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Volcano tourism to boost ravaged La Palma!

February 7, 2022341 Views

The devastating volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma may have a silver lining for one of Spain's poorest areas. Scenes of solidified walls of lava up to 70 metres high and gases still seeping from the crater are attracting tourists to the island, wanting to see for themselves the aftermath of an eruption that lasted 85 days. Demand for volcano-themed tours has soared and authorities are investing heavily in promoting La Palma, one of the less visited of the tourism-dependent Canary Islands, located off western Africa, to rebuild its economy. FILE PHOTO: Members of the INVOLCAN technical team walk through the ash of the Cumbre Vieja volcano as they head to the crater, in Cabeza de Vaca, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez But t...

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Spain bets on tourism recovery in spring

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January 20, 20221169 Views

Spain expects tourism to bounce back in the spring after a slowdown caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and for overall visitor numbers this year to be more than two-thirds of record 2019 levels, a senior government official said. "The 2022 expectations are good," Tourism Secretary Fernando Valdes said on the sidelines of Madrid's FITUR tourism congress. "What we have is a great desire to travel," he said. Spain was the world's second most visited country in 2019, with a record 80 million tourists visiting the country the year before the pandemic struck according to official figures. Tourism reached only a third of that number in 2021 as lockdowns and travel restrictions prevented a significant recovery, though that was still about 55% higher than in 2020. Rising vac...

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Horses jump bonfires as Spain’s purification ceremony returns

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January 17, 2022769 Views

About a hundred horses jumped through bonfires in a purification ceremony on Sunday during the Spanish festival of "Las Luminarias", which was held for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional nighttime celebration takes place in San Bartolome de Pinares every Jan. 16, the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, Spain's patron saint of animals. A rider goes through flames during the annual "Luminarias" celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid, Spain January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho It was cancelled last year because of pandemic restrictions. Revellers rode their horses through the narrow cobble-stoned streets, which according to tradition, purifi...

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From bar shots to COVID shots, Spain’s Benidorm beckons

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November 19, 2021390 Views

The Spanish beach resort of Benidorm, famous for its vibrant nightlife and especially popular with British partygoers, has opened a COVID-19 vaccination centre specifically for tourists as cases surge along with arrival numbers. The clinic close to the hotel district was drawing queues of tourists this week and further mobile vaccination points will be set up in areas where big crowds gather. Tourists enjoy as mobile coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination points have been installed by Spain's Valencia Health Ministry in Benidorm, Spain, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Manez "I think this sends a message of safety," Benidorm mayor Antonio Perez told Reuters. "This is a public service we want to extend to our tourists." Spain requires all visitors entering the country to pres...

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Superyachts enjoy pandemic tailwind as rich seek zen at sea

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November 8, 2021430 Views

# Lucrative global luxury boat industry rebounds fast# Chinese billionaire Ma highlights trend with Spanish cruise# Superyacht sales increase as wealthy seek peace on water# 'Pandemic taught us how fragile life is': yacht-builder CEO When Chinese billionaire Jack Ma took a trip to Spain's Mallorca island last month, much was made of it being his first foreign foray since a 2020 fallout with regulators had clipped his wings. However, Ma's sunny sojourn on his newly-built 88-metre (289 ft) cruise boat Zen - estimated to be worth $200 million - also put a spotlight on a global trend: the return of the superyacht. FILE PHOTO: Alibaba Group founder's, Jack Ma, superyacht Zen is anchored by Mallorca Island coast, Spain October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce As the number of billionair...

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Tourists head to Spanish island of La Palma to see erupting volcano

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October 30, 2021333 Views

Olga Reinoso took advantage of the All Saints Day public holiday to see the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma but like other tourists she wanted to help islanders whose homes have been destroyed and crops ruined. Tourists were keen to help La Palma by spending money to boost the island’s economy. “In a passive way, our way to help is to come here to visit the volcano, which is something unique, but we contribute with money by spending money at hotel, restaurants, car rental,” Reinoso, who is from the nearby island of Fuerteventura, told Reuters. Tourists arrive at the Tajuya viewpoint to see the Cumbre Vieja volcano that continues to expel lava, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez The Canary Islands Volcanic Emergenc...

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Lava flow thickens on La Palma after volcanic crater collapses

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October 4, 2021421 Views

Spain's PM Sanchez vows to rebuild the tourist resort island A river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma thickened on Monday, after the north side of the crater collapsed the previous night causing spectacular explosions, but authorities ruled out further evacuations. Despite the heightened activity, the lava appeared to be following a similar trajectory to previous flows and avoiding areas that have so far been spared, Canary Islands' regional president Angel Victor Torres said. The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from El Paso, Spain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina "We had to order a few lockdowns because of the air quality, but we are not planning to evacuate more people," he said i...

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The Canaries are safe, volcano is a great show, says Spanish Tourism minister

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September 20, 2021456 Views

While thousands flee as lava streams destroy homes, hundreds of tourists evacuated The Canary Islands are safe to visit and a volcano eruption there is a "wonderful show", Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday, just hours after 5,000 people, including hundreds of tourists, had to be evacuated. The volcano - the archipelago's first eruption in 50 years - blew on Sunday, spouting lava hundreds of metres into the air, engulfing houses and sending molten rock towards the Atlantic Ocean across a sparsely populated area of La Palma, the most northwestern island in the archipelago. Lava destroyed atleast 100 houses. A house burns due to lava from the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park at Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Septemb...

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Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic

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September 5, 2021393 Views

Ten bulls charged through the streets of Villaseca de la Sagra on Sunday in pursuit of hundreds of runners as the first bull running fiesta was held in Spain since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A reveller wearing a protective mask calls a steer during the first running-of-the-bull festival since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began in Villaseca de la Sagra, central Spain, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez Villages and towns across Spain hold the fiestas but they were prohibited last year as the country brought in tough health restrictions. Opposition to them has increased in recent years as Spanish society remains divided over the controversial issue of using bulls for sport. No-one was injured during the country's first run, in this village of 1,700 inha...

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Spain’s Fallas fiesta resumes after COVID hiatus, rain damage

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September 2, 2021765 Views

Heavy rain has dampened the giant paper mache figures lined up for the Fallas festival in the Spanish city of Valencia, but not the spirits of participants eager to celebrate the fiery fiesta after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Falla El Charco monument, damaged after heavy rainfall, is seen in Valencia, Spain, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Manez The five-day festival, traditionally held in March, was cancelled last year as the COVID-19 pandemic struck Spain. The start of this year's event had to be postponed until Sept. 1 due to many restrictions in place earlier this year. "Being in the street again is to win the game against COVID, with all the safety measures and working hard so that there are no infections, we hope that the festival makes us regain a little joy," said Jaime Bro...