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Finnish Jani Paasikoski, among the top ten chefs selected in the World Paella Day Cup 2022

Finnish Jani Paasikoski, among the top ten chefs selected in the World Paella Day Cup 2022

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

Almost 90 % of Finnish travellers have a positive perception of Spain as a travel destination

Almost 90 % of Finnish travellers have a positive perception of Spain as a travel destination

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

Spain will invest 35 million euros in rehabilitation of historical heritage sites

Spain will invest 35 million euros in rehabilitation of historical heritage sites

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

Starting today, travelling to Spain is easier: Spain removes the SpTH Health Check Form

Starting today, travelling to Spain is easier: Spain removes the SpTH Health Check Form

From 6 April 2022, the SpTH Health Check Form is no longer needed to enter Spain for all passengers, regardless of their country of departure, who have an EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE OR EU EQUIVALENT of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative certificate of a diagnostic test for active infection or a certificate of recovery after having passed this disease. Children under 12 years of age and t

The Spanish Tourism Institute and Netflix launch "Spain Travel Guide" and a short film contest to highlight the diversity of Spain through fiction

The Spanish Tourism Institute and Netflix launch "Spain Travel Guide" and a short film contest to highlight the diversity of Spain through fiction

● The guide covers the 17 autonomous regions and shows the cultural, environmental and local leisure richness through stories.

● In addition, both entities have presented the short film contest “How would you say it is Spain without saying it?”, aimed at inspiring students to create stories that highlight the diversity of Spanish cities and towns.
The growth of audiovisual productions in

Spanish Government and Autonomous Regions agree to invest 720 million euros in tourist destinations

Spanish Government and Autonomous Regions agree to invest 720 million euros in tourist destinations

The Tourism Sustainability Plans will reserve 50 million for food and wine projects. Reyes Maroto: "We continue to improve the tourism competitiveness of our destinations throughout the country, both on the coast and in our inland cities and towns." 170 million euros are distributed among the Autonomous Regions to finance energy efficiency and circular economy projects in tourist accommodation. <

Spain launches the largest information portal for its audiovisual industry: Spain Audiovisual Hub

Spain launches the largest information portal for its audiovisual industry: Spain Audiovisual Hub

The new portal called Spain Audiovisual Hub can be found on the website https://spainaudiovisualhub.mineco.gob.es/
The new portal is meant to be the single point of entry to information about the Spanish audiovisual industry, the companies that make it up, its activity and its diversity. The portal also aims at showcasing the most relevant Spanish productions such as films, television series,

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Official Spanish Tourism Authority in Finland

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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