Tourist Boost
A best-ever figure of 47.2 million foreign tourists visited Spain this year up till the end of August this year, just over four percent more than the same eight months of 2014. There were nine point...
View ArticleFly VIP
Spanish airline Vueling is offering access to the VIP lounge in 40 of Europe´s most important airports, for a cost of just 25 euro. The move extends to use of the facility beyond those who are...
View ArticleNew Laws for Children in Cars
New traffic laws come into force in Spain on 1st October, with the main objective of protecting children in cars. From now on, all children measuring 135 cm in height or less must ride in the rear...
View ArticleCarry On Spending
Spain’s record-breaking tourist year is being matched by record-breaking spending according to the latest government figures. The Tourism Ministry says that up to the end of August, over 46 billion...
View ArticleCorvera Quiz
Murcia’s parliament is to investigate the role of Murcia’s regional government in the saga of the unopened airport at Corvera. The parliamentary commission will look at the behaviour of past and...
View ArticlePolice Silencers
The Local Police in Orihuela have embarked on a week-long campaign to control excessive noise emitted by motorcycles and scooters. All this week the officers will be conducting random and spot checks...
View ArticleBusy Day Cruising
Alicante had a particularly busy day on Tuesday as 6,100 cruise passengers and crew arrived at the same time on board two ships. P&O´s El Ventura arrived from Italy with 3,200 passengers on board,...
View ArticleCorvera Win
A court has ruled that the Murcia government were within their rights to tear up a contract with the management company of the still-to-open Corvera airport. A Murcia court rejected the legal action...
View ArticleUp And Down
Alicante-Elche airport has recorded yet another record-breaking month for passengers easily passing the million mark for September, whilst the Murcia regional airport at San Javier, continues to...
View ArticleChecking Limits
La Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) has upped the number of mobile radar speed traps across the Valencian region with a focus on roads which have seen an increasing number of accidents. Monitoring...
View ArticleRoad Horror
Four people died and three were injured in a horrific Saturday afternoon crash on the A-7 highway in the Murcia region, including two friends who were heading home after playing golf on Algorfa’s La...
View ArticleFlying Home
Alicante-Elche airport passenger numbers are continuing to set records month by month with the August figures showing a 14.8 percent rise on travellers compared to a year ago. Close to one and a half...
View ArticleLow Cost Rise
Budget air carriers like Ryanair and Easyjet had over a four million passengers using Spanish airports last month, a rise of over nine percent compared to August 2015. The government figures show that...
View ArticleNo Worries For Ryanair
Low-cost carrier Ryanair says that they don’t see any falls in UK visitor numbers flying into Alicante-Elche airport because of Brexit and the current falls in the exchange rate between the pound and...
View ArticleTourist Toppers
Spain has smashed the record for visits from foreign tourists last year, with a total of 71 and a half million visitors, and that’s before figures for December are factored in early next month! In...
View ArticleCampsites Saw Increase in Overnight Stays in 2016
Caravan and campsites across Alicante Province saw an 11 percent rise in overnight stays compared to figures for 2015. Juan Delgado of the Alicante Camping Association said that the increased figures...
View ArticleFigures for Costa Blanca Hotel Stays Last Year Boosted by National Tourists
The Costa Blanca’s tourist boom in hotel stays last year was not just down to a rise in international visitors, but was also boosted by a big hike in domestic tourists, according to figures from the...
View ArticleSpanish Prime Minister Warns Brexit Could Harm Spain’s Recovering Economy
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned this week that Britain’s exit from the EU posed a severe threat to Spain’s recovering economy, and made a plea for cohesion in Europe. “Brexit is a serious threat,”...
View ArticleNew Ryanair Service Linking Alicante-Elche and Aberdeen Airports
Budget air carrier Ryanair has launched a twice-weekly link between Aberdeen and Alicante-Elche airports. The all-year services will run on a Saturday and Thursday, with the Boeing 737-800 plane able...
View ArticleRyanair Announces New Service Running from Leeds-Bradford Airport to San Javier
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced the launch of a new winter 2017 service from Leeds-Bradford airport to San Javier, which will run twice-weekly. Tony Hallwood, Aviation Development Director at...
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