Angelina Jolie breaks silence on US Politics at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival
ANGELINA Jolie has made her mark at the San Sebastian Film Festival, not just for her role in Couture, but for offering a rare, candid
5,000-year-old ‘lost tomb’ discovered in Teba – one of Andalucía’s biggest archaeological finds
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a 5,000-year-old dolmen in the heart of Malaga province, and it’s one of the most monumental and best-preserved in all of Andalucía.
Spain to spend €13bn on mega airport upgrades – as Ryanair slams ‘rip-off’ fees
SPAIN is gearing up for a massive airport makeover – with the government splashing out nearly €13 billion to boost capacity at its busiest hubs.
Malaga Airport’s massive €1.5bn expansion plans: No need to remove liquids or laptops from bags
PASSENGERS travelling through Malaga Airport will no longer need to remove liquids or laptops from their bags once its new €1.5 billion expansion plan is
Sick of low-cost let-downs? Here are Europe’s top ten airlines; featuring two British and one Spanish carrier – but which is top?
THEY may carry millions of passengers to Spain’s beaches each year, but Ryanair, Jet2, Vueling and easyJet are nowhere to be seen in the latest
Spain joins Mediterranean countries in blocking EU restrictions on Russian tourist visas due to ‘economic benefits’
SPAIN has joined Greece, Italy, France and Hungary in vetoing European Union plans to impose sweeping restrictions on tourist visas for Russian nationals The Mediterranean
Malaga airport posts best ever August passenger figures: British numbers wipe the floor with second-placed Germans
MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer
Spain’s airport operator accuses Ryanair CEO of ‘lying continuously’ in row over ‘excessive fees’
THE chief executive of Spain’s state-owned airport operator has accused Ryanair’s outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary of ‘not telling the truth’ over a bitter fees row
More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province
THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime
In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom
SPAIN’S rocketing economy has in large part been driven by a booming tourist sector which welcomed a record-breaking 44.5 million international tourists in the first
Huge queues and travel chaos at Spain’s busiest airport as strike action hits holidaymakers
TRAVELLERS are facing massive delays and travel chaos at Madrid-Barajas Airport today as an indefinite security strike continues to cause huge queues and flight disruptions
Ryanair threatens to cut another million seats to Spain by next summer as airline goes all in against Spanish airports
RYANAIR has warned it could strip another one million seats from flights to Spain next summer if the country’s airport operator does not back down
Vueling offers Spain’s airports 1.5 million new passenger seats in wake of Ryanair withdrawals
VUELING has announced a major boost to its winter schedule in Spain, adding 1.5 million seats across Santiago de Compostela and Tenerife Norte. The expansion
Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports
RYANAIR has increased the size of its free carry-on bag for all passengers following a dispute with Spanish authorities. Effective from early September 2025, travellers
WATCH: The Olive Press’s inaugural weekly news roundup – all the biggest stories, on video
This week we saw Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez call Israel’s operation in Gaza a genocide, as he announced an arms embargo on Israel, prompting Netanyahu
Spanish stargazers left disappointed as calima clouds out rare Blood Moon and total lunar eclipse
ARMED with a trusty pair of binoculars and keeping a keen eye on their watch, thousands of stargazers across Spain looked upwards on Sunday in
This medieval cobble-stoned town was the first in Spain to be declared a ‘Historic-Artistic Site’ – and continues to thrive
WITH a population of just 1,045, the tiny municipality of La Alberca, nestled on the southern edge of Salamanca province, is easy to miss. But
All you need to know as Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia opens its doors to 20,000 visitors for FREE
A TICKET can normally set you back €30, but this September one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate
EXPLAINER: Pensions, e-gates and youth mobility: What are the key takeaways from Spain and the UK’s historic agreement?
QUICKER airport queues, the chance of UK students rejoining Erasmus, and new guarantees on citizens’ rights – those are some of the headline promises from
Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic
REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist
Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations
RYANAIR has warned of a “tourism disaster” for Spain as it slashes flights from regional airports and diverts capacity to rival destinations such as Italy,
The top 10 European airports most likely to suffer travel chaos when the EES kicks in next month
BRITISH travellers could face severe disruption at some of Europe’s busiest airports when the EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) finally comes into force. The scheme
Ryanair pulls out of two airports and withdraws one million seats due to tax dispute in Spain
RYANAIR has announced on Wednesday where its axe will fall at Spanish regional airports in its ongoing dispute with airport operator Aena over tax charges,
Spain’s tourism sector forecast to break €260bn by end of year – and account for 16% of GDP
SPAIN’S tourism industry is set to smash records this year. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has forecast that the sector will contribute a
Andalucia’s Costa Tropical continues bid to become Spain’s cruise ship capital by hosting huge industry summit
THE Granada port town of Motril is ramping up its campaign to become Spain’s cruise ship capital by hosting a major international industry summit this
Ryanair to raise bonus for staff who spot oversized luggage – following in footsteps of low-cost rivals easyJet
RYANAIR’S outspoken chief executive Michael O’Leary has vowed to wage a war on passengers ‘scamming the system’ as he announced plans to increase a bonus