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Private eyes to descend on Mallorca to weed out cowboy companies touting fake sickness claims

Brits' sickness claims are said to be costing the industry €59 million a year

REVEALED: The world’s most and least dangerous holiday destinations for 2018

A NEW interactive map has revealed the least and most dangerous holiday destinations for 2018. The 'Travel Risk Map' ranked countries based on road safety,...

WATCH: Amazing moment Malaga’s real life Robinson Crusoe makes fire from plastic bag filled with water

THIS is the moment a Malaga castaway makes fire using a plastic bag filled with water. Alvaro Cerezo is a professional Robinson Crusoe after visiting...

British tourists will have to pay for visa to visit Spain under new EU proposal

Britons will have to pay €7 to apply for an ETIAS visa to Brussels authorities

Ryanair strikes begin in Spain as unions and bosses fail to reach agreement

RYANAIR strikes have begun in Spain after last-minute talks between unions and management failed.  Some 600 flights have been cancelled as cabin crew in Portugal,...

Spain’s Andalucia among top 20 global travel destinations for Airbnb customers

ANDALUCIA is among the top 20 most sought-after travel destinations in the world for Airbnb customers. According to the property portal, Spain’s southernmost region...

Max Beach in Mijas taken over by Costa del Sol restaurant owners Metro Group

All-in-all, the updated venue now boasts a sushi bar, 25-metre pool, a cocktail bar and large terraces with plenty of sunbeds

10 incredible locations Game of Thrones SHOULD have filmed in Spain

We’ve put together a list of places we feel would have added to the stark alien beauty of Westeros and Essos

Airline selects three-year-old British girl for ‘involuntary offloading’ on overbooked flight from Spain

Many airlines practise overbooking, where more tickets are sold than there are seats available

Ryanair cancels Spain flights in preparation for September cabin crew strikes

The airline has revealed six flights on Sunday September 1 , and eight flights on Monday September 2 have been cancelled

Aquatic sports company that ignored weather warning before team of 22 paddle surfers became trapped in Javea could face...

THE aquatic sports company that ignored an orange weather warning and led a party of 22 to near-fatal danger in Javea is now facing...

Spain’s Costa del Sol experienced most successful year EVER for tourism in 2019

THE Costa del Sol welcomed a record amount of tourists in 2019.

Ryanair launches €6 flights from Spanish airports to London

RYANAIR has launched last-minute flights from Spain for €6.

100,000 tourists are still on Spain’s Canary and Balearic islands, despite the nationwide lockdown

TENS of thousands of tourists have remained on the Canary and Balearic islands respectively, despite the coronavirus.

Government extends temporary travel restrictions for non EU citizens coming to Spain until May 15

THE Government has extended temporary travel restrictions for non EU citizens coming to Spain.

Jet2 to resume all flights and holidays from July 1

JET2 has announced that it intends to resume all flights and holidays from July 1, pushing back the original date of June 17.

British holidaymakers choose Mallorca as most desirable destination in Spain ‘post COVID-19’

According to the Spanish Tourism Institute, Mallorca is the most favoured holiday destination in Spain by Britons

BREAKING: UK set to lift quarantine restrictions from July 6, Spain one of the countries included

THE UK is set to lift its quarantine restrictions from July 6, ministers have said.

Town in inland Malaga predicts 90% occupancy rate this summer while Spain’s Costa del Sol to suffer huge losses

The good news for Coin is in stark contrast to more traditional tourism meccas such as the Costa del Sol

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 or return to their country.

Move over Madrid! San San Sebastian named sixth best foodie spot in the world according to top chefs

SAN Sebastian has been named the sixth best foodie spots in the world according to a panel of top chefs.  The much loved city in...

British driver banned from Spain caught cruising back to UK on wrong side of the road

A BRIT who was stopped from entering Spain on New Year’s Eve was later caught out by French police for driving the wrong way...

Spanish airline makes it onto Edreams’ ‘World’s Best’ list

IT may be one of Europe’s smaller airlines, but then bigger is not always better. Binter Canarias was the only Spanish airline to place on...

Five new roundabouts for accident blackspots in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PILAR DE LA HORADADA is planning a €750,000 project to build five new roundabouts at accident blackspots in the town. The council has put out...

Controversial port expansion project approved for Spain’s Valencia

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the...

Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are...

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