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Last month was the hottest October in Spain since records began in 1961, with an average temperature of 18ºC.
It beat the previous record, from October 2017, by 0.8ºC, according to state weather agency Aemet.
The figure was 3.6ºC higher than the average for the period of reference (1981-2010).
Climatology confirms that the hottest season of the year already invades part of spring and autumn on the Costa Blanca. Five months of summer in Alicante and Benidorm, and stretches the tourist season. The Mediterranean Sea continues with unusually high temperatures, with values ranging between 22-24 ºC.
The “Beer Festival” will take place until October 16 in La Nucia. The event, the oldest in Spain, will distribute 20,000 liters of beer
Foreign tourists (six million) who have visited the Costa Blanca this summer have been satisfied or very satisfied, 55% say they intend to return in the next 12 months, according to the 2022 Visitor Satisfaction Survey
The Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airport will close August with 1,800 flights that strengthen the recovery of international tourism after the pandemic, since the terminal already reaches 90% of the operations it had before the outbreak of the health crisis despite the fact that this summer there are no flights with Russia (they moved 200,000 passengers a year) or with Ukraine due to the war in Eastern Europe.
Valencia is the second destination with more foreign tourists. Castellón consolidates the domestic market with 86% of national travelers
More than 4,000 footballers and coaches and 265 teams from 15 countries will participate in the Costa Blanca Cup 2022. The championship will have eight venues and will once again bet on ‘inclusive football‘.
As of June 1, Germany will no longer require a 3G test upon entry. However, Spain continues to cling to it. Current travel requirements at a glance. After Switzerland and Austria, Germany has now abolished the 3G rule for entry: As of Wednesday, June 1, it is no longer necessary to present a corona test, recovery or a negative test in order to show. Anyone planning a holiday in Spain no longer needs to have the corresponding certificate ready, at least for the return trip. Unvaccinated people can therefore return to Germany without a test.
Alicante province absorbs 70% of this majority market in Benidorm, especially in its hotels. A 10% increase in Portuguese tourism is expected this summer
Nowhere else in Spain do so many Blue Flags fly on the beaches as in the Valencian Community. Alicante is the Spanish province with the most awards. Four Valencian beaches obtain the quality flag for the first time, two of them on the Costa Blanca. List of some towns with beaches on the Costa Blanca with Blue Flag: Alicante, Alfas del Pi, Altea, Benidorm, Benissa, Benitachell, Calpe, Denia, El Campello, Elche, Guardarmar del Segura, Javea, Torrevieja, Teulada, Moraira, Villajoyosa