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HAVE YOUR CAKE: Ryanair allows ensaimadas on flights for free

IT is one of the most common sights while boarding planes at Palma airport. Now airline Ryanair has agreed to allow passengers to take a...

Cruise ship bonanza as Spain’s Malaga port anticipates 315 cruise ship calls in 2023

THE port of Malaga, one of the oldest seaports in the Mediterranean, expects to receive 315 cruise ship calls in 2023. According to recent data,...

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

THE Valencian Community's regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK's decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as 'wrong' and 'terrible'. He's...

Riding the wind on the Costa de la Luz

JON CLARKE takes a trip along the Costa de la Luz, Andalucia’s most unspoilt, if sometimes rather breezy, coastline

Top of the Sierra Nevada slopes

With his restaurants La Bodeguita and La Tinaja and now a shop, Snow Dream, Rafa Vigo is one of the key entrepreneurs on the slopes

Former British travel agent on Spain’s Costa Blanca launches hugely successful online business in wake of Thomas Cook collapse

THOMAS Cook’s collapse shocked the travel industry and left many pointing fingers at the internet. But for one British former travel agent on the Costa...

TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate

A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption

Six airports in France are evacuated over bomb threats: Major flight delays expected

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,...

Malaga town hall rejects tax for overnight tourists

BY Livia Cockerell MALAGA town hall has rejected proposals for a tourist tax in the city. Podemos, who fronted the plans, claimed a tax on tourists...

Spain sees more UK expats than the UK sees Spanish

DATA from the Office for National Statistics show that Spain sees over three times more British expats than the U.K. sees Spanish expats. The...

Deia dreaming in Mallorca

Jason Heppenstall spends an idyllic few days on the island of Mallorca – and comes home without his hubcaps

Spain’s Balearic Islands see holiday bookings boom with end of COVID-19 traffic light system

HOLIDAY bookings to the Balearic Islands have boomed since the UK government scrapped the travel traffic light system and pre-departure tests for vaccinated holidaymakers.  The traffic...

Road Trip Essentials: The Ultimate Route 66 Guide

A road trip along Route 66 - the world’s most renowned highway -  is arguably one of the best things you could do in...

British Airways permanently cancels 13 flight routes from summer 2021

BRITISH Airways has permanently cancelled 13 flight routes from summer 2021. “We are sorry that, like other airlines, due to the current coronavirus pandemic...

Travel hell as Renfe passengers are forced to wait up to FIVE hours on crammed trains before departing for...

PASSENGERS travelling from Madrid to Andalucia suffered another day of travel hell after being forced to sit on trains for up to five hours...

Holiday rentals in Spain are booming as domestic bookings make up for lower numbers of UK and foreign tourists

A Spanish holiday rental website says that August accommodation bookings are higher than two years ago before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rentalia put that down to...

Spain’s Málaga festive vibe arrives at airport with ‘Pura Feria’ campaign

IN a bid to merge the lively spirit of Malaga's annual fair with the hustle and bustle of its airport, the 'Pura Feria' campaign...

Fewer road accident deaths so far this year in Spain, compared to 2019, primarily due to the coronavirus lockdown

THERE have been fewer road accident deaths so far this year, compared to 2019.

LATEST: What you need to know about travelling to Spain from the UK

WITH the peak summer holiday season now in full-swing, here’s the run down of the rules for those travelling to Spain from the UK. Post-Brexit...

Expats would rather be in the big smoke

New survey reveals expat's favourite cities

BRIT BOOM: Spain breaks all-time tourism record for July thanks to UK tourists

BRITISH holidaymakers have helped Spain smash its record for international tourist arrivals. It comes after the National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed the number of visitors...

Travelplan offers seven-night stays in Spain’s Balearic Islands from €299 to boost national tourism post COVID-19

Aptly named 'Phase T,' the tour operator will offer 'once in a lifetime deals never seen before in its history'

Flights to and from Spain cancelled due to strike by French air traffic controllers

The dispute has arisen over working times and conditions

MUST WATCH: Exclusive video shows Ryanair staff ply drinks to rowdy stag dressed as a mop!

Dressed as a mop the bridegroom was sent by a baying, cheering group up and down the aisle for five minutes ‘to clean the...
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A day in the life of package holiday capital Benidorm

Beni-dormant it’s not. But with the cheap-n-cheerful Brit-destination celebrating a record-busting summer - and bidding for UNESCO status - Iona Napier spends 24 hours in the emblematic Valencia resort

Mountain of repose

You are spoilt for choice with romantic and hip places to stay around the Serrania

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