Javea town hall is installing free wi-fi points in the historic town centre and the Duanes and Arenal areas.
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Costa Blanca and Benidorm reinforce their promotion strategy for LGTBQ+ tourism
The Costa Blanca and the Visit Benidorm Foundation will strengthen their joint promotion strategy in the LGTBQ+ segment by attending the most important events in Spain and Europe focused on this group whose growth.
The calendar planned by both organizations for the coming months, as long as the sanitary measures allow it, contemplates their participation in various festivals, fairs and national events such as the Village Pride in Barcelona, which will take place from June 24 to 26, or the Madrid Pride, which will take place from July 1 to 3, which will be attended in coordination with GVA Turisme. In addition, together they will also lead the organization of the Benidorm
Pride that will be held next September. “The Benidorm Pride, which reaches its tenth edition, has established itself as a great event within the international Pride circuit and offers a whole week of activities, parades and shows in various parts of the city,” said Toni Pérez.
On a European level, Costa Blanca and Benidorm will focus their attention on the German market and, to this end, they will attend, together with Turespaña, the Christofer Street Days -CSD- in Cologne (on July 3), Berlin (on July 22 ) and Hamburg (on August 5, 6 and 7). Likewise, the two tourist entities are expected to participate in the workshop of the annual global convention of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, which in 2022 will take place in Milan from October 26 to 29 with the presence of agents, companies and tour operators. specialized in this segment from all over the world.
Travel to Spain made easier for British families
From Monday (February 14) British youngsters aged between 12 and 17 years old no longer have to show a Covid vaccination certificate to enter Spain.
A statement from the Spanish Embassy in the UK noted that they can present a negative Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (PCR test or similar) taken within 72 hours prior to arrival in Spain instead of the certificate.
Wooden walkway in Relleu (Alicante)
Ravine walkway set to open. Relleu council has installed a wooden walkway which runs along the side of a ravine that leads to the old reservoir’s dam. It reaches a glass platform vantage point.
The British population increases on the Costa Blanca
Torrevieja council has released provisional population figures for the municipality which show that Britons still make up the largest foreign community in the town – and the numbers have gone up over the last three years.
Restaurants and hotels packed in Benidorm for a record-breaking holiday bridge in December
The city hangs the entire poster in some establishments, which plan to equal or exceed the historic figures for 2019. The December Bridge is one of the most anticipated of the year. And more, as it happens in 2021, if five days come together. A date that has caused many Benidorm hotels to put up the full poster for these dates (among those that are still open) and that the hotel business has a large number of reservations until Wednesday.
Benidorm ready for british tourism : the end of COVID restrictions
The English area begins to fill with tourists at the beginning of October – Hotels or bars that have been closed for months are reopened due to the increase in visitors to the islands to spend their holidays.
From this October 4, British tourists will be able to travel without restrictions if they are vaccinated. So many have packed their bags and headed to one of the most popular destinations for the English: Benidorm. Others will in the next few days or weeks. And this is reflected in the reservations that the preferred hotel accommodations of this tourism already have registered for the coming weeks, even months.
Hotels on the Costa Blanca launch their own “Imserso” to attract and attract retirees from all over Europe
Businessmen improve prices and benefits to avoid closures when they find that there is demand.
Hotels on the Costa Blanca have decided to stand up to Imserso and have launched their own vacation programs that are marketed on their websites through the internet. The Servigroup chain, which has launched an offer whereby you can spend a week’s vacation from October 1 in a four-star hotel with full board, free parking and, among other benefits, free transfer to the airport or the station from Alicante AVE from 260 euros. Other groups such as Poseidon Hotels will also make this type of offers
Mundosenior (touristic operator) launches offers trips for retirees on the Costa Blanca from 260 euros
Eight-day holidays on the Costa Blanca from 260 euros (full board and transport included). The program is made up of cultural circuits in Spain, circuits in Europe, trips to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, trips to the mainland coast and stays of five days in European capitals.
The cheapest options are the Spanish coast, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. Customers can book trips from 230 euros without transport (260 with transport) to Andalucia (Malaga) and Costa Blanca. The other option is Salou, in Cataluña, with prices starting at 295 without transport and 325 with transport.
British tourism fills 16% of the hotel beds in Benidorm
The hotels in Benidorm and other destinations on the Costa Blanca closed last week with an average occupancy of over 70%. Thanks to tourism from the United Kingdom that adds two consecutive weeks of continuous growth and already represents 16% of all tourists who stay in the tourist capital of the province of Alicante.