Pedro Sanchez is told to use diplomacy to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourism by getting Spain onto UK...
ALICANTE Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, wants Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, to exert more diplomatic pressure on the UK to get the country onto...
Castellon calling! Tourism chiefs want tourists from Sevilla to fly in and save the summer
A DELEGATION for Castellon airport is currently in Sevilla promoting the province as a top tourist destination this August.
Air Nostrum is set to launch...
Hotels in Spain’s Castellon weather the COVID storm thanks to domestic tourism
DOMESTIC tourism is keeping Castellon hotels afloat this year.
According to new figures published by regional hospitality trade association Hosbec, the hotel sector in the...
Norwegian to operate 10 routes to Spain’s Malaga during the 2022 summer season
NORWEGIAN has announced its flight schedule for the next summer season, which will run from March 27 to October 29, 2022.
Nine airports in the...
Surge in traffic fines due to new radars in Spain’s Mallorca causing problems with early payments
MOTORISTS being hit with traffic fines in Mallorca discovered they don’t have the 50% early payment option due to the notifications being sent out...
Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport closes after escaped passengers block runways
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Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as UK cancellations force hotel closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM faces one of its quietest-ever Christmas tourist holiday seasons as British people cancel bookings due to costly PCR tests and full vaccination requirements...
Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60%...
Costa Blanca city gets recognised for having Spain’s safest roads but mayor reveals ‘could do better’
ORIHUELA officially has Spain’s safest roads, after recognition by the Congress of Deputies.
Its president, Juan José Matarí Saez, revealed the news to city mayor...
FOCUS: From almost bust to boom – How Spain’s hotel sector is bouncing back in the wake of the...
Spain’s hotel sector comes back harder, better, faster, stronger post-pandemic, discovers Sorrel Downer.
Spain’s most expensive toll roads revealed
THE most expensive toll roads in Spain have been revealed, covering the whole of Spain including the Costa del Sol and Costa Brava.
Of all...
Spain’s Renfe to recover one of the three cancelled Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains
THE national rail operator, Renfe, plans to recover one of the ‘forgotten’ AVE high-speed trains from Malaga to Madrid.
Back in May, Spain's national railway...
Spain’s Vueling faces possible cabin crew strikes in August
VUELING cabin crew may possibly join its two big rivals, easyJet and Ryanair with strike actions.
The Spanish low-cost airline, based at El Prat de...
Ryanair expects record passenger numbers in Spain, announces 52 new routes
For signs that the travel industry is finally emerging from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, look no further than the latest data...
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During these cold winter days, are you dreaming of your next holiday? If the answer is “yes”, the good news is that you can...
Spain’s Andalucia received 30.8 million tourists in 2022 and expects to break records in 2023
ANDALUCIA has received a total of 30.8 million tourists in 2022, just 5% shy of the record-breaking, pre-pandemic year, 2019.
Not only that, 2023 promises...
Renfe’s low-cost high-speed trains, Avlo, to start Spain’s Madrid-Malaga service in June
RENFE has announced this Monday, March 5, that their low-cost high-speed train, Avlo, will begin operating in the south corridor as of June.
Avlo trains...
‘Get out of my village!’
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Mijas: Ass good as it gets!
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Surf ‘n’ turf in Valdevaqueros, Andalucia’s little slice of Ibiza
No other place better epitomises the hip Tarifa scene than Valdevaqueros, writes Jon Clarke
Sliding to sleep: Where to stay in the Sierra Nevada
From modern to traditional, there is something for everyone’s budget in the Sierra Nevada
Hilarious list of British complaints made to travel agents when abroad
Ever had Fanta in Spain that was too 'Fanta-y'?
Britain’s Captain Calamity stranded in Spain after leaving passport onboard abandoned vessel
Crew stranded in Spain after skipper falls ill and leaves passports on abandoned ship
Why you will need the International Insurance Card when travelling abroad
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