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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...
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...
Marbella To Hand Out 15,000 Beach Ashtrays
As the beaches get busy in the popular southern resort of Marbella, the government has begun distributing around 15,000 beach ashtrays to people on the beach as well as to workers who rent out sunbeds in an attempt to keep the beaches clean. The initiative...
Pere Granados Promotes Good Image of Salou
Bikini clad British tourists face a fine of nearly 250 pounds for flashing their assets in, or around the vicinity of Spanish seaside resorts. On the Costa Dorada – The Salou Resort became the first place to impose the ban against bikini clad tourists...
The Costas Sitting on a Goldmine
A recent study focused on Gandia highlighted the need for residential tourism. Heading the study, Sr. Vicent Altur identifies the need to turn residential tourists into residents upon their retirement. He says this can be achieved by providing year round...
Spanish Tourism needs drastic change in order to maintain leadership, says OCDE
The Spanish tourism industry needs a “dramatic” change to maintain global leadership in a global post-crisis time, said the director of the Center enterprise, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism of the OCDE, Sergio Arzeni. According to Arzeni,...
Volcanic ash cloud causes Spanish Hotels to lose 192 million euro
The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (CEHAT), in a statement said today that the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud which led to the blocking of airspace in April resulted in a loss of 192.5 million euro to the Spanish hotel sector. According...
