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Ryanair passengers fork out more than €2.5 billion for checked luggage and seat selection

RYANAIR customers pay more than €2.5 billion per year in add-ons, a new study has revealed. Seat reservations, priority boarding and checked bags now account

2 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

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Spain’s Andalucia will ‘guarantee’ coverage of COVID-19 related expenses for international tourists

The Vice-President and Minister of Tourism, Juan Marin, says that tourists who are infected in Andalucia will be ‘guaranteed’ the costs of confinement, hospital stay

2 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

Completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral delayed by COVID-19

BARCELONA’S famous Sagrada Familia cathedral has become the latest victim of coronavirus. Its final completion – 143 years after the first stone was laid –

26 Sep, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Denia Defied Dreadful August For Hotels On Spain S Costa Blanca

Denia defied dreadful August for struggling hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUGUST overnight stays in Costa Blanca hotels collapsed by almost two-thirds compared to 2019, as Denia defied a poor month for bookings. Figures from the

24 Sep, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair extends flight change fee waiver for flights to and from Spain

Budget airline giant Ryanair have announced they will extend their exemption for flight change fees for passengers booking who book European this October and November.

23 Sep, 2020 @ 19:15

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Ryanair adds 500 extra flights for October half-term getaway to popular EU destinations including Spain

Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe

RYANAIR is cut its October schedules by 20 per cent in addition to a similar reduction previously announced in mid-August. The budget carrier blamed quarantine

19 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Mallorca·Travel News

Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is

19 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga airport closes T2 for first time in history due to COVID-19

This is the first time Malaga’s Pablo Ruiz Picasso (T2) will close since it opened in 1991

18 Sep, 2020 @ 12:36

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’

BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:35

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Association Chief Toni Mayor Slams Absurd Travel Restrictions

Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca are struggling to fill up even a third of their rooms

A COSTA BLANCA hotel association leader has branded travel quarantines and restrictions as ‘absurd’. Toni Mayor, president of the Benidorm-based Hosbec group, made the comment

16 Sep, 2020 @ 14:27

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Benidorm Hotels See 85 Per Cent Drop In July For Overnight Stays On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm wants to create its own ‘safe travel’ corridor for UK visitors to Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM mayor, Toni Pérez, says that the resort wants to set up a ‘safe travel corridor’ for UK tourists. That follows a summer where many

10 Sep, 2020 @ 14:27

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: England to lift COVID-19 quarantine on travellers returning from islands after infuriating Spain with whole-country approach

THE UK is expected to announce today that future quarantines on travellers returning to England will make exemptions for islands less affected by COVID-19 than

7 Sep, 2020 @ 16:52

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair Launches New Winter Services Between The Canary Islands And The Costa Blanca In Spain

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from

6 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.

3 Sep, 2020 @ 17:38

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair scraps flights to two airports in Spain and cuts services to several others over 'excessive fees'

Mega price drop by Ryanair: one million seats from €5 to 240 destinations including Spain

This mega price drop covers destinations including the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Madrid, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Palma, Santander, Santiago de Compostela or Tenerife

2 Sep, 2020 @ 12:49

Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Jet2 cancels ALL flights and holiday packages to Spain’s Balearic Islands until November 30

As well as noting the 'continuous uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,' they admitted that the quarantine imposed on travellers by the British government had

28 Aug, 2020 @ 15:31

Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s tourism industry suffers loss of €8.2 billion since COVID-19 outbreak

SPAIN’S tourism is the second worst hit in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. The only country to have suffered

25 Aug, 2020 @ 10:58

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

WATCH: Palma de Mallorca Cathedral | Mallorca Travel Guide

Folks! Join me today for a comprehensive Mallorca travel guide to Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, also known as ‘La Seu’ – Mallorca’s ‘Cathedral of Light’!

25 Aug, 2020 @ 10:55

Mallorca·Travel News

EL CHORRO: Spain’s secret haven near the Costa del Sol

JUST over an hour’s drive from the busy beaches of Marbella, tucked between the Spanish hillside and evergreen woodland, exists a scene so soothing it

24 Aug, 2020 @ 16:33

Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Responsible Tourism in the New Normal: Top Tips to Help You Travel Safely to Your Holiday Destination in the Post-COVID-19 Age

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone concerned. The global tourist industry was brought to a grinding halt in March of this year. Even

18 Aug, 2020 @ 16:09

Travel News

True cost of travel bans revealed as Spain’s AENA reveals July 2020 airport losses

Compared to the same period in 2019, Spanish airports have recorded a loss in passengers of up to 83%

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:15

Lead·Travel News

NIGHTMARE: Spain’s Balearic Islands set to be declared ‘risk zone’ by Germany as COVID-19 infections exceed threshold

The risk upgrade comes as the number of coronavirus infections has now exceeded the threshold set by Germany

11 Aug, 2020 @ 16:17

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

LISTED: Travel alerts for Spain from 22 European countries

The numerous outbreaks in the country have led to many of its European neighbours adopting control measures or restrictions on those arriving from the Spanish

10 Aug, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·Other News·Travel News