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Tom Hopcroft does a 'shoey' at the end of the Camino de Santiago

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I made up a new tradition’: British expat on Spain’s Camino de Santiago denies he mistranslated Spanish word after drinking beer from his shoe

IN a classic exercise of ‘fake news’, Spanish media outlets have enthusiastically seized on a story about Madrid-based British expat and influencer Tom Hopcroft, thanks

9 Jul, 2024 @ 11:56

Galicia·Travel News

Anti-tourism protests will ‘absolutely’ spread in Spain and Europe unless local concerns are addressed, warns UNESCO official

Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants

THE ongoing protests against tourism in Spain reached Barcelona on Saturday, as thousands of locals took to the streets of the Catalan capital to demand

7 Jul, 2024 @ 12:47

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

These are the best chiringuitos and beach clubs in Spain this summer, according to ‘Traveler’ magazine

THE prestigious Traveler magazine has chosen two of Malaga province’s beach clubs – also known in Spanish as chiringuitos – among its best of the

5 Jul, 2024 @ 14:35

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Marbella train latest: Spain’s transport minister will meet with Costa del Sol leaders this month to discuss long-awaited project

SPAIN’S transport minister will meet with local leaders this month to discuss the long-awaited Costa del Sol train. It seems the Costa del Sol train

3 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Airbnb crackdown continues: Mayor of popular destination in the south outlaws new tourist flats

CADIZ becomes the latest Spanish city to announce a ban on new Airbnbs in the historical centre. Mayor Bruno García said landlords will no longer

3 Jul, 2024 @ 11:28

Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Watch: Terrifying turbulence on flight from Spain leaves 40 passengers injured before plane is forced to make emergency landing

AN Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo was forced to make an emergency landing in north-eastern Brazil on Monday morning after the Boeing 787-9

2 Jul, 2024 @ 15:04

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

A pin in a tourist bike in Valencia with the message 'Tourist go Home'

Tourism will damage Spain’s heritage and culture if no action is taken, researchers warn

A NEW report has warned that urgent action needs to be taken in Spain to prevent the country’s historic city centres from suffering damage due

24 Jun, 2024 @ 16:03

Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Analysis: Spain to beat all tourism records this year as visitors spend more than ever – but that might not be good news for locals

NEW data from Caixabank suggests the Spanish tourism industry is growing at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy, bringing in unprecedented

24 Jun, 2024 @ 12:50

Lead·National News·Tenerife·Travel News

British tourists report being refused entry into Spain for failing to show this document at the border – including a couple visiting their OWN home

Have you been affected by the new travel rules in Spain? Contact tips@theolivepress.es BRITISH tourists have taken to social media to warn fellow travellers of

23 Jun, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Travel News

Vueling For Guardia Civil Credit Flickr Creatornabil Molinari

Spanish airline Vueling is fined €28,000 for denying a woman boarding ‘because her cleavage was showing’

THE Spanish budget airline Vueling has been slapped with a €28,000 fine after it refused to let a female passenger board a flight from Mallorca

22 Jun, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Travel News

Travel expert Simon Calder says visitors to Spain could be turned away if they fail to show certain documents

INFLUENTIAL travel expert Simon Calder has warned Brits they could face holiday headaches at the Spanish border this summer. Writing in the Independent, Calder pointed

20 Jun, 2024 @ 16:15

Brexit·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Two major airports in Spain ‘are on the brink of collapse’ as record passenger numbers put a strain on resources

SOARING tourism numbers are threatening to overwhelm airports in two of Spain’s most popular holiday destinations. Both Valencia Manises and Alicante-Elche airports are experiencing record

20 Jun, 2024 @ 13:30

Alicante·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Malaga airport set for another record breaking summer: Officials anticipate breaking the 600 flights a day barrier in July

MALAGA airport is ‘optimistic’ it will break the 600 flights a day barrier this summer. The headspinning number would mean 65 flights departing or landing

19 Jun, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Malaga says Costa del Sol train project is essential for the province to continue growing

THE Costa del Sol train is ‘essential’ for Malaga to keep growing, says Malaga council leader. Francisco Salado, the president of the Diputacion de Malaga

14 Jun, 2024 @ 13:08

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Tourist flat crackdown in Malaga: Airbnb-style properties must now have a separate entrance to the other homes in their building

THE first bandage is being applied to staunch the torrent of tourist rentals that have been flooding Malaga’s housing market. A new regulation means that

10 Jun, 2024 @ 17:50

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Fresh hope for Costa del Sol train: Government of Spain to investigate project that would extend Malaga railway line to Marbella and beyond

THE Government of Spain will investigate a project that would extend the Malaga railway line to Marbella and beyond, sparking hope for the long awaited

7 Jun, 2024 @ 17:05

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

THIS popular day trip from Barcelona could introduce a tourist tax charging tourists €5 a day to enter

A POPULAR day trip destination from Barcelona is considering a tourist tax which would see visitors charged €5 to enter the old town. Beautiful beaches

7 Jun, 2024 @ 15:23

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Beach workers’ strike is called off in Spain after trade union secures 30% salary increase

BEACH workers in Spain’s Canary Islands have decided to call off a strike that was due to start this weekend, after their trade union managed

6 Jun, 2024 @ 16:44

Canary Islands·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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

Car hire warning: Expat loses €300 after policy is cancelled ‘without his knowledge’ over technicality that could affect many Brits in Spain

AN expat is sounding the alarm after he says his car hire was cancelled due to a tiny technicality – losing him almost €300. British

5 Jun, 2024 @ 13:40

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

Cost of toll road on Spain’s Costa del Sol surges by more than 50% – after pleads to abolish the charge are rejected by Madrid

THE cost of the AP-7 toll road has increased by more than 50% along the Costa del Sol. Every year, the price of accessing the

4 Jun, 2024 @ 19:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Crisis for 300,000 holidaymakers planning to visit Spain after major tour operator collapses

A LEADING German tour operator- FTI- has filed for insolvency putting at risk thousands of holidays including a major raft of bookings to Spain- especially

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Feel like a movie star: Get ready for summer with Mood Spa at La Zambra Hotel in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

JUNE is just days away and the scent of summer is already in the Costa del Sol’s air. There’s nothing like waking up in the

3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:04

Andalucia·Sponsored·Travel News

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

DRUNKEN stag and hen do parties carrying inflatable penises and massive sex dolls through the streets may become a thing of the past after a

30 May, 2024 @ 19:16

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Fight them on the beaches! Anti-tourism activists in Mallorca plan to storm popular beaches and ‘take them back’ from Brits and other tourists

ANTI-tourism activists in Mallorca are planning to ‘occupy’ popular beaches with a mass demonstration designed to disrupt holidaymakers. A protest group known as Mallorca Platja

29 May, 2024 @ 13:37

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

TUI vows to stop expansion on the Balearic Islands after reaching ‘capacity’: UK travel agency says it will look to other destinations amid growth of ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain

THE CEO of TUI, Sebastian Ebel, says they have reached their ‘capacity’ on the Balearic Islands. They are now looking into other, less crowded Mediterranean

29 May, 2024 @ 13:17

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views and history – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

WHEN the sun is shining and the sky is a deep, clear blue, there may not be a better place to be in Catalunya than

27 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Travel News- Page 19

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I made up a new tradition’: British expat on Spain’s Camino de Santiago denies he mistranslated Spanish word after drinking beer from his shoe

Anti-tourism protests reach Barcelona: Thousands of locals take to the streets while ‘sealing off’ hotels and restaurants

These are the best chiringuitos and beach clubs in Spain this summer, according to ‘Traveler’ magazine

Marbella train latest: Spain’s transport minister will meet with Costa del Sol leaders this month to discuss long-awaited project

Spain’s Airbnb crackdown continues: Mayor of popular destination in the south outlaws new tourist flats

Watch: Terrifying turbulence on flight from Spain leaves 40 passengers injured before plane is forced to make emergency landing

Tourism will damage Spain’s heritage and culture if no action is taken, researchers warn

Analysis: Spain to beat all tourism records this year as visitors spend more than ever – but that might not be good news for locals

British tourists report being refused entry into Spain for failing to show this document at the border – including a couple visiting their OWN home

Spanish airline Vueling is fined €28,000 for denying a woman boarding ‘because her cleavage was showing’

Travel expert Simon Calder says visitors to Spain could be turned away if they fail to show certain documents

Two major airports in Spain ‘are on the brink of collapse’ as record passenger numbers put a strain on resources

Malaga airport set for another record breaking summer: Officials anticipate breaking the 600 flights a day barrier in July

Malaga says Costa del Sol train project is essential for the province to continue growing

Tourist flat crackdown in Malaga: Airbnb-style properties must now have a separate entrance to the other homes in their building

Fresh hope for Costa del Sol train: Government of Spain to investigate project that would extend Malaga railway line to Marbella and beyond

THIS popular day trip from Barcelona could introduce a tourist tax charging tourists €5 a day to enter

Beach workers’ strike is called off in Spain after trade union secures 30% salary increase

Car hire warning: Expat loses €300 after policy is cancelled ‘without his knowledge’ over technicality that could affect many Brits in Spain

Cost of toll road on Spain’s Costa del Sol surges by more than 50% – after pleads to abolish the charge are rejected by Madrid

Crisis for 300,000 holidaymakers planning to visit Spain after major tour operator collapses

Feel like a movie star: Get ready for summer with Mood Spa at La Zambra Hotel in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Popular tourist town on the Costa Brava bans stag and hen dos from carrying inflatable penises and sex dolls

Fight them on the beaches! Anti-tourism activists in Mallorca plan to storm popular beaches and ‘take them back’ from Brits and other tourists

TUI vows to stop expansion on the Balearic Islands after reaching ‘capacity’: UK travel agency says it will look to other destinations amid growth of ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views and history – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

Send your child to Spanish state schools or British international? Here’s everything parents need to know

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

Erasmus returns to the UK allowing students to study in Europe once again – but how does it work?

Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain

Feared Campo de Gibraltar hitman ‘El Pastilla’ is spectacularly cleared of murder on appeal after police botch identification