Brits pay less to holiday in Spain than stay at home this summer, new data shows
BRITS planning a summer escape can bag a bargain in Spain, where stays cost a fraction of traditional UK staycations. Data from holiday rental portal
Warning for drivers in Andalucia as police to step up drink-driving checks over the festive period – what you need to know
POLICE are to ramp up drink-driving checks on Andalusian roads over the Christmas holidays, authorities have warned. The Andalusian government said it would set up
Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher
FOREIGN tourist visitors to Spain went up in September, but only by 0.8% compared to year earlier. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that
REVEALED: Favourite Spanish holiday destinations by nationality (and what it says about them)
EVER wondered where your fellow countrymen flock to when they land in Spain for summer? Thanks to a new interactive map based on tourist overnight
Where the tourists really go: the surprising Spanish hidden gems loved by Brits, Germans, and beyond
FORGET Benidorm or Barcelona – a new interactive map by RTVE reveals that some of Spain’s tiniest towns and most unexpected spots are seeing a
Costa Blanca tourist chiefs want even more UK visitors plus long-haul travellers from America and China
COSTA Blanca tourist chiefs spent last week wooing its biggest foreign visitor base- the UK- plus countries much further away at London’s World Travel Market.
Mercadona reveals its summer hours: This is when Spain’s favourite supermarket will open until 10pm and on Sundays
MERCADONA, everyone’s favourite Spanish supermarket, has announced new summer hours that will expand access to visitors and locals alike. The Spanish grocery giant now under
Spain breaks all-time tourism record in the first quarter of 2024
FOREIGN holidaymakers in Spain reached a record high for the first quarter of a year with UK arrivals accounting for 18.4% of the market. The
Revealed: These are all the national holidays in Spain next year as the 2024 calendar is released
SPANISH officials have finalised the dates of next year’s national holidays. Together with regional holidays, people working in Spain will get an average of 16
Petrol prices at their highest this year after August’s latest hikesÂ
PETROL prices are at their highest in 2023 after the latest increases this early August. The new hikes come as millions of Spaniards and tourists
Tourist spending soars to new records in Spain’s Balearic Islands
TOURIST spending in the Balearic Islands soared to €4.5 billion over the first five months of 2023- €500 million more than in the same period
Hotel stays expected to beat 2022 levels in July and August in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE HOSBEC hoteliers association has predicted that summer season hotel stays across the Valencian Community will be higher than last year. The Benidorm-based group says
HI DE HI! The rise of Spain’s resort campsites – ‘hotel-like’ facilities without the lows of mounting your own tent
THESE DAYS, camping isn’t about just ‘a tent’, where the trip can be spoiled by rain, wind, or too many baked beans by torchlight. With
VIDEO: Young British tourist rescued from underground rubbish bin
A VIDEO of the young British tourist who was rescued by firefighters after plummeting into an underground rubbish bin on the Costa del Sol has
Two beaches in Spain’s Malaga among top 20 most instagrammed in Europe
SUMMER is fast approaching which means its that time of the year to plan your next beach holiday. With Google searches in Germany for the
May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained
IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1. That means a bank holiday,
Spain’s foreign tourist revival continues with bigger spending than in 2019
SPAIN welcomed 4.3 million foreign tourists in February, 35.9% more than in the same month last year. Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE)
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Bioparc in Spain’s Fuengirola opens registration period for its White Week children’s camp
THE last week of February is synonymous in the province of Malaga with school holidays to celebrate the Day of Andalucia (Dia de Andalucia), which
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca welcomed over two million people in 2022
BENIDORM got over two million hotel bookings last year according to the city-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The Hosbec Monitor report for 2022 says bookings were
Grand Hyatt will open its first hotel in Spain this spring in Mar Menor area
The Grand Hyatt group will open its first hotel in Spain following a franchise agreement with the La Manga Club and Resort in the Mar
Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels
TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel
Love island villa in Spain now available to rent
FANS of the ITV series Love Island can rent the villa Sa Vinyasssa located in Sant Llorenc in Mallorca from September 24. The villa boasts
Foreign tourists flooding back to Spain with spending close to pre-pandemic levels
SPAIN welcomed 6.1 million international tourists in April who spent €6.9 billion on their holidays. Figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute show
Travel against Putin: Germany encourages pensioners to holiday in Spain to save on household fuel bills
A GERMAN travel association has come up with a wheeze to reduce its country’s reliance on Russian gas – give pensioners cash for an extended
Tourist app for Spain’s Alicante area reaches landmark of over 100,000 downloads
A multi-lingual Alicante City tourist app has notched up over 100,000 downloads since being launched in May last year. The Passporter app allows easy access
