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
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 Tourist Office in Helsinki, in collaboration with SMAL and Cultural Routes in Spain, has organised the webinar Spain’s Cultural Routes: new value-added activities, which took place on 6 April 2022 and was aimed at Finnish travel professionals.
Cultural Routes in Spain is a tourist brand endorsed by the Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade of the Government of Spain. It curre
● 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
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. <
The pandemic has brought with it a digital revolution. The new traveler now is also more digital, more foresighted and is looking for inspiration digitally and virtually. Travel restrictions around the world have also brought several changes in tourism trends and the way that the travellers get tourist information.
That is why Benidorm presents BenidormLand in the new SIX3D Metaverse where will
Renfe is set to run thematic tourist trains throughout 2022 in partnership with various institutions and tourist organisations. In Galicia, up to 13 one-day routes will be scheduled for the season. In Castilla-La Mancha, the classic ‘Medieval Train’ will run between Madrid and Sigüenza. And, as the latest addition to the programme, the ‘Train of the Mills’ will be launched between Madrid and
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,
The great Valencian festival, which has been on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2016, returns to its usual calendar with all its splendour and usual events, such as the mascletaes, the floral offering, open-air dances and fireworks displays.
On the last Sunday of February, the fuse of the Fallas is lit. That day, during the act of the ‘Crida’, i
Spain launches the first call of a programme with 26 million euros in 2022
The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism has opened the period to apply for aid from the Spain Tourism Experiences programme, financed in its first call with 26 million euros from the Next Generation EU recovery funds.
With a total budget of 100 million euros until 2023, this initiative aims to increase an
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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