SOAP OPERA: British passengers flying from Spain accuse Ryanair of ditching soap in plane toilets after cabin crew ‘told...
BRITISH passengers have accused Ryanair of ditching soap in plane toilets.
Cabin crew onboard the budget airline are said to have told passengers it is...
‘Best luxury all-inclusive resort in Spain’ coming to Costa del Sol with €150 million investment
A COSTA del Sol hotel is set to receive a €150 million makeover.
The Princess hotel in Estepona will be turned into an all-inclusive luxury...
Electric shocker
Electricity bills in Spain third highest in Europe just behind Cyprus and Ireland
Who’s taking Brexit bets?
Mark Rickard of Smart Currency Exchange talks Brexit and currency with a knowledgeable ‘chap at the bar’
You wouldn’t sell it to your mother! The problem of rogue IFAs in Spain
As the EU investigates ways of helping expat victims report unregistered financial advisors, James Bryce swims with the financial sharks to look at the problem of rogue IFAs operating in Spain
Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night
AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019.
Aena shares soar on first day on the Spanish stock market
The privatisation of the airport operator is the largest in the Eurozone for more than a decade
Budget airlines booming on flights to Spain
In April alone, 2.85 million Brits descended on Spain via low cost airlines
Ryanair announces 29 new routes to Spain in time for the summer
The changes will see more flights coming from Valencia, Alicante and Sevilla as well as domestic flight paths from Sevilla to Alicante and the Canary Islands.
Spanish politicians in Mijas are not all the same, says leading expert
Writes Bill Anderson
CONVERSION RATE UPDATE: GBP/EUR rate advances to 1.44
Sterling continues to go from strength to strength
Foreign Office Minister Grant Shapps meets the Olive Press
Foreign Office Minister Grant Shapps met the Olive Press on his whistle-stop Spanish business trip
World’s largest olive oil company in Spain lost €179 million last year
A lower harvest due to a bacteria outbreak could be partly to blame
Spain is pulling ahead in worldwide production race
In the last six months alone, Spain has produced 1.3 million vehicles
Spanish bank borrowing down for 17th month
Less than half of all time high 411 billion euros borrowed from ECB in January
Construction recommences at La Reserva in Sotogrande for first time since 2008
The groundbreaking announcement will see the completion of the final stage of infrastructure
Granada to finally get tram network 10 years after beginning construction
The project has cost €558 million
Spain will need bailout of between €51-62 billion, according to official audit
Figures announced just days after world leaders urge Rajoy to seek formal rescue package
British expats are not registering on the padron and Costa del Sol towns are worried
COSTA del Sol towns popular with British expats are concerned at the rising number of unregistered residents.
It comes after new figures revealed at least...
First step for new Gibraltar bank
An application for a local retail bank in Gibraltar has been made
August sees highest number of job losses in Spain since 2008 as tourism season comes to a close
AT least 46,400 Spaniards lost their jobs in August as the tourism season began drawing to a close, new figures have revealed.
The figure is...
Luxury shopping market in Spain growing more than DOUBLE global average
SPAIN’S luxury shopping market is expected to more than double by 2025.
It comes after a report by Bain & Co and Spanish luxury...
New €10 million shopping centre coming to Fuengirola and Mijas
WORK on a new €10 million shopping centre will begin on the border between Mijas and Fuengirola next summer.
The project has been privately funded...
Secret millionaire comes to Granada
Secret Millionaire Mo Chaudry visits Granada Hotel
Dining Secrets of Andalucia is back and bigger and better than ever
Andalucia's leading restaurant portal has hundreds of the best places to eat
Costa del Sol media group fights off smear tactics to become Google innovator
Company faced a backlash and harassment from the current Google Trusted Photographers on the Costa del Sol
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