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The big EES digital border system rolls out on Sunday to great fanfare... at just one airport in Spain

Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences

POLICE at Malaga Airport have issued new instructions telling British residents in Spain that they must not use the EES queues or automatic gates when

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:35

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The UK is debuting a new passport next month – these are the major changes

THE UK is unveiling a brand new passport – including enhanced security and a different coat of arms. The alterations, set to be rolled out

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:55

Lead·Travel News

‘Man overboard’: Huge search underway for Brit cruise ship passenger who fell into the Atlantic near the Canary Islands

A FRANTIC search is underway near the Canary Islands after an elderly British passenger on an adults-only cruise ship fell overboard. The alarm was sounded

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

Spain’s airport company hit with €10m fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding

SPAIN’S airport company has been hit with a €10 million fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding. These cameras took pictures

26 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Travel News

British pub giant Wetherspoon's to open its first bar in Spain at Costa Blanca airport

Wetherspoon’s global takeover starts at Alicante airport in Spain – Dilip Kuner gives his verdict

WELL, it’s official. Wetherspoon, the UK’s much loved (?) haven of cheap pints and dodgy carpets, is taking over the world – and it’s starting

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:53

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Plans for Spain’s €5bn Mediterranean Corridor rail network are confirmed with some glaring omissions – as Madrid is favoured and Malaga nowhere to be seen at all

THE finished version of Spain’s €5 billion ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ rail network has finally been announced — but not to universal fanfare. While some regions are

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

Scenes of chaos at Tenerife South Airport as EES rollout continues to gridlock Spain’s airports

EES rollout continues to gridlock Spanish airports with scenes of chaos spotted at Tenerife South Airport. Departures and arrivals at the terminal saw long queues

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

Ronda’s Cortijo del Canto is a true fantasy escape, where privacy is coupled with nature and history

IT feels like the home of a Roman senator, while its arrival reminded me of a scene from Eyes Wide Shut. But while Stanley Kubrick

24 Nov, 2025 @ 10:29

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Olive Press offers its top tips as Spain’s gastronauts wait to see who joins the Michelin-rated creme de la creme

SPAIN’s culinary spotlight is about to be thrown on Malaga’s Sohrlin Theatre as it hosts the 2026 Michelin Guide presentation for the first time. November

23 Nov, 2025 @ 14:33

Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h

TRAVELLING by train between Spain’s two biggest cities will soon take less than two hours, according to plans unveiled by the government earlier this week.

23 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ronda has struck the imaginations of poets, artists, bullfighters and musicians for thousands of years

RONDA doesn’t just appear; it confronts you. As the road bends, this captivating city leaps into view, rising like a white pearl surrounded by the

23 Nov, 2025 @ 12:01

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The Ronda dining scene has developed into one of Spain’s finest in the two decades I have lived there, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

IT might seem counterintuitive but you need to head deeper and deeper into the industrial estate to find one of the true secrets of Ronda.

22 Nov, 2025 @ 13:46

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

JD WETHERSPOON has announced its first-ever pub in mainland Europe will be at Alicante-Elche airport. The outlet has been named Castell de Santa Barbera after

21 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: Spain is finally planning to overhaul its backlogged residency and immigration system – all you need to know

LIFE could be about to get a lot less headachy for expats and prospective expats in Spain after the government announced it is rolling out

20 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·Travel News

From paperwork to online contracts: How Leasys is reshaping car leasing in Spain

THE car-leasing sector has changed dramatically in recent years. Companies and private drivers are no longer just looking for a vehicle, but for a complete

19 Nov, 2025 @ 17:33

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Travel News

Wealthy Arab travellers to Marbella warned against ‘jumping the queue by visa shopping around the EU’

WEALTHY Gulf visitors heading to Spain have been warned not to ‘visa shop’ by applying through smaller Schengen countries to try to ‘jump the queue’

17 Nov, 2025 @ 17:35

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Trains from Nerja and Estepona to Coin, the Caminito del Rey and beyond – but will Malaga ‘conceptual map’ ever become reality?

A NEW map for Malaga province sketches out a dream rail network that would link almost every corner by train, from Nerja in the east

17 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

‘Never seen it like this before’: Brits report travel chaos at Malaga airport – which sets new October passenger record

BRITS travelling through Malaga Airport say they faced ‘chaos’ at passport control over the weekend, with queues for UK flights stretching back into the public

17 Nov, 2025 @ 10:10

Lead·Málaga·Travel News

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

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has almost beaten last year’s passenger total with two months to spare. The Costa Blanca facility recorded a tenth successive record month for

15 Nov, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Storm Claudia brings travel chaos to the Costa del Sol: Flights to Malaga airport are diverted across Spain

NUMEROUS Ryanair flights to Malaga were diverted last night, landing in Alicante and Valencia. Six Ryanair planes departing from locations across Europe did not end

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:03

Lead·Málaga·Travel News

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

TRAIN passengers travelling on high-speed services run by Spain’s state-owned railway operator will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by

14 Nov, 2025 @ 07:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Politics·Travel News

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

Warning for holidaymakers visiting Spain as Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes

RYANAIR will reject passengers who present printed boarding passes at airports as they go fully digital, the company has announced. With the aim of speeding

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Travel News

Budget airline Jet2 unveils new programme of flights connecting London Gatwick and Spain

UK tour operator Jet2 is to start offering flights and holidays from London Gatwick for the summer 2026 season including 11 routes to Spain. The

12 Nov, 2025 @ 12:08

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

MADRID RULES THE NIGHT: Spain’s capital sparkles after dark and it’s got the stats to prove it

MOVE over Paris, New York, and Tokyo – Madrid is now one of the ultimate destinations for night owls. The Spanish capital has just been

11 Nov, 2025 @ 11:39

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

THE first time I visited Calpe, I was convinced I’d walked into the wrong country. It wasn’t the sun that threw me off, or even

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’

A GLASS of chilled Alvarinho on the terrace of the landmark Yeatman hotel was the reward of an adventure that spanned some of the wildest,

9 Nov, 2025 @ 12:47

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences

The UK is debuting a new passport next month – these are the major changes

‘Man overboard’: Huge search underway for Brit cruise ship passenger who fell into the Atlantic near the Canary Islands

Spain’s airport company hit with €10m fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding

Wetherspoon’s global takeover starts at Alicante airport in Spain – Dilip Kuner gives his verdict

Plans for Spain’s €5bn Mediterranean Corridor rail network are confirmed with some glaring omissions – as Madrid is favoured and Malaga nowhere to be seen at all

Scenes of chaos at Tenerife South Airport as EES rollout continues to gridlock Spain’s airports

Ronda’s Cortijo del Canto is a true fantasy escape, where privacy is coupled with nature and history

Olive Press offers its top tips as Spain’s gastronauts wait to see who joins the Michelin-rated creme de la creme

Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h

Ronda has struck the imaginations of poets, artists, bullfighters and musicians for thousands of years

The Ronda dining scene has developed into one of Spain’s finest in the two decades I have lived there, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

EXPLAINER: Spain is finally planning to overhaul its backlogged residency and immigration system – all you need to know

From paperwork to online contracts: How Leasys is reshaping car leasing in Spain

Wealthy Arab travellers to Marbella warned against ‘jumping the queue by visa shopping around the EU’

Trains from Nerja and Estepona to Coin, the Caminito del Rey and beyond – but will Malaga ‘conceptual map’ ever become reality?

‘Never seen it like this before’: Brits report travel chaos at Malaga airport – which sets new October passenger record

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

Storm Claudia brings travel chaos to the Costa del Sol: Flights to Malaga airport are diverted across Spain

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

Warning for holidaymakers visiting Spain as Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes

Budget airline Jet2 unveils new programme of flights connecting London Gatwick and Spain

MADRID RULES THE NIGHT: Spain’s capital sparkles after dark and it’s got the stats to prove it

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’

The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

Spain’s wintry weather drags on as alerts are issued for snow and wind: These are the affected areas

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

Calls for urgent action after two homeless people die in Andalucia during Spain’s big freeze