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Girls That Wander launch new online community to help solo expats find friends in Spain

WHILE expat communities are often a thriving social network, life in another country can at first feel daunting and solitary. Research has found that four

15 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Travel News

How Brits will join Americans and Japanese needing a European visa from 2022

THE joys of travel have been severely curtailed for almost everyone this year. As the spread of COVID-19 gripped the world, airlines drastically cut routes,

15 Oct, 2020 @ 10:05

Travel News

Hotel stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca collapsed by over 50 per cent in September

OVERNIGHT stays in Costa Blanca hotels fell by 50 per cent in September compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the Provincial Association

14 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

TUI resumes flights to Spain’s Mallorca from October 15 as COVID-19 cases continue to decline

The German tour operator had previously cancelled all of its flights and holidays to Spain in mid August

9 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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Spain’s Andalucia activates holiday voucher with discounts of up to 50%

THE Junta has launched an initiative which offers complementary vouchers for residents in Andalucia. The tourist voucher, which began this Thursday and will be valid

8 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

Madrid named once again as best city in world for expats to work from remotely

MADRID has once again been named as the best city to work from remotely. Just a few weeks ago, Olive Press revealed that the Spanish

8 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News·Property·Travel News

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Transformed campervan on sale for €17,000 is like a hotel on wheels

THE trendiest holiday home isn’t a palm tree lined house the Maldives or a penthouse apartment in Madrid. It’s not even a sprawling villa in

7 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Property·Travel News

HIDDEN TREASURE: Remains of one of Spain’s oldest Visigoth churches tucked away on Costa del Sol beach

HIDDEN away in full sight is one of the lesser known gems of San Pedro – the Visigothic church known as La Basilica de Vega

5 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Other News·Travel News

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

Travel News

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

Lead·Other News·Travel News

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

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

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

Travel News- Page 63

Girls That Wander launch new online community to help solo expats find friends in Spain

How Brits will join Americans and Japanese needing a European visa from 2022

Hotel stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca collapsed by over 50 per cent in September

TUI resumes flights to Spain’s Mallorca from October 15 as COVID-19 cases continue to decline

Spain’s Andalucia activates holiday voucher with discounts of up to 50%

Madrid named once again as best city in world for expats to work from remotely

Transformed campervan on sale for €17,000 is like a hotel on wheels

HIDDEN TREASURE: Remains of one of Spain’s oldest Visigoth churches tucked away on Costa del Sol beach

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

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

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

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

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

Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WATCH: Palma de Mallorca Cathedral | Mallorca Travel Guide

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes

Malaga will be cut off from high-speed trains to Madrid and beyond for at least another month

Spain’s controversial V16 traffic beacon has now fully arrived and fines are already being dished out – but is the EU about to kibosh it?

Is Spain’s caña dying? Changing beer habits could spell last orders for the iconic glass size