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Drinkers need time to get home THE hard-pressed hospitality sector is asking for an extension so customers can make it home without having to rush their drinks. Bars, cafes, and restaurants were allowed to remain open until 10pm for the first time today under as the Valencia government eased Covid-19 rules. However, because the region’s curfew starts at 10pm, industry representatives are asking Valencia president Ximo Puig to grant a […]

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto believes normal travel will restart this summer – at least within the country – allowing people to plan a getaway. She expects more people to be travelling during the all-important high season than last year when holidays were hit by the covid-19 pandemic. “Spaniards can start planning their vacations.” The politician said the optimism was based on forecasts of business leaders and tourist companies. “Realistically […]

SPANISH police have arrested a 40-year-old man who told “alarmed” colleagues he would infect them with Covid-19. The suspect faces an assault charge after infecting 22 people on the island of Majorca – it is alleged he continued to go to work and workout in a gym despite testing positive for coronavirus. Police said despite the positive PCR test, a cough and a raging temperature of 40C (104F) the man […]

THE region of Valencia – especially the much-loved Costa Blanca – should be able to welcome British holidaymakers when they are allowed to travel after May 17. Valencia has the lowest incidence of Covid-19 of all of Spain and the statistics reveal coronavirus rates are much lower than the Balearic or Canary Islands. Regional tourist minister Francesc Colomer has asked the British government to receive the same treatment as the […]