San Pedro power
Once the ‘squeezed middle’ between Marbella's seductive glitz and Estepona's arty edge, San Pedro de Alcantara is pushing to take centre stage in its own
Brits are the biggest travellers in Europe
Results of Last Minute.com study on 6,000 itchy-footed Europeans
Spain and Gibraltar scoop an avalanche of accolades at World Travel Awards
Hotels, resorts and businesses in both Spain and Gibraltar have taken numerous honours at the top travel industry event
Ryanair launches seven new Malaga flight paths for summer 2016
The budget airline has announced a total of seven new routes to Malaga
Young men most likely to be involved in cycle accidents
Researchers also found that men over age 35 are twice as likely to die if they are hit
Spanish rail travel up 6% on last year
The number of people travelling on trains is up by 6.2% on last year
Caminito del Rey ticket quota increased for local hotels and restaurants
Since October began, each of the municipalities has 250 daily entries for the Caminito del Rey
Brits are the biggest travellers in Europe
Unsurprisingly, less than one in ten Spaniards travel ‘to escape bad weather’ while a similarly low 12% of Brits prioritised good weather in their holiday
American rapper films music video on top of Gibraltar rock
Beniton the Menace filmed 'This world' on top of the Rock of Gibraltar
Chinese tourist arrested in Spain for smuggling 2kg of seahorses in luggage
Malaga airport police arrest Chinese tourist for stashing dead seahorses in luggage
Ryanair makes quarter of income through added extras
Budget airline Ryanair makes 25% of its income from added extras
Balearic Islands set to introduce new ‘green tax’ for tourists
Holiday-makers in Ibiza will face an extra 'eco-tax'
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
Spain second-most visited LGBT destination in Europe
Over €6 billion was pumped into the Spanish economy via LGBT tourism in the past 12 months
Spanish Room Mate hotel chain offers free on-the-go WiFi to guests
Holidaymakers staying at Room Mate Hotels are being provided with a portable 3G router with 100MB of data
Spain’s Parador hotels €7.8 million in the red despite government cash injection
Paradors are expected to be in the black by €1 million at the end of this year
Spain’s hotel prices among lowest in Mediterranean
In August, Morocco’s hotels were charging on average €100 per night, while Spanish hotels charged €124
Tourist sues after Spanish website publishes naked photo
An Italian woman is demanding nearly €500,000 in damages after a Spanish website published a naked photo of her on holiday
Today kicks off four days of Spain’s September train strikes
A series of 24-hour RENFE employee train strikes kick off today
Spanish airport baggage handlers announce September strikes
Bags of trouble scheduled for Spain
Spain number one for well-equipped holiday rentals
Spanish rentals commended for air conditioning, pool access and laundry machines
Spanish rail workers set to strike in September
September 4 will be the first of four 24-hour strikes by train workers’ union SEMFE
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
Less Russian tourists – but more Americans – holiday in Spain this year
Recovering American markets and a struggling Russian econom are contributing to the trend
Where to eat: In Sotogrande
Despite a string of new restaurants, it’s a trio of stalwarts that take the biscuit in Sotogrande
Horsing around: At Sotogrande’s polo club
Panama hat? Check. Gladiator sandals? Check. Iona Napier is chukka-ed in at the deep end at Sotogrande’s world famous polo club