benidorm wants to become “Las Vegas of Spain”

Benidorm wants to become the Las Vegas of Spain with a new initiative that would allow 4 and 5-star hotels to host mini-casinos inside their premises. The initiative was proposed by Hosbec – Benidorm’s hotel association and so far has received...

Marbella registers 1,000,000 overnight stays this summer

Marbella has recorded nearly 1,000,000 overnight stays during the months of July, August and September. 400,000 overnight stays were from domestic tourists and 573,000 from foreign nationals, representing a 2.44% increase compared to 2009 figures. According...

Jellyfish Invasion Threatens Spanish Tourism

The worst jellyfish invasion for two years has led to authorities closing beaches across Spain, leaving holidaymakers shocked. Swarms of Mauve Stinger jellyfish threatened tourists on the beaches of Alicante in the northern Costa Blanca with the Red...

Los Monteros Luxury Hotel Reopens

The five-star Los Monteros hotel will reopen again with the first guests arriving Friday 13th August. The luxury hotel has been closed for over a year after the Russian owner, Ernst Malyshev closed its doors in June 2009 after 5 months of disputes with...

Michelle Obama to Visit Marbella in August

The US first lady, Michelle Obama, is planning on visiting Marbella with her daughters Malia and Shasa in the first week of August. The planned trip will be from the 4th to the 8th of August. According to Spanish government sources, the US President...

Spanish Practices Scupper Ryanair Tourism

Budget airline Ryanair is set to slash 7 out of its 9 flights currently servicing San Javier Airport (Murcia). The controversial airline boss is furious at the region’s business inflexibility and its handing €3 million to the small regional airline...

Costa del Sol Tourists Spending Less

The Costa del Sol Hotel Association AHECOS has stated that despite there being 5 per cent more tourists in the first two weeks of July this year compared to the same period last year, the tourists are spending less money and bookings tend to be made...