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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...
Spanish Hoteliers Request a Reduction in VAT
The President of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (CEHAT), Joan Molas, insisted on his petition to have the sector’s VAT reduced as well as on measures to reactivate the sector which is forecast to grow by 2% by the...
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...
Boats Back in Seville’s Plaza España
After almost ten years of drought in the moat surrounding Plaza España in Seville, the local council have finally given in to public demand. The boats are coming back. Plaza España was built in 1928 as part of the Ibero-American exhibition and has since...
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...
Spain Destroys 7.7 Hectares of Coastline Daily: Greenpeace
According to Greenpeace, Spain is destryoing 7.7 hectares of natural coastline a day after having destroyed over 50,000 hectares of coastline between 1987 and 2005. The data was released Friday by the environmental protection group Greenpeace at a press...
