SPAIN is now home to the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest World Passport Index. It has beaten 198 other passports to come out on top in the VisaGuide. World
A NEW tourism proposal has suggested visitors must pay to visit a popular Malaga park. It comes after the Junta asked for ideas from companies interested in managing the site. The Axarquia
THE latest Spanish town to be garlanded by the British press is not such an obscure hidden gem as some others. But Nerja, just 50 kilometres up the coast from Malaga, is
A HOTEL in Spain’s Andalucia region has been named among the best in the world by the respected Traveler magazine. The Hacienda San Rafael in Sevilla province is rubbing shoulders with some
A MARBELLA restaurant has won a prestigious design award after being named the best decorated venue in the WORLD. The eatery received its accolade at this year’s Restaurant Bar and Design Awards,
SPAIN’S two biggest labour unions, UGT and CCOO, have called eight days of strike action for Spanish airline Iberia’s ground service staff over the Christmas holidays, threatening travel chaos for thousands of
MADRID has gone through a food revolution since I lived there in the early 1990s when it was literally all about roast suckling pig, pinchos de tortilla and there was just one
MORE than 35,000 flights across Spain are at risk of being affected by strikes planned for December, it has emerged. It comes after the General Workers Union of Spain (UGT) last Friday
ONE OF Spain’s main labour unions, UGT, has called a strike for airport handling staff during key December vacation days, threatening the travel plans of thousands. The stoppage is planned for all
MALAGA Airport has welcomed 20 million passengers in a year for the first time in its 104-year history, setting a new record. This achievement beats the previous high of 19.858 million passengers
MALAGA AIRPORT recorded 2.2 million passengers in October- 17.1% more than a year ago, according to airport operator Aena. For the first ten months of this year, the number of passengers is
BRITISH budget hotel chain Travelodge has set its sights on breaking into the Andalucian market, with Malaga first on the list. The move is part of a broader expansion strategy that will
ANDALUCIA’S tourism bosses have toasted to their best and most essential customers – the Brits. As the region’s tourism industry bounces back in style from the Covid pandemic, it’s the rainy islands
FORBES has revealed the ‘24 best places to travel in 2024’ and a Northern Spanish city has made the top ten. The list, compiled by Forbes and luxury travel advisors OvationNetwork, predicts
LOW COST airline Easyjet will be launching nine routes next summer from Alicante-Elche airport to coincide with the company opening a new base there. Three of the services- two of which are brand
BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of London’s World Travel Market. Between January and August
NORTHERN Spain has seen a massive increase in tourism this year as scorching temperatures in the south put off visitors. In August, the regions of Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria received 47% more
ANYONE AGED 60 and over- and of any nationality- can buy a Renfe ‘Gold Card'(Tarjeta Dorada) at any Renfe station in Spain to enjoy rail travel discounts of up to 40%. You
FOR 50 years it was an essential stop for any visitor to Spain’s Costa del Sol. But the coronavirus pandemic forced the Tivoli World amusement park to close in 2020, and since
THE United Kingdom is about to be plastered with adverts promoting Valencia and the Costa Blanca as the region launches a publicity blitz to lure back its biggest customer – Brits. The
HOTEL prices have soared in Spain’s southern Andalusia region, with the highest rises in the whole of Spain to be found in Marbella and Granada. According to the latest report from hotel
A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights on routes where there is a rail
THE 850 or so hotels that belong to the Mallorca Hotel Business Federation have begun a study into the working methods and hours of cleaning staff, with the aim of ‘improving their
A FLIGHT from Tenerife to London was cancelled just moments before take off after a passenger ‘defecated’ on the toilet floor. Passengers were left stranded after waiting 3.5 hours on the flight,
SIX AIRPORTS in France have been evacuated on Wednesday morning after ‘threats of attack’ received by email, according to French media. The airports affected are Lille, Lyon (Bron), Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Paris-Beauvais.
AFTER a summer of excesses, the Balearic government is set to revamp its tourism laws which could see bans from the islands for unruly individuals. Jaume Bauza, the Head of Tourism for
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