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Ryanair reveals FOUR new cities you can fly to from Spain’s Valencia – including one in the UK

BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced four new destinations for its winter 2023/2024 season at Valencia airport including Birmingham in the UK. The other new winter routes will be to Memmingen in Germany

3 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Renfe doubles AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, boosting capacity with 7,000 additional seats

RENFE, Spain’s leading high-speed rail operator, is set to significantly enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, effective October 17th. This expansion includes two additional daily trains to meet growing

27 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

TOURISM TRIUMPH: Spain’s Torremolinos achieves record-breaking August with highest-ever number of travellers and overnight Stays

TORREMOLINOS has hit an all-time high in its tourism statistics this August, as indicated by recent data. The renowned destination on the Costa del Sol welcomed a record-breaking 145,603 travellers in August,

25 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s summer hotel occupation nears pre-pandemic levels despite historically high room prices

HOTEL occupation in Spain this summer was within a hair’s breadth of that registered in 2019, the last full vacation season before the Covid-19 pandemic hit and disrupted global travel and the

22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:46

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Spain’s Alicante-Elche Airport wins ‘Best in Europe’ Award for 15-25 million passengers

THE Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport has recently been awarded the ‘Best Airport in Europe’. This prestigious recognition was presented at the start of September by the Airports Council International (ACI) during a

20 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Travel News

More Brits than ever to visit Spain’s Costa Blanca this winter: Alicante airport braces for over 2 million UK arrivals

Spain’s Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport records best August in history with 1,702,139 passengers

ALICANTE-ELCHE Miguel Hernandez Airport has achieved a significant milestone in its history during the month of August, recording its highest-ever passenger numbers, tallying 1,702,139 individuals. This figure surpasses the previous record set

20 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga shines as star of Conde Nast Traveler’s autumn magazine

CONDE NAST Traveler’s autumn magazine edition is turning the spotlight onto Malaga, the vibrant Spanish city that has been named the best national destination of 2023 by the renowned travel publication. Malaga

18 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga airport achieves record-breaking August with over 2.4 million passengers

MALAGA Airport continues its trend of record-breaking passenger numbers in 2023, with August seeing a significant surge in tourism and travellers. According to Aena, the airport operator, August welcomed 2,419,072 passengers to

13 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

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Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s Malaga aims to triple its nearly 1,000 five-star hotel rooms in four years

MALAGA city has set its sights on tripling its high-end tourism offerings within the next four years. The capital of the Costa del Sol currently boasts a hotel industry with approximately 15,000

12 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Airport terminals in Spain will reopen for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends

British and German tourism plummets in Spain but continues to rise in Balearics

SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists. Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and destinations in other countries have steered potential

11 Sep, 2023 @ 21:30

Balearic Islands·National News

Historic visitor record at Spain’s Malaga Cathedral this summer

MALAGA Cathedral has achieved a historic milestone this summer by welcoming 110,606 visitors during the months of July and August. This figure represents a 10% surge in tourist numbers compared to the

10 Sep, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Malaga·Travel News

Brits could soon fly to Spain in world’s biggest aircraft dubbed ‘The Flying Bum’

SPAIN’S Air Nostrum has increased its commitment to helium airships by ordering an extra 10 craft from UK firm, Hybrid Air Vehicles(HAV) which are expected to be used in the Balearic Islands.

7 Sep, 2023 @ 11:18

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Must Read

Flight to Barcelona is grounded after passenger expels diarrhoea ‘all through the airplane’ creating a ‘biohazard’

A TRANSATLANTIC Delta Air Lines flight last Friday between Atlanta and Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had a ‘medical issue’, which audio from the flight deck suggests involved

6 Sep, 2023 @ 10:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Malaga Port witnesses busy September with increased cruise ship activity

AS SEPTEMBER marks the onset of autumn, the Port of Malaga is gearing up for a busy cruise season. The spring season, which occurred in April and May, saw strong cruise ship

6 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Travel News

Body of woman ‘aged between 60 and 70’ is found floating in the waters off Spain’s Benidorm

British tourists help secure record-breaking August in Valencia after filling up hotels in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca

HOTEL OCCUPANCY topped 90% in the Valencian Community in August, according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The figures though were not a record which some tourism and political figures had been

5 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

July and August see 80% surge in fatal traffic accidents in Spain’s Malaga

THE summer traffic surveillance operation for 2023, conducted by the Directorate General of Traffic, has concluded in Malaga, revealing a concerning upward trend of fatal traffic accidents. During July and August, the

5 Sep, 2023 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain's foreign tourist revival continues with bigger spending than in 2019

Spain’s tourism sector closes record summer season with average occupation of 93%

AFTER several years that were severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Spain’s tourism sector has just closed a record summer season, with an average occupation rate of 93%. In some destinations, the

30 Aug, 2023 @ 09:32

Lead·Travel News

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

PRICES SLASHED: Which of Spain’s most desirable holiday destinations cuts prices the most over the autumn?

WHILE those in northern Europe greet the end of summer with tears of sadness, the people of Spain rejoice at the arrival of bearable temperatures and still-good weather. Which is why a

29 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Record-breaking July at Spain’s Malaga Airport with over 2.4 million passengers

MALAGA Airport has achieved a remarkable milestone with a record-breaking July, welcoming over 2.4 million passengers. The previous record, set in July 2019, has been surpassed with a significant increase of 1,500

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Airlines face punishment over lack of toll-free phone numbers by Spain's Consumer Affairs ministry

Airlines face punishment for lack of toll-free customer phone numbers in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] THE MINISTRY of Consumer Affairs has started to initiate disciplinary action against several unspecified airlines for not having a free telephone number for customers in

8 Aug, 2023 @ 17:47

Lead·National News

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Spain’s Andalucia welcomes over one million international tourists in June, 13.9% of national total

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] ANDALUCIA has welcomed more than one million international tourists in June, making up 13.9% of the total tourists in the country. This substantial influx marked

7 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Economy·Travel News

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Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill

HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a ferry in Santander, over an alleged unpaid hotel

4 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

British tourist arrested for raping son's friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

Number of US visitors to Spain rises 17% in a year

MORE AND MORE American tourists are choosing Spain for their vacation destination, with the number of visitors from the United States arriving on these shores rising by 17.4% in the year so

3 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A NEW express car park has opened in the arrivals area of Alicante-Elche airport allowing passengers to be dropped off or picked up safely. Free

3 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S new Tourist Minister Nuria Montes has said she is ‘sure’ that the region will get a direct air link between New York and Valencia airport. Montes added that her

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:00

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

RONDA recognised as ‘Tourist Destination of Excellence’ for 2023

RONDA, in Malaga, Spain, wins 2023 'Tourist Destination of Excellence' award for promoting tourism, preserving cultural heritage, and having great appeal.

1 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

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