A different sort of noise: Lenox Napier’s Portuguese adventure
I last visited the other side of the Iberian peninsula two decades ago with an old black and white guidebook from 1957… so it wasn’t really much of a surprise that Portugal had changed a bit, writes Lenox Napier
Fraudulent travel websites cost holidaymakers €15 million last year
The average traveller falling foul of fraudsters on the web was conned out of €3,795
75% of Brits back booze limits on planes to combat drunken holiday blunders
Four in ten Britons are in favour of a two-drink limit for aeroplane passengers
Dog owners battle Brittany Ferries after dogs banned from sailing from Spain to UK
EXCLUSIVE: Travel nightmare as pet owners ordered to renew passports as they board ferry home
Spanish airport security raised following ISIS terrorist attack in Brussels
Airport security to be boosted after attacks on Brussels metro and airport
Record-breaking bookings for Spanish holidays this summer
January figures for holiday bookings this summer are up by 27%
A real sense of place at Six Senses resort in Portugal
Olive Press reviews Europe's first Six Senses resort on the Douro river, inland from Porto
Tourism brought €124 billion to Spain’s economy last year
84.7% of firms confirming their sales improved last year
New York Times recommends three Spanish cities in 2016 travel guide
The trio are hailed as key travel destinations for the year ahead
British pilot changes the face of budget travel through stand-up routine
EXCLUSIVE: Cheap and cheerful show from Easyjet pilot
Spanish rail travel up 6% on last year
The number of people travelling on trains is up by 6.2% on last year
Spain second-most visited LGBT destination in Europe
Over €6 billion was pumped into the Spanish economy via LGBT tourism in the past 12 months
Spanish rail workers set to strike in September
September 4 will be the first of four 24-hour strikes by train workers’ union SEMFE
Suspected shark attacks 10-year-old boy in Benidorm
10-year-old boy's torso mauled off busy beach
British tourism in Spain on the up after Tunisia terrorism warnings
Without Tunisia as an option, even more Brits vacation in Spain
Barcelona to halt licences for new tourist accommodations
The year-long freeze is intended to limit the negative effects of tourism
British holidaymakers warned of terror threat to Spain
France, Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt are also deemed 'high risk'
Rainbow Villas scam couple allegedly hiding out in Murcia
TRACKED DOWN: Holiday rental scammers go AWOL from Alhaurin estate as hundreds of conned holidaymakers unite
Spanish air traffic controllers start a series of strikes this week
Air traffic controllers will strike for two hours each morning and two hours each afternoon at airports across the country on June 8, 10, 12 and 14
Passenger banned for life from airline Jet2 for ‘drunk and abusive’ behaviour on flight to Alicante
The pilot landed the plane in Toulouse for the unruly passenger to be escorted away by police
Eight-year-old Moroccan found in suitcase at Spanish border in Ceuta
The boy's father has been arrested
Ryanair passengers go without toilet paper on flight from Murcia to London
Passengers were forced to endure the three hour flight with no toilet paper
Andalucia hotel stays 10% up on last year
Hotels and guesthouses across the region recorded almost 7.1 million overnight stays in the first quarter of 2015
HOLIDAY NIGHTMARE: Thousands scammed by fraudsters posing as Spanish holiday home owners
Conmen have attacked clients of a major booking site leaving holidaymakers with nowhere to stay and owners out of pocket
Spain’s health tourism sector worth €500 million
Health tourism is a burgeoning sector which currently generates €500 million per year in Spain
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