Spain, Europe’s second-most visited country after France, aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020, the government said Tuesday. The country received 89,523 Chinese tourists in 2009, the last year for which figures are available, and Tourism Minister Miguel Sebastian said this figure should rise to 300,000 in 2012. To increase the number of […]
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Spain aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020
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Spain Sees Year on Year British Tourist Increase
Online travel experts, ULookUBook.com, who offer all inclusive holidays to Spain, say that their customers are returning to the country year after year. This insider knowledge has been backed up by official figures from 2010 released this month. The data collated by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, showed that 83 per cent of people visiting […]
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Singapore Airlines And Spain Tourism Board Sign MOU
Singapore Airlines and Spain Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting tourist arrivals to Spain. Under the agreement, both parties will jointly explore and implement activities to promote tourist traffic to Spain, by way of Singapore Airlines’ services between Singapore and Barcelona. Both have agreed to commit funds through to […]
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Valencia gets the green light on international tourism as the Formula One Grand Prix of Europe hits town this weekend
Over the years millions of overseas tourists have selected the Communidad Valencia as their holiday getaway with the vast proportion choosing to spend their time along the coastal strip of the Costa Blanca, while the city of Valencia in the past, was generally absent from the tourist map. However, as Spain’s third largest city, Valencia […]
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Spain received more than 19 million tourists in the first five months of the year, 7.3% up on the same period in 2010
Between the months of January and May, more than 19 million foreign tourists visited Spain, representing a 7.3% increase on the same period last year, according to figures published by the Spanish Inbound Tourism Survey (Spanish acronym FRONTUR), prepared by the Tourism Studies Institute of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. In the […]
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Consular Minister urges British residents to get the most out of living in Spain
British residents can get even more out of living in Spain by taking a number of simple steps, said Consular Minister Jeremy Browne MP on a visit to Malaga (15 June). Register on the Padrón to gain access to social services and cash savings Take time to learn some Spanish, volunteer to help others Tell […]
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Tourism gathers speed ready for the summer
Spain’s tourism figures for the first four months of this year are better than even the most optimistic forecasts. The Minister for Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Miguel Sebastián, reported on Tuesday that the number of foreign visitors to Spain was up by 8.5 per cent between January and April this year. He added that the […]
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Summer Solstice Festivities on the night of San Juan
The festival of Sant Joan takes place between June 20th till 24th and is a huge party full of bonfires, fireworks, music and dancing. Six months after Christmas the arrival of the summer solstice is celebrated during the shortest night of the year. The celebrations of Sant Joan are of pagan origin and consist to […]
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Jet2.com expands Spanish routes from Glasgow
Nine million visitors to Spain in first three months of 2011 as Jet2.com announces new route from Glasgow to Spain for 2012 . As peak season approaches for many of the popular holiday destinations, Spain is already enjoying a noticeable increase in visitors this year. Information from The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade puts […]
