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    Espanja on edelleen suomalaisten suosikkikohteita: Merkittävä kasvu vuonna 2023!

    Suomalaisturistien määrä Espanjassa kasvoi merkittävästi vuonna 2023, mikä vaikutti huomattavasti matkailupalveluiden ja -tuotteiden kysynnän kasvuun. Turespañan, Frontur INE:n ja Egaturin viimeisimpien tietojen mukaan matkailupalveluiden ja -tuotteiden ostamiseen käytetty rahamäärä Espanjassa oli noin 923 miljardia euroa, mikä merkitsee 31 %:n kasvua edellisvuoteen verrattuna. Tämä kuvastaa suoma

  • Fuengirola vahvistaa asemiaan Suomen markkinoilla Helsingin Matka-matkamessuilla

    Fuengirola vahvistaa asemiaan Suomen markkinoilla Helsingin Matka-matkamessuilla. Näin on ilmoittanut tänä aamuna matkailuasioista vastaava kaupunginvaltuutettu José Luis Ponce, joka on kertonut kaupungin olevan edustettuna Suomen pääkaupungissa delegaation voimin. Delegaatiota johtaa pormestari Ana Mula, ensimmäinen varapormestari Rodrigo Romero sekä itse matkailuasioista vastaava kaupunginvaltuu

  • Maailman turismijärjestö valitsi vuoden 2023 parhaat matkailukylät – joukossa peräti kolme espanjalaiskylää

    Maailman turismijärjestö valitsi vuoden 2023 parhaat matkailukylät – joukossa peräti kolme espanjalaiskylää

    Espanjalaiset kylät Cantavieja, Oñati ja Sigüenza ovat valittu vuoden 2023 parhaiden matkailukylien joukkoon Maailman turismijärjestön (UNWTO) toimesta.
    Maailman turismijärjestön parhaiden matkailukylien listalle valitaan vuosittain maaseutukyliä, jotka ovat edelläkävijöitä maisemien, kulttuurisen monimuotoisuuden, paikallisten arvojen ja kulinaaristen perinteiden säilyttämisessä. Listalle pääs

  • Madrid chosen as Europe's leading meetings & conference destination for the 6th consecutive year

    Madrid chosen as Europe's leading meetings & conference destination for the 6th consecutive year

    Madrid has received for the 6th consecutive year the award for Europe's leading meetings & conference destination in the 30th edition of the World Travel Awards Europe, the most prestigious international awards in the travel industry. This award recognises the confidence of travel professionals in Madrid, and confirms that the excellent reputation obtained by the Spanish capital in this touris

  • Spain achieves with 'Talayotic Menorca' its 50th inscription on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List

    Spain achieves with 'Talayotic Menorca' its 50th inscription on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List

    The candidature 'Talayotic Menorca, an island cyclopean odyssey'has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. With this new inscription, Spain has 50 World Heritage sites in its territory, which makes it one of the countries with the largest amount of inscriptions on the list.
    An exceptional case of a living archaeological and monumental landscape
    Beyond its lovely coves, Menorca has o

  • Tenerife picks up pace again following the wildfire

    Now that the wildfire has stabilised, Tenerife is once again picking up the pace and continues to offer hundreds of experiences to those visiting the island. The general situation has been and continues to be one of normality on most of the island and restrictions are limited to those places closest to the area affected.

    Tenerife continues to be a privileged destination for those who love n

  • Spain Ranks Among the World’s Most LGBTQ+ Friendly Destinations

    Spain Ranks Among the World’s Most LGBTQ+ Friendly Destinations

    As the world celebrates Pride Day, Spain shines among the top LGBTQ+ friendly cities, with Madrid and Barcelona in the top five in Europe. Nearly 87% of Spanish LGBTQ+ travellers consider safety and wellbeing in selecting a destination. The LGBTQ+ tourism sector, attracting over 35 million travellers annually, significantly disrupts seasonality and grows at a rate of 10.3%.

  • Pala Espanjaa - World Tapas Day

    Pala Espanjaa - World Tapas Day


    Dear journalist,
    The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki would like to invite you to our celebration of World Tapas Day, a special event that will take place at our Pala Espanjaa space in Kolme Seppää square, right in the centre of Helsinki.
    The special event for journalists will take place from 11:00 to 11:30 on Friday 16 June 2023. During the event, we will share with you the latest ne

  • Tenerife, the island of a thousand experiences to enjoy this summer

    Tenerife, the island of a thousand experiences to enjoy this summer

    Discovering its diversity of natural landscapes, tasting its excellent gastronomy or enjoying its wide range of leisure and wellness experiences are just some of the proposals of this Canary Island for the coming months, in which its offer of open-air events becomes the perfect excuse to travel to it... and to discover it.

    Although Tenerife has an average annual temperature of 23ºC, the inc

  • New webinar about hidden gems in Spain organised by the Spanish Tourist Office

    New webinar about hidden gems in Spain organised by the Spanish Tourist Office

    Turespaña, through the Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki, in collaboration with the tourism authorities of Menorca, Aragón and Castilla-La Mancha, has organised the webinar Hidden gems in Spain 2023, which took place on 10 May 2023 and was aimed at Finnish travel professionals.

    The webinar featured three special destinations that are still undiscovered by most of the Finnish population: Me

  • Spain will host SMAL’s Spring Event in 2023

    Spain will host SMAL’s Spring Event in 2023

    The Spanish city of Seville will host the Spring Event of SMAL (the Association of Finnish Travel Industry) in 2023. The announcement was made during the Autumn Meeting of SMAL, which took place in Tampere on 13 October 2022.
    SMAL organises each year one of its main annual meetings abroad. In collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Office, SMAL has decided that the next Spring Event will take pl

  • Turespaña and PHotoEspaña present España. Portrait of a country

    Turespaña and PHotoEspaña present España. Portrait of a country

    • The project aims to reflect a vision of contemporary Spain and its rich cultural, social, geographical, natural, monumental and artistic diversity which can be enjoyed by traveling throughout the country.
    • The project includes a photography competition which will be open until 16 October 2022. The legal bases can be found on the website www.phe.es
    • A jury of experts will choose 19 winni

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