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Low cost train operator Ouigo to start Murcia to Madrid services with €9 fares from 2024 High-speed journey to capital will take 2 hours and 45 minutes

Budget high-speed rail operator Ouigo to connect Madrid with Sevilla and Malaga from January – and prices start at just €9

FRENCH rail operator Ouigo is set to introduce new routes connecting Madrid with Seville and Malaga at a low-cost price. The new services will offer

15 Dec, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

This Marbella hotel is among the 70 best in the world, according to Conde Nast Traveler magazine

CONDE Nast Traveler magazine has named this Marbella hotel among the top 70 in the world. The prestigious magazine, Traveler by Conde Nast has selected

12 Dec, 2024 @ 13:31

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s ‘Airbnb crackdown’ continues: Government to investigate companies that manage HUNDREDS of tourist flats

THE Spanish consumer rights agency has opened an investigation into businesses that manage swathes of Airbnbs amid a tourist flat crackdown. Spanish authorities are investigating

12 Dec, 2024 @ 12:35

Lead·Property·Travel News

Must-buy: The carry-on suitcase that adheres to EVERY airline’s hand luggage rules

THIS is the carry-on suitcase that caters to EVERY airline’s hand luggage rules, including Ryanair. When it comes time to fly home for Christmas, many

8 Dec, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Travel News

Brits visiting Spain refuse to hand over long list of information as part of new ‘Big Brother Law’

TOURISTS in Spain are fighting back against new ‘Big Brother law’, refusing to hand over swathes of personal data. Brits holidaying in Spain are clashing

6 Dec, 2024 @ 16:37

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Revealed: The 42 questions Brits and other tourists will be asked under Spain’s ‘Big Brother Law’

THE exhaustive list of data Brits and other tourists will need to provide when visiting Spain has been revealed. Since the controversial ‘Big Brother Law’

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:51

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Calpe Town Hall will be celebrating the festive season every weekend this December with its Christmas Fair

CALPE’S Christmas Fair/Fira de Nadal/, now in its 10th edition, will feature an exciting new format this year. For the first time, it will be

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:10

Alicante·Travel News

Travel agents in Spain threaten to stop making bookings over controversial ‘Big Brother Law’

SPANISH travel agents have threatened to stop taking bookings after a new law obliges them to collect up to 31 pieces of guest data. Spain’s

4 Dec, 2024 @ 16:53

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Brits threaten to boycott Spain over ‘Big Brother Law’ for tourists that ‘bites the hand that feeds’

BRITISH holidaymakers have threatened to boycott Spain after it introduced controversial new travel rules. Since December 2, hotels and car rental companies have been ordered

3 Dec, 2024 @ 14:11

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ryanair gets court to suspend hefty €107m fine for abusive practices in Spain

Ryanair agrees to pay €1.5million in latest claim against its check-in rules

RYANAIR must pay at least €1.5million in compensation following an investigation by authorities in Italy. The Italian Competition and Market Authority found that countless consumers

3 Dec, 2024 @ 11:40

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s ‘Big Brother Law’ for tourists comes into effect today – here’s what you need to know

HERE’S what you need to know about Spain’s ‘Big Brother Law’ coming into effect today. From today, hotels in Spain could be fined up to

2 Dec, 2024 @ 11:44

Lead·Travel News

The Philippe Effect: The giant red bull’s head looming over the Serrania de Ronda is a Starck masterpiece, writes Jon Clarke

IT cost well over 20 million and will hopefully create something of a ‘Guggenheim Effect’ for Ronda. That is Philippe Starck’s amazing new organic olive

1 Dec, 2024 @ 13:02

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Must-visit: The seven new additions to Spain’s ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list

THE Beautiful Towns of Spain Association has announced seven new locations will join its ranks. In Extremadura, one of the oldest cities in the region,

30 Nov, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Costa del Sol train latest: Regional and local leaders meet today to begin thrashing out long-awaited project

REGIONAL and local leaders have met today to begin plans for the long-awaited Costa del Sol train. The Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, has hosted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:59

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

‘Airbnb has ruined my life’: Local in Malaga fumes over ‘drunk tourists’ who have turned his ‘historic’ block into a ‘trashy hotel’

A MALAGA local has claimed Airbnb-style flats have ‘ruined his life’ after taking over half of the apartments in his block. Speaking to La Sexta,

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:48

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

War in Spain over ‘Big Brother Law’ for tourists just days before ‘damaging’ changes come into force

A LEGAL battle is brewing between the government and tourism bosses in Spain over the much-hated ‘Big Brother Law’. The legislation is set to come

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:03

Lead·National News·Travel News

Travel experts ‘are avoiding’ these three popular destinations in Spain – this is why

THESE popular Spanish travel destinations are being blacklisted by travel experts. Travel experts Fodor have revealed 2025’s ‘no travel’ list which ‘aims to shine a

26 Nov, 2024 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

BREAKING: Bomb squad called to London airport as terminal evacuated: Flights to and from Spain facing delays

FLIGHTS to Spain are facing disruption after a suspicious package at a London airport forced a partial evacuation. A bomb disposal team has been sent

22 Nov, 2024 @ 15:22

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Flight chaos as British Airways grounds flights across Europe after suffering major IT outage

BRITISH Airways has suffered a major IT outage that has left countless flights in Europe grounded. The issue is causing delays and cancellations for potentially

18 Nov, 2024 @ 20:42

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Travel News

Travel chaos in Malaga as trains are cancelled and airport flooded: Visitors to Spain are stranded ‘on the runway’ amid queues for taxis that ‘stretch for kilometres’

PASSENGERS managing to land at Malaga Airport are facing a mountain of hurdles in order to get on to their destination. The latest reports indicate

13 Nov, 2024 @ 18:35

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Weather

Brits back on top: The UK is once again Spain’s biggest tourist market after beating off the French

BRITISH tourists have come roaring back to reclaim top spot as Spain’s most prolific – and valuable – customers. They were briefly knocked off their

5 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Malaga Airport ranks second in Spain for delayed flights this summer

MALAGA Airport has been ranked as Spain’s second-worst airport for flight delays this summer. A whopping 3.4 million passengers saw their travel plans disrupted at

22 Oct, 2024 @ 11:42

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of trains are cancelled after incident in Madrid

DOZENS of trains have been cancelled today following a train derailment in Madrid. The affected routes include those between the capital and Valencia and Murcia,

20 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal

EU’s beleaguered EES passport scanning system for Brits is delayed until further notice: Major countries are still not prepared for the technology

THE EU’s long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) has been delayed once again due to major countries still not being prepared. The automated computer system will apply

11 Oct, 2024 @ 08:57

Lead·National News·Travel News