The Meetings and Events Industry Forum, in which the Spanish DMC’s play a relevant role, have agreed to launch a new and more effective strategy to promote Spain as an unsurpassable destination for meeting and events trips. This decision has been reached in an official encounter between the Meetings and Events Industry Forum representatives and …
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May 09
Spanish MICE Sector will celebrate MICE Pride Day
Our sector will have its own day! May 12 is the date chosen to commemorate the MICE Pride in Spain. This will be the first time in which the Spanish Meeting Tourism Sector will celebrate this day, but we hope May 12 will become the most special annual date for all the ones involved in …
Feb 13
San Sebastian, the trendiest destination!
Today we will speak about the Basque Country again. This time, though, not about Bilbao, but about San Sebastian. This city has been named as the fifth word best destination by Conde Nast Traveler, the prestigious North-American travel magazine. Every year Conde Nast Traveler publishes the list of the 25 world best cities to be …
Feb 11
New airline between Oslo and Bilbao
Good news for both North-European and South-European citizens. The air company Norwegian has launched a new route which joins Bilbao (Spain) and Oslo (Norway). Norwegian rolls two flights every week: Wednesday and Saturday, at the same time. The flight departure is at 6.30 am and 2.30 pm from Oslo and at 10.25 am and 18.25 …
Feb 06
Spain is the third country in the European Union in air traffic
Five Spanish airports are in the Top 30 of the European Union airports with more passengers. Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga and Gran Canaria are the airports that have a place in this prestigious list, and they make Spain the third country in Europe with highest air traffic. This information has been published …
Oct 04
Russian tourists satisfied with their stays in Spain
Russian visitors appreciate Spanish hotels. This is the conclusion of the last study published by the Online Market Monitor about the quality and value of the touristic destinations. 1,100 Russian tourists have given their opinions about Spanish Hotels, with a final average of 8,17 out of 10. This mark is higher than marks given by …
Sep 12
Everything is ready for the Comunitat Valenciana GP
Valencia will be the world’s sport capital during the second weekend of November (8-10). The Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian’s Community Circuit) will hold the last Moto GP Grand Prix of this season. Valencia will be, for another year, the scene of great joys and also of big disappointments. All drivers will face the …
Aug 08
International tourism helps Spanish economy
June has been a successful month for Spanish tourism. The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has published that Spanish hotels registered 30,8 million overnight stays, 1,75% more than June 2012. Overnights stays increased due to international travelers, who stayed at Spanish hotels 4,2% more time than last year. However, overnights of national tourists decreased 3’5%. …
Aug 01
New flight connection between Granada and London
Source: granadablogs.com British Airways will operate a new flight connection between Federico García Granada-Jaen Airport (Granada, Spain) and London City Airport. The frequency of this new direct link is five weekly flights, until August 31st, period in which the Airport could receive almost 2000 travelers from the British city. From the 1st of September the frequency …