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The Olive Press slips inside Spain’s ski property hotspots: from Sierra Nevada to the Pyrenees

WHILE Spain is best known for beachside living, demand for property in the country’s ski resorts is quietly rising. From luxury chalets in the Pyrenees

22 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Property·Sport·Travel News

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

SAN Pedro de Alcantara is finally set to get its own dedicated bus station after years of complaints about scattered stops and poor connections in

21 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Ryanair threatens more cuts in Spain if government does not block proposed 21% airport tax hike

RYANAIR has called on Spain’s Ministry of Transport and the CNMC competition watchdog to block proposed airport tax hikes totalling 21% over the next five

20 Feb, 2026 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

BIG changes are coming for Costa del Sol travellers as Malaga Airport prepares for more UK flights, faster passport control and a much larger terminal.

19 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Feel rewarded, stay protected: Generali’s €30 cashback campaign for expats in Spain is now running

LIVING in another country already involves enough decisions. Insurance should not be one of the stressful ones. Generali Expatriates specialises in protecting foreign homeowners, drivers

18 Feb, 2026 @ 14:54

No UK passport, no entry: Dual British nationals could be forced to renounce citizenship under new rules

DUAL British nationals could be denied entry to the UK from next week if they are not carrying their British passport, warns the Home Office.

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Lead·Travel News

Revealed: Madrid–Malaga high-speed rail shutdown after Adamuz disaster has cost the Costa del Sol €109 million in lost tourism

THE Costa del Sol has lost out on over €100 million in tourist revenue as a result of the ongoing shutdown of the Madrid–Malaga high-speed

16 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Andalucia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

ANDALUCIA’s metro systems have surpassed 60 million passengers in a single year for the first time. The metro networks of Sevilla, Málaga and Granada, all

14 Feb, 2026 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Warning for Airbnb hosts in Andalucia as new digital snoop force to use AI and electricity bills to sniff out illegal listings

THE days of rogue holiday landlords flying under the radar in Andalucia may be numbered as a new elite ‘digital snoop force’ begins operations. Authorities

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

Travel chaos on the Costa del Sol continues as Malaga to Fuengirola line cancels a dozen trains already today

RAILWAY strikes in Malaga have left thousands of commuters stranded for a third consecutive day, disrupting rush-hour travel across the city’s Cercanias network. Renfe’s local

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Saudi Arabia forks out €1.3 billion for 20 new high-speed trains from Spain in some good news for the beleaguered sector

IT has been a rough few weeks, but Spain’s beleaguered rail industry finally has something to cheer about. Saudi Arabia has struck a multi-billion-euro deal

10 Feb, 2026 @ 16:26

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Dual nationality? What you need to know about travelling to the UK from Spain under new ETA rules

The issue has raised questions among those in Spain who have dual nationality. What passport should they travel on? And will they be denied entry

10 Feb, 2026 @ 13:45

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain loses faith in once world-beating train network after string of incidents, disasters, and driver strikes over safety

SPAIN is losing faith in its once world-beating train network following a string of incidents, disasters and driver strikes. Last month’s Adamuz train disaster, which

10 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Train travel returns to normal in Spain today after unions reach deal to cancel strikes sparked by safety concerns

A THREE-DAY nationwide strike that threatened to cripple Spain’s rail network has been cut short after union leaders thrashed out a deal with the government.

10 Feb, 2026 @ 10:28

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EasyJet boss slams ‘lunatic’ EU plan to hand air passengers extra cabin bags for FREE

THE boss of easyJet has blasted EU proposals to give passengers free extra cabin baggage on flights, warning the move would push up fares and

9 Feb, 2026 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s nationwide three-day train strike kicks off today: All you need to know as hundreds of services are cancelled

SPAIN has been plunged into travel chaos after train drivers began a three-day nationwide strike in response to a spate of deadly accidents on the

9 Feb, 2026 @ 13:11

Lead·Travel News

Landslide cuts off Ojen-Marbella road as extreme weather wreaks havoc

A LANDSLIDE has put traffic to a standstill and prevented entrance to Ojen and Marbella. Cutting off the A-7103, a landslide has blocked the road

5 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·Travel News·Weather

All trains apart from Malaga to Fuengirola cancelled in Andalucia as extreme weather causes travel chaos

EXTREME weather has caused travel chaos as train lines are suspended across Spain. Railway operator Adif has cancelled numerous trains in the last 24 hours.

5 Feb, 2026 @ 15:10

Lead·Travel News·Weather

WATCH: Chaos at Madrid airport as burst pipe floods key tunnel – drivers cling to roof tops of their cars while passengers miss flights

TRAVEL chaos has erupted at Madrid-Barajas airport this morning after a major pipe burst flooded a crucial access tunnel and severed the Metro connection. Thousands

5 Feb, 2026 @ 14:19

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Andalucia travel update: Malaga airport running normally for now – but getting there might not be so easy

MALAGA Airport is open and operating with ‘relative normality’ this morning, but getting to the terminal might prove to be challenging. While the runway remains

4 Feb, 2026 @ 14:33

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Weather

Careful out there: Dozens of roads are closed across Andalucia due to Storm Leonardo – check the list here

WIDESPREAD road closures have been triggered across Andalucia as Storm Leonardo wreaks havoc causing flooding, landslides and damage to already saturated routes. Spain’s traffic authority,

4 Feb, 2026 @ 12:46

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to thousands of visitors for FREE

A TICKET will normally set you back €30, but this month one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:42

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

More travel chaos after two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network

THERE is more travel chaos in Spain as two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network. This morning the trains were

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it

29 Jan, 2026 @ 14:33

Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

Spain branded ‘the great exception’ of dog-friendly countries in Europe for public transport ban – do YOU agree?

IF you want to travel with a furry friend, Spain ranks among the worst destinations in Europe with strict and inconsistent transport rules . Pablo

29 Jan, 2026 @ 08:00

Animals·Lead·Travel News

Tourism frenzy in rural Spain as 10 million solar eclipse seekers book up for August

Tourism chiefs have reported a frenzy in bookings ahead of the total solar eclipse which will be visible in parts of Spain and Mallorca in

27 Jan, 2026 @ 13:55

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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The Olive Press slips inside Spain’s ski property hotspots: from Sierra Nevada to the Pyrenees

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

Ryanair threatens more cuts in Spain if government does not block proposed 21% airport tax hike

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

Feel rewarded, stay protected: Generali’s €30 cashback campaign for expats in Spain is now running

No UK passport, no entry: Dual British nationals could be forced to renounce citizenship under new rules

Revealed: Madrid–Malaga high-speed rail shutdown after Adamuz disaster has cost the Costa del Sol €109 million in lost tourism

Andalucia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

Warning for Airbnb hosts in Andalucia as new digital snoop force to use AI and electricity bills to sniff out illegal listings

Travel chaos on the Costa del Sol continues as Malaga to Fuengirola line cancels a dozen trains already today

Saudi Arabia forks out €1.3 billion for 20 new high-speed trains from Spain in some good news for the beleaguered sector

Dual nationality? What you need to know about travelling to the UK from Spain under new ETA rules

Spain loses faith in once world-beating train network after string of incidents, disasters, and driver strikes over safety

Train travel returns to normal in Spain today after unions reach deal to cancel strikes sparked by safety concerns

EasyJet boss slams ‘lunatic’ EU plan to hand air passengers extra cabin bags for FREE

Spain’s nationwide three-day train strike kicks off today: All you need to know as hundreds of services are cancelled

Landslide cuts off Ojen-Marbella road as extreme weather wreaks havoc

All trains apart from Malaga to Fuengirola cancelled in Andalucia as extreme weather causes travel chaos

WATCH: Chaos at Madrid airport as burst pipe floods key tunnel – drivers cling to roof tops of their cars while passengers miss flights

Andalucia travel update: Malaga airport running normally for now – but getting there might not be so easy

Careful out there: Dozens of roads are closed across Andalucia due to Storm Leonardo – check the list here

All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to thousands of visitors for FREE

More travel chaos after two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network

Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

Spain branded ‘the great exception’ of dog-friendly countries in Europe for public transport ban – do YOU agree?

Tourism frenzy in rural Spain as 10 million solar eclipse seekers book up for August

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

Massive €15m shopping and leisure complex set to open this summer on the Gibraltar border bringing Aldi, Fitness Park and 400 new jobs

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain