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100,000 tourists are still on Spain’s Canary and Balearic islands, despite the nationwide lockdown

TENS of thousands of tourists have remained on the Canary and Balearic islands respectively, despite the coronavirus.

Where to eat in Fuengirola

Jon Clarke tries out everything from Fish Alley to fancy fish in Fuengirola

Spain’s transport network prepares for travel chaos for five-day weekend

Extra speed cameras and patrol cars will be in place on traffic hotspots on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol.

Denmark urges citizens not to travel to Spain this summer, fearing the country isn’t safe following the coronavirus crisis

THE Danish Government has urged its citizens not to travel to Spain this summer, fearing that the country will not be safe following the COVID-19 pandemic.

TUI increases flights to Spain’s Balearic Islands this summer after surge in demand

Holiday reservations to the Balearics have increased considerably since the pilot tourism test was launched

Spanish trade union says seven Ryanair cabin crew staff have been sacked since strikes were announced

The USO union, which represents Ryanair’s cabin crew in Spain, has condemned the decision to lay off seven cabin crew members. According to the union,...

More Germans please: Transport strikes to affect hundreds of tourist flights from Germany to Spain

Hundreds of flights between Spain and Germany are expected to be cancelled due to strikes amid strikes among German transport workers. The shortfall in ‘high-paying’...

Comares: Balcony of the Axarquia

Comares is a stunning mountain-top pueblo and an adventurer’s dream, writes Tom Powell

BREAKING: Plane carrying 148 people crashes in French Alps en route from Spain to Germany

The plane was travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf

Fraudsters ‘stole €8 million’ from holidaymakers in 2018 with SPAIN among ‘most affected’ countries

More than 5,000 people fell victims to holiday booking fraud last year, with losses totalling €8 million, new research suggests. Travel association ABTA said victims...

REVIEW: Living amongst Roman remains in Andalucia’s Cordoba

WHEN the owners of Cordoba’s most charming boutique hotel decided to expand a few years ago they knew there would be something below the...

Flights from London Gatwick to this stunning Andalucian city will relaunch this year in great news for Brits visiting...

BRITS in Spain rejoice: London Gatwick is set to relaunch flights to this historic Andalucian city with pocket friendly prices.  Budget Spanish airline Vueling has...

Ryanair wins lawsuit in its ongoing war against online travel agents

RYANAIR has emerged victorious from the latest battle in its long running war with online travel agencies. The low-cost airline has frequently complained about the...

Cult Benidorm showgirl ‘Sticky Vicky’ announces retirement aged 72

Her daughter Demaria has also called time on the extremely adults-only show

The ape escape!

Wendy Williams has a tug of war with a monkey on a tour around the Rock

Dengue fever outbreak announced on Ibiza with summer season on the horizon 

Alarm bells are ringing on Ibiza over a dengue fever outbreak striking German tourists last summer that has shocked health officials. Two separate outbreaks affecting...

Winter wonderland: The Skiing destination in Andalucia’s Granada

IT was two decades ago that I looked out from a hillside near Ronda and spotted the distant snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada...

Benaojan’s Molino del Santo named among 20 best for food lovers in Europe

Hotel Molino del Santo in Benaojan has made The Times’ list of Europe’s 20 best hotels for food lovers

Study reveals Spain as most tourist-friendly country despite terror fears

Europe attracts the most foreign tourists, followed by Asia Pacific, but Spain comes out on top overall in a study by the World Economic Forum.

British motorhome family pick Spanish landmarks as highlights in year-long trip

Spanish landmarks top picks in Brit family’s year living in a motorhome

Suspected shark attacks 10-year-old boy in Benidorm

10-year-old boy's torso mauled off busy beach

The different worlds of the Guadalhorce Valley

Plunged into the Guadalhorce Valley, Rob Horgan discovers a secret world of lakes, white villages and rocky mountain highs hiding in the hills behind the Costa del Sol

A walk through Hardy’s Wessex

One of his favourite areas for walking, author Guy Hunter-Watts praises Aracena and, continuing his series of walks for The Olive Press, describes a delightfully leafy circuit easy for all the family starting at Galaroza

Chaos in Spanish airports as hundreds of lost suitcases pile up due to flight overloads

SPANISH airports have hundreds of piled-up suitcases stuck in arrivals caused by an overload of operations from several European airports. Many passengers have arrived at...

The Christmas season is the time to pat ourselves on the back

If you are an autonomo, you will also know that is the time that you have to get in any monies owed before Christmas.

BREAKING: Foreign Office issues warning to Brits as strike set to hit EVERY Spanish airport this Easter

THE Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits hoping for an Easter getaway in Spain as a strike is set to affect every...

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