On September 18th, 2024, Turespaña will host Spain Talks: Caring for the Future, an innovative event focused on sustainability in the tourism sector. The event will bring together Nordic and Spanish industry leaders to share insights and best practices, including a Lonely Planet presentation, roundtable discussions and an awards ceremony recognizing achievements in the field. Register online now.
Dear journalist,
We’re excited to introduce the first-ever "Spain Talks"event on 18 September in Stockholm, an occasion dedicated to recognizing excellence and innovation in the Nordic tourism industry. This event is part of a series organized by Turespaña in key cities such as London, Milan, and New York, and now, Stockholm.
Experience Awards for journalist
As part of the event, we’re la
The Spanish Tourist Office in Stockholm, along with its counterparts in Helsinki, Oslo, and Copenhagen, is thrilled to announce the inaugural “Spain Talks” event, taking place on September 18th, 2024. This special event aims to celebrate excellence, dedication, and innovation in sustainable tourism practices within the Nordic tourism industry.
Conferences and Panel Discussions Foster Collaborat
Join us for a World Tapas Day Celebration in Helsinki!
Spain is well known for its beautiful landscapes, pleasant weather, and rich culture, but also for its exceptional gastronomy and renowned tapas tradition.
On the occasion of World Tapas Day, the Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki invites journalists and opinion leaders to a special event at our cozy pop-up "taberna" within the Pala Esp
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. 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
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 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
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
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
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%.
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
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
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
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
• 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
The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki participates at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival that will take place from 29 August to 4 September 2022. Among the different actions planed, the printed program for the film festival will include a visual from the You Deserve Spain campaign that shows Spain as a cultural destination.
In addition, a promotional video will be displayed during the
Finnish cook Jani Paasikoski has been selected as Top Ten chef in the World Paella Day Cup 2022. All finalists will travel to Valencia in September to experience World Paella Day and face each other on 20 September to compete and cook the best paella.
Jani Paasikoski was born in Helsinki, but he moved to the Mediterranean at a very young age. During his childhood, he discovered flavours, smells
The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki and Travellyze, a cloud-based tourism analytics platform, have released the Spain Destination Brand Awareness Report, which shows how Finnish travellers perceive Spain and compares the results with the main competitors of Spain as a tourist destination.
The report shows that Spain is a strong travel destination and it is doing well among Finnish travellers
On the occasion of the World Paella Day, the Valencia region tourism boards and Tourspain are holding a competition to award the international chef who cooks the best paella outside of Spain: the World Paella Day Cup 2022. This year Finland takes part in the competition with chef and food stylist Jani Paasikoski. He was born in Helsinki, but he moved to the Mediterranean at a very young age. Durin
TURESPAÑA’s remit as an organisation is to promote Spain as a destination abroad, doing so by means of:
Promotion and marketing of tourism products and destinations in international markets, in collaboration with the regional authorities (Comunidades Autónomas), local authorities and the private sector.
Drawing up the bases of tourism policy, doing so in collaboration with other state organisations, public authorities and the private sector through the Sector-Based Tourism Conference (Conferencia Sectorial del Turismo), the Spanish Tourism Board (Consejo Español de Turismo) and the Interministerial Tourism Committee (Comisión Interministerial de Turismo).
Supporting Spanish tourism firms abroad and also expediting international tourism cooperation and relations.
Analysing knowledge and intelligence of the tourism economy and bringing it to wider notice.
Drawing up plans and programmes to foster innovation, quality, sustainability and competitiveness of tourism products and destinations.
Driving the modernisation of the tourism sector, improving its scientific and technological capacity and enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of management processes.
Strategy and investment of Paradores de Turismo de España S.A (the company running the state-owned hotel network)
TURESPAÑA carries out its activity abroad through the network of Spanish Tourism Offices (Oficinas Españolas de Turismo), which depend on Spain’s embassies and consulates.
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