The president of the Valencia region is to meet Britain’s ambassador to Spain next week to press for the region to be added to the UK’s green list of acceptable travel destinations. Valencia, which includes the resorts of Benidorm and Alicante on the Costa Blanca, claims to be the safest place in Europe, with a Covid infection rate of 29 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared with Spain’s overall rate of 140 per 100,000. On Friday the Spanish.
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Updated: 5 May 2021, 11:31
BRITS may struggle to book a holiday to Spain this summer, as hoteliers are warning many hotels may not be open before July.
Benidorm hotel association HOSBEC have warned that 50 per cent of their hotels are not going to open until July, or when they know when foreign travel can return.
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Many hotels in Benidorm may not be able to open until JulyCredit: Alamy
HOSBEC president Toni Mayor told local media: Despite the state of alarm ending this weekend, the lack of international visitors, especially those from the UK, meaning that many hotels will not reopen for now.
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The end of the state of alarm on May 9 and the removal of the Valencian border restrictions is a date that has been long anticipated by the tourism sector and while many hotels are preparing to reopen their doors to welcome the arrival of national tourists the Hosbec hotel association has said that well over 50% of it’s members will wait until July, for the arrival of foreign tourists, before they return to activity.
The announcement was made on Monday by the president of the tourist group, Toni Mayor, who added that the lack of international tourists, especially from the United Kingdom, means that many hotels have decided to delay their opening despite the end of the state of alarm.
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HALF of Costa Blanca’s hotels are not going to reopen before July according to a leading hotel association.
Benidorm-based Hosbec says that 50% of its members are hanging on until the foreign tourist trade resumes.
Hosbec president, Toni Mayor, said: “Despite the State of Alarm ending this weekend, the lack of international visitors, especially those from the UK, means that many hotels will not reopen for now.”
The ending of the emergency period means that the Valencian Community border will be open again from Monday(May 10), allowing domestic visitors from across Spain for the first time since late October.