How Brits will join Americans and Japanese needing a European visa from 2022
THE joys of travel have been severely curtailed for almost everyone this year. As the spread of COVID-19 gripped the world, airlines drastically cut routes,
Hotel stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca collapsed by over 50 per cent in September
OVERNIGHT stays in Costa Blanca hotels fell by 50 per cent in September compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the Provincial Association
TUI resumes flights to Spain’s Mallorca from October 15 as COVID-19 cases continue to decline
The German tour operator had previously cancelled all of its flights and holidays to Spain in mid August
Spain’s Andalucia activates holiday voucher with discounts of up to 50%
THE Junta has launched an initiative which offers complementary vouchers for residents in Andalucia. The tourist voucher, which began this Thursday and will be valid
Madrid named once again as best city in world for expats to work from remotely
MADRID has once again been named as the best city to work from remotely. Just a few weeks ago, Olive Press revealed that the Spanish
Transformed campervan on sale for €17,000 is like a hotel on wheels
THE trendiest holiday home isn’t a palm tree lined house the Maldives or a penthouse apartment in Madrid. It’s not even a sprawling villa in
HIDDEN TREASURE: Remains of one of Spain’s oldest Visigoth churches tucked away on Costa del Sol beach
HIDDEN away in full sight is one of the lesser known gems of San Pedro – the Visigothic church known as La Basilica de Vega
Ryanair passengers fork out more than €2.5 billion for checked luggage and seat selection
RYANAIR customers pay more than €2.5 billion per year in add-ons, a new study has revealed. Seat reservations, priority boarding and checked bags now account
Spain’s Andalucia will ‘guarantee’ coverage of COVID-19 related expenses for international tourists
The Vice-President and Minister of Tourism, Juan Marin, says that tourists who are infected in Andalucia will be ‘guaranteed’ the costs of confinement, hospital stay
Completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral delayed by COVID-19
BARCELONA’S famous Sagrada Familia cathedral has become the latest victim of coronavirus. Its final completion – 143 years after the first stone was laid –
Denia defied dreadful August for struggling hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUGUST overnight stays in Costa Blanca hotels collapsed by almost two-thirds compared to 2019, as Denia defied a poor month for bookings. Figures from the
Ryanair extends flight change fee waiver for flights to and from Spain
Budget airline giant Ryanair have announced they will extend their exemption for flight change fees for passengers booking who book European this October and November.
Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe
RYANAIR is cut its October schedules by 20 per cent in addition to a similar reduction previously announced in mid-August. The budget carrier blamed quarantine
Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is
Spain’s Malaga airport closes T2 for first time in history due to COVID-19
This is the first time Malaga’s Pablo Ruiz Picasso (T2) will close since it opened in 1991
Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’
BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca are struggling to fill up even a third of their rooms
A COSTA BLANCA hotel association leader has branded travel quarantines and restrictions as ‘absurd’. Toni Mayor, president of the Benidorm-based Hosbec group, made the comment
Benidorm wants to create its own ‘safe travel’ corridor for UK visitors to Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM mayor, Toni Pérez, says that the resort wants to set up a ‘safe travel corridor’ for UK tourists. That follows a summer where many
BREAKING: England to lift COVID-19 quarantine on travellers returning from islands after infuriating Spain with whole-country approach
THE UK is expected to announce today that future quarantines on travellers returning to England will make exemptions for islands less affected by COVID-19 than
Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain
BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’
COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.
Mega price drop by Ryanair: one million seats from €5 to 240 destinations including Spain
This mega price drop covers destinations including the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Madrid, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Palma, Santander, Santiago de Compostela or Tenerife
Jet2 cancels ALL flights and holiday packages to Spain’s Balearic Islands until November 30
As well as noting the 'continuous uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,' they admitted that the quarantine imposed on travellers by the British government had
Spain’s tourism industry suffers loss of €8.2 billion since COVID-19 outbreak
SPAIN’S tourism is the second worst hit in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. The only country to have suffered
WATCH: Palma de Mallorca Cathedral | Mallorca Travel Guide
Folks! Join me today for a comprehensive Mallorca travel guide to Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, also known as ‘La Seu’ – Mallorca’s ‘Cathedral of Light’!
EL CHORRO: Spain’s secret haven near the Costa del Sol
JUST over an hour’s drive from the busy beaches of Marbella, tucked between the Spanish hillside and evergreen woodland, exists a scene so soothing it