18 EWN 22 - 28 June 2023 WORLD TAPAS DAY arrived with a burst of flavour on Friday, June 16. The mouth watering event, organised by Saborea España, the lead ing brand in Spanish gastro nomic tourism aimed to honour a quintessential as pect of Spanish cuisine and society, tapas. Now in its fifth year, World Tapas Day is a favourite event among food enthusiasts and an excuse to discover more of Spain’s rich culinary scene. To mark the date, a series of exciting initiatives took place across the country. The National Tapas and Pintxos Competition was held in Valladolid on Friday. This year marked its 25th an niversary bringing together top culinary talents to create
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World Tapas Day celebrations kicked off in Ireland.
incredible miniature dishes. World Tapas Day also made its mark on the inter national scene with an ap pearance at the Taste of Dublin fair. Experts show cased top culinary destina tions like Cambrils, Gran Ca naria, Lanzarote, Mallorca, and Zaragoza along with their standout dishes. The prestigious Paul Bo cuse Institute in Lyon also hosted a presentation with representatives from desti nations such as Cambrils, Denia, Pamplona, and Sevil la. Representatives from the Chinese market also visited Spanish cities like Sevilla, Segovia, and Valladolid, aim ing to promote culinary tourism and to strengthen trade relations.
Jet2 adds more flights JET2 have announced plans to expand its services to Spain and Eu rope in order to meet the increasing demand for spring vacations. Starting early next year the holiday airline is going to add extra ser vices from Manchester Airport to Spain and other popular destina tions across Europe, according to a news source. As of March 2024, Jet2 will offer flights to Girona, while also boosting its capacity to destinations such as Ibiza and Reus. Jet2’s Chief Executive Officer, Steve Heapy said: “As the UK’s largest tour operator, we are continuing to react quickly to the de mand we are seeing by adding on even more capacity for Summer 24 from Manchester Airport.” He went on to explain how the company was quick to spot new trends and meet demands: “Customers and independent travel agents in the region have been flocking to book holidays for the ear ly summer season, so we are delighted to be offering even more choice and flexibility to eight sun destinations and giving holiday makers many opportunities to get away on our awardwinning flights and holidays.’ Speaking about the exciting new development he concluded: “By adding additional services during peak times such as the Easter holi days, we are giving customers exactly what they want an early slice of summer sun.”
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Seat for Nadal in Parliament RAFA NADAL is to take his place in the Balearic Parlia ment, representing the People’s Party, but by way of clarification, it isn’t the legendary tennis player, but rather his namesake cousin. The 26yearold cousin of tennis player Rafa Nadal has won a seat in the Balearic Parliament. Rafael Nadal Barceló will take the seat that belonged to the secretary general of the party, according to a news source on June 14. The relative of the for mer world’s numberone tennis ace will fill the void left by the secretary general of the party, Sandra Fernán dez, who resigned after be ing designated number 2 on the PP Balearic candida cy for the Congress of Deputies in the general elections on July 23. Not much is known about Rafael Nadal Barceló other than this will be his first introduction to public office, and until this point, there is hardly any informa tion about him, except his famous family connection, as he maintains a discreet private life in Mallorca. However, his father, Rafael Nadal Homar, has been a councillor for the PP in Manacor Town Hall and a member of Parliament.
