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Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports

Malaga airport braces for final weekend of August as thousands of Brits prepare to fly home – this will be the busiest day

MALAGA airport is facing an extra busy weekend from today as thousands of Brits and other tourists prepare to fly home. With school set to

30 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Sevilla can legally cut off water supply to law-breaking tourist flats, court rules

A COURT in the popular tourist city of Sevilla has ruled that the local council can legally cut off water supply to unlawful tourist flats.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Got a DNI in Spain? These are the 41 countries you can travel to without needing a passport

DO you have a Spanish DNI? You can travel to these 41 countries passport free. Travelling can be stressful, you have to remember so many

24 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year

Ryanair apologises for nightmare flight from Ireland to Spain after passengers were forced to wait more than four hours on the tarmac due to weather delay

A FAMILY is demanding €1,600 compensation following a four-hour delay to their flight from Dublin to Spain. The Spanish family, from Mallorca, have filed a

23 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Watch: Airplane’s terrifying landing at a Portugal airport where hundreds of Spaniards have been trapped for DAYS due to severe winds

THIS is the moment a passenger plane struggled to land at a Portuguese airport due to severe winds. The footage was taken on the island

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Travel News·Video

E.Coli warning in Spain: Beach of major resort is closed after potentially harmful bacteria is found in the sea

HEALTH authorities have closed off a beach in Spain after detecting E.Coli in the water. A red flag has been raised on a section of

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:12

Health·Lead·Travel News

Date is confirmed for start of EU’s Entry/Exit System this autumn – but how will it work?

THE European Union’s long-awaited – and anxiously anticipated – new passport system has finally been given a definite start date. From November 10, non-EU travellers

20 Aug, 2024 @ 11:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Flights are diverted from major airport in Spain due to fog phenomenon: British tourists are forced to land on a different holiday island

MULTIPLE flights have been diverted from a major airport in Spain due to fog. The weather phenomenon caused a severe ‘lack of visibility’ for pilots,

19 Aug, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Travel News

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, 'stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage' - as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

Airbnb crackdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Major resort cancels 600 tourist flat licences and hikes up taxes

A MAJOR tourist town on the Costa del Sol has cancelled 600 licences for tourist accommodation. The affected properties will not be allowed to become

18 Aug, 2024 @ 15:37

Lead·Property·Travel News

‘We don’t want you!’: Locals in Spain react to influencer posing next to ‘tourists go home’ graffiti – and offer tips on how to be an ‘ethical’ holidaymaker

LOCALS in Spain have given their verdict after a holidaymaker posed sarcastically next to provocative ‘tourists go home’ graffiti. A yoga instructor under the username

17 Aug, 2024 @ 23:17

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

British expats in Spain reveal the best and worst times to land at the airport if you want to avoid chaos at passport control

BRITISH expats have warned tourists from the UK of the best and worst times to arrive at the airport. It comes as multiple people have

12 Aug, 2024 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s third most visited city will cut off water supply to illegal Airbnb-style apartments

TOURIST apartments found to be operating illegally in a major city in Spain will have their water supply cut off, it has been announced. The

12 Aug, 2024 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

‘I visited two incredible and barely-known cities in northern Spain – here’s why you must add them to your travel wishlist’

THESE two cities in northern Spain are a must-add to your travel wishlist, despite being missed by many tourists. Although Galicia is known for the

11 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Marbella suffers a drop in international tourists in first half of 2024 – after series of PR disasters

MARBELLA saw the number of foreign tourists fall in the first half of 2024, latest hotel figures show. According to the National Institute of Statistics,

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:13

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

These are the Malaga towns most overwhelmed by tourists – and they’re not Marbella or Estepona

A STUDY by a website specialising in vacation rentals has identified the municipalities in Spain that are most at risk from overcrowding by tourists, and

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Los Baños Sunshine, a chiringuito in Denia

These ‘chiringuitos’ in Alicante are named among the best in Spain for the third year in a row

SUMMER in Spain wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a chiringuito, as the country’s beach bars are affectionately known. But there are hundreds to

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:53

Alicante·Travel News

Spain is once again declared the best country in the world for digital nomads – here’s why

A NEW study from research company Global Intelligence Unit has found once again that Spain is the best country in the world for digital nomads

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:31

Lead·Travel News

Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal

British expats in Spain are warned to get a TIE card ahead of EU’s new entry/exit system

THE British embassy has warned expats in Spain to get the TIE card as the EU’s new entry/exit system comes into force. British expats in

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:29

Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

WORKERS at a major airport in Spain will continue their partial strike throughout the month of August, it has emerged. The industrial action has been

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

This historic town has the worst case of tourism ‘massification’ in Spain, figures reveal

AT a time in Spain when locals are increasingly uneasy about the effect of mass tourism on their country, one historic town has emerged with

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Airbnb shares drop 12% amid growing backlash in Spain: Company cites weakening US demand

SHARES in the online vacation rental company Airbnb dropped by 12% on Tuesday, in the midst of an ongoing backlash in Spain against a tourism

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:08

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

BRITISH tourists have been told to ‘dress properly’ while walking through the streets of the Costa del Sol. A new campaign by the City Council

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Brits and other foreigners should be barred from buying property in Spain’s Mallorca unless they are residents, local groups propose

A CIVIC organisation in Spain’s Balearics has come up with a list of proposals aimed at combating the problems being caused on the islands by

6 Aug, 2024 @ 10:55

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Crackdown on flying with liquids in Spain: EU says new airport scanners are not good enough at detecting potentially explosive substances

REGULAR air travellers have long been obliged to carry only small amounts of liquids with them on flights, after security restrictions were imposed way back

3 Aug, 2024 @ 15:32

Lead·Travel News

‘It’s a lack of respect’: Spanish tourist is left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during holiday to Mallorca

A SPANISH tourist has been left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during a Mallorca holiday. As anti-tourism protests reach a boiling point

2 Aug, 2024 @ 15:48

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Influencer is shocked by the prices at an Ibiza beach club: ‘I spent more here than on my flight!’

AN ITALIAN couple of social-media influencers got a nasty surprise on one of their recent trips, as they were slapped with a massive bar bill

2 Aug, 2024 @ 13:29

Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

Travel News- Page 17

Malaga airport braces for final weekend of August as thousands of Brits prepare to fly home – this will be the busiest day

Sevilla can legally cut off water supply to law-breaking tourist flats, court rules

Got a DNI in Spain? These are the 41 countries you can travel to without needing a passport

Ryanair apologises for nightmare flight from Ireland to Spain after passengers were forced to wait more than four hours on the tarmac due to weather delay

Watch: Airplane’s terrifying landing at a Portugal airport where hundreds of Spaniards have been trapped for DAYS due to severe winds

E.Coli warning in Spain: Beach of major resort is closed after potentially harmful bacteria is found in the sea

Date is confirmed for start of EU’s Entry/Exit System this autumn – but how will it work?

Flights are diverted from major airport in Spain due to fog phenomenon: British tourists are forced to land on a different holiday island

Airbnb crackdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Major resort cancels 600 tourist flat licences and hikes up taxes

‘We don’t want you!’: Locals in Spain react to influencer posing next to ‘tourists go home’ graffiti – and offer tips on how to be an ‘ethical’ holidaymaker

British expats in Spain reveal the best and worst times to land at the airport if you want to avoid chaos at passport control

Spain’s third most visited city will cut off water supply to illegal Airbnb-style apartments

‘I visited two incredible and barely-known cities in northern Spain – here’s why you must add them to your travel wishlist’

Marbella suffers a drop in international tourists in first half of 2024 – after series of PR disasters

These are the Malaga towns most overwhelmed by tourists – and they’re not Marbella or Estepona

These ‘chiringuitos’ in Alicante are named among the best in Spain for the third year in a row

Spain is once again declared the best country in the world for digital nomads – here’s why

British expats in Spain are warned to get a TIE card ahead of EU’s new entry/exit system

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

This historic town has the worst case of tourism ‘massification’ in Spain, figures reveal

Airbnb shares drop 12% amid growing backlash in Spain: Company cites weakening US demand

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

Brits and other foreigners should be barred from buying property in Spain’s Mallorca unless they are residents, local groups propose

Crackdown on flying with liquids in Spain: EU says new airport scanners are not good enough at detecting potentially explosive substances

‘It’s a lack of respect’: Spanish tourist is left fuming after being spoken to in ‘foreign languages’ during holiday to Mallorca

Influencer is shocked by the prices at an Ibiza beach club: ‘I spent more here than on my flight!’

One third of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 in Spain have had sex – and condom use is falling

‘Clearly the coolest language in the world’: Britain’s The Guardian newspaper campaigns for children to learn Spanish instead of French in schools

MISSING: Fears growing over British tourist, 79, who disappeared while holidaying on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Ronda as weeks of unprecedented rainfall finally give way to sunshine

Vandalism and violent threats: What the attack on the 13 Roses memorial reveals about Spain today