Tag: holiday
Holiday voucher for Valencia region residents
THE regional tourism sector has been thrown a lifeline by the Valencian government after it announced this week that it will be issuing a...
Spain will not impose quarantine on British tourists
Spain will not impose self-isolation on British tourists from today (Sunday, June 21) despite the fact that the UK has not lifted a similar...
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Holiday home fraudsters arrested in Benidorm
NATIONAL Police have arrested five people, aged between 22 and 62 years, in Benidorm accusing them of defrauding more than €220,000 offering non-existing holiday...
Campaign to end ‘systematic fraud’ in insurance
THE British and Spanish governments are being urged to take action against an alleged travel insurance scam run by a group of unscrupulous companies.
The...
Holiday rental scam victims fight back
ANGRY victims of a holiday rental scam have launched a massive publicity campaign to warn of the dangers of rogue websites offering luxury dream...
UK clamps down on bogus hotel sickness claims
COSTA hotels and holiday apartments have this week welcomed the announcement by the UK government to enforce new rules in the coming weeks to...
UK to crackdown on Costa hotel claim fraud
BRITISH PM Theresa May and her government have vowed to crack down on holiday claim fraud that is damaging both British holidaymakers and the...
Fallas finally here
Despite delays in erecting the papier-mâché effigies due to the bad weather conditions earlier this week, fallas are now in place in main towns....
Holiday rental websites under fire
THE VALENCIAN government has triggered new action which could result in huge fines for holiday rental sites such as popular Airbnb that have not...
Holidaymakers’ spending rockets
BREXIT, financial instability and extra taxes have not prevented tourists from spending even more on their Costa holidays so far this year.
The average spend...
Holiday disaster
WHAT should have been a relaxing family holiday in the sun has turned into a living nightmare for one British family – only hours...
Easter bonanza
IT WAS a record-breaking Easter weekend on the Costa Blanca as temperatures leaped into the high 20s and hotels reported 100%occupancy rates.
Over the four-day...
No room at the inn
WITH the arrival of thousands of visitors to Benidorm for the Easter period, getting under way today (Friday, March 18), hotel spaces will be...