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An anti-tourism slogan at a demonstration in Barcelona on July 6, 2024

US tourists change their holiday plans in Spain after seeing anti-tourism protests and ‘feeling guilty’

THE recent wave of anti-tourism protests in Spain is beginning to take its toll, with visitors to the country admitting that they are starting to

20 Jul, 2024 @ 14:21

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Anti-tourism protests will ‘absolutely’ spread in Spain and Europe unless local concerns are addressed, warns UNESCO official

ANTI-TOURISM protests in Spain and Europe will spread if politicians don’t address the negative effects felt by residents, according to a UNESCO official. Peter Debrine,

19 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona

A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as

19 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Olive Press Travel

Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum

THOUSANDS of pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, on Saturday in protest against the ‘non-implementation’ of the highly controversial amnesty

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Tourist Minister calls out Barcelona protestors as ‘reprehensible’ for spraying foreign holidaymakers with water

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister has slammed protestors who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying that they did not represent the country’s culture

11 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Angry protesters spray tourists in Barcelona with water pistols during Spain’s latest march against ‘overtourism’

Were you a tourist affected by the protests in Barcelona over the weekend? Get in touch: newsdesk@theolivepress.es ANGRY anti-tourism protesters in Barcelona targeted foreigners with

8 Jul, 2024 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Lead

Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants

THE ongoing protests against tourism in Spain reached Barcelona on Saturday, as thousands of locals took to the streets of the Catalan capital to demand

7 Jul, 2024 @ 12:47

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Shocking moment taxi driver reverses into tourists in Spain’s Barcelona before fleeing the scene

Do you know more about this incident? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the moment a taxi driver was filmed reversing into tourists in Barcelona last week.

1 Jul, 2024 @ 12:58

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

This popular city in Spain is set to raise its tourist tax by over 20% – and local officials want to go even further

TOURISTS visiting Barcelona are set to be hit by a rise in charges after the city council agreed to increase visitor levies by over 20%.

30 Jun, 2024 @ 10:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages

ENGLAND and Spain could clash in a mouth-watering Euro 2024 final after each team’s potential route to the July 14 showpiece in Berlin was revealed.

29 Jun, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Spain’s teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal, 16, passes his school exams while playing at Euro 2024

HE may be one of the standout stars of Euro 2024, but Lamine Yamal’s prodigious footballing talent can’t excuse him from the rigour and pressure

29 Jun, 2024 @ 12:06

Barcelona·Lead

Police in Spain’s Barcelona dismantle child sex abuse ring: 16 arrests made following two-year investigation

POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:25

Barcelona·Catalunya

Eric Lopez Martinez, who was stabbed to death in Barcelona

Pictured: Tourist, 26, whose throat was slit while protecting his sister from being robbed in Spain’s Barcelona – as tributes pour in for budding sportsman

TRIBUTES have poured in for a young Colombian sportsman who suffered a fatal stab wound to the neck in Spain’s Barcelona, reportedly when he was

28 Jun, 2024 @ 16:35

Barcelona·Lead

Mother of missing US tourist to fly to Spain: Family launch GoFundMe to help find Ryan and ‘get him the help he needs’

THE family of a missing tourist have launched a GoFundMe in a bid to find him and ‘get him the help he needs.’ Ryan Anthony

28 Jun, 2024 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Lead

Barcelona’s famous beaches lose 20% of their sand in a year: Local authorities blame winter storms

BARCELONA’S famous beaches are one of the Catalan capital’s great selling points for locals and visitors alike – yet local authorities have cause for concern

27 Jun, 2024 @ 10:06

Barcelona·Catalunya

British F1 driver Lando Norris blames his poor start after finishing behind Max Verstappen at Spanish Grand Prix

LANDO Norris was left to rue a botched start after the British F1 driver finished second behind Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:57

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

AIRBNB landlords have blasted Barcelona City Council’s plans to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in the city as a ‘populist

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

San Juan celebrations turn deadly in Spain: Two people are shot dead in Girona while a third has his throat slit in Barcelona

THE San Juan festivities turned into a night of mayhem in Catalunya as a man had his throat slit in the street in Barcelona. A

24 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Fears for missing US tourist who vanished from Spain during a holiday to Barcelona two weeks ago

Do you know where Ryan is or have you seen him? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a US tourist have launched an appeal after not

23 Jun, 2024 @ 22:09

Barcelona·Lead

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week

23 Jun, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb

BARCELONA’S city council has announced it will revoke all licenses for tourist apartments in the urban area by 2028. In a major win for anti-tourist

21 Jun, 2024 @ 18:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

British tourist is stabbed to death outside a nightclub in Spain

A BRITISH tourist, 30, was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in a seaside town near Barcelona. Catalan police confirmed that the victim was involved

21 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tourism has gone too far’ – hundreds of protestors target F1 roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

HUNDREDS of protestors attempted to disrupt a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Tens of

19 Jun, 2024 @ 21:43

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Politics·Sport

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

Drought latest in Spain: Recent downpours bring good news over water restrictions in time for summer holiday season in Barcelona area

DROUGHT measures are set to be eased in the Barcelona area due to recent rain boosting reservoir capacity. The Catalunya government is looking at making

14 Jun, 2024 @ 11:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

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