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 natur
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 news o
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 increas
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: Menorc
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
From 2 June 2022, all health travel requirements are lifted if you fly from countries that belong to the European Union or are considered Schengen associated countries.
Only passengers (except for children under 12 years of age and those in international transit) arriving from countries that do NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must present o
This investment is part of the Modernisation and Competitiveness Plan for the tourism sector financed with European funds. The renovation, restoration or rehabilitation projects affect the Museum of Tarragona and the Museum of Cáceres; the castles of Sagunto (Valencia), Adsubia (Alicante) and Santed (Zaragoza); the walls of Zamora and Burgo de Osma (Soria); and the National Library, the Reina Sof
Turespaña will be present once again at the new edition of Apuväline, the most important fair for assistive technology and accessibility in Finland. The event will be held from 11 to 13 May 2022 at Messukeskus in Helsinki. The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki will participate in the fair as part of the framework of collaboration between Turespaña and Sanna Kalmari, a well-known expert in accessi
The Spanish Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Spanish Airports and Aerial Navigation, AENA in Spanish) entity has announced that it has beaten the emissions reduction target set for 2021 by over a 6%, with a total reduction of 66.2%, proving the effectiveness of its Climate Action Plan.
The purchase of 100% guaranteed renewable origin electricity was also kept in 2021. Also, 0.81% of re
From 20 April 2022, it is not mandatory to wear a mask either outdoors or indoors in Spain. The Spanish Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has argued that the high rates of vaccination against COVID-19 and the epidemiological situation in Spain have made it possible to adopt this measure, which has been published today on the Spanish Official State Gazette. However, there are some exemptions in
