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Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island

AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island

6 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Menorca·Other News

Malaga hotels boss calls tourismophobia in Spain ‘extremely dangerous’

THE President of the Costa del Sol Hoteliers Association has warned that the growing sentiment of tourismophobia in Spain is ‘extremely dangerous’ and could harm

27 May, 2025 @ 16:15

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British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

BRITISH tourists are phoning Balearic Islands hotels to ask whether it is safe to stay there in the wake of recent protests against mass tourism.

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

The award-winning Hotel Barcelo Isla Canela, in Huelva.

Best all-inclusive hotel in the WORLD is in Spain’s Andalucia, according to new ranking – and it’s NOT on the Costa del Sol

THE World Travel Awards have just bestowed the honour of the Best All Inclusive category on a Spanish establishment – and it’s not on the

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:07

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Ronda targets luxury tourism: Historic city in southern Spain to build two five-star hotels

THE Andalusian city of Ronda is famed for its Arab Baths, wine production, beautiful scenery and, of course, its deep gorge, El Tajo. But there

3 Jun, 2024 @ 16:26

Andalucia·Hotels·Lead

Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: Major tourist city in southern Spain has seen the biggest surge in hotel prices this year

A MAJOR tourist city in southern Spain has since the biggest surge in hotel prices across the whole country, according to figures for the first

17 May, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Travel News

A mock-up of how the new Best Triton will look

Historic hotel in Benalmadena will reopen this summer after 18 months of major reforms – including a new infinity pool and spa

THE historic Triton Benalmadena hotel is set to reopen this summer, after a major refurbishment project that has lasted some 18 months. The establishment, which

15 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Revealed: Plans for new €16million beachside hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca that will count 200 rooms

PLANS for a €16 million beach-front hotel for Arenales del Sol have been submitted to Elche City Council. It will be built on Calle Albacete

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

These 150-year-old baths in Spain have been branded the best in Europe by wellness experts

THE province of Pontevedra, in the northwestern Galicia region, is home to a 150-year-old hotel and spa that has just been named as the best

15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:51

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

This is the best all-inclusive hotel in Spain – according to the World Travel Awards

THE World Travel Awards, considered by many to be the ‘Oscars of tourism’, have chosen a hotel in Huelva as the best that Spain has

30 Jan, 2024 @ 14:29

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What are the best hotels in Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort?

AS the snow starts to fall and blanket the place, Pradollano takes on the charm of an authentic mountain village. There are lots of places

24 Dec, 2023 @ 14:12

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The Hacienda San Rafael in Seville province

Hotel founded by British expat in Spain’s Andalucia is named among the best in the WORLD by respected ‘Traveler’ magazine

A HOTEL in Spain’s Andalucia region has been named among the best in the world by the respected Traveler magazine. The Hacienda San Rafael in

15 Dec, 2023 @ 15:07

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Travel News

This island in Spain is among the 12 best places to visit in Europe next year – according to Conde Nast

CONDE Nast has revealed Europe’s top destinations to visit in 2024 and a Spanish island has made the list. Every year, the travel magazine chooses

16 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Hotel prices soar in Spain’s Andalucia: Marbella and Granada see the biggest jump

HOTEL prices have soared in Spain’s southern Andalusia region, with the highest rises in the whole of Spain to be found in Marbella and Granada.

26 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Hotels on Spain’s Mallorca to study the working methods and hours of room cleaners

THE 850 or so hotels that belong to the Mallorca Hotel Business Federation have begun a study into the working methods and hours of cleaning

19 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Mallorca·Travel News

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

40% of Mallorca’s hotels will still have their doors open come November

SOME 40% of Mallorca’s hotels will still be open and operating when November arrives. Of these, 20% will gradually close their doors for the winter

19 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Spain’s summer hotel occupation nears pre-pandemic levels despite historically high room prices

HOTEL occupation in Spain this summer was within a hair’s breadth of that registered in 2019, the last full vacation season before the Covid-19 pandemic

22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:46

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British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

PRICES SLASHED: Which of Spain’s most desirable holiday destinations cuts prices the most over the autumn?

WHILE those in northern Europe greet the end of summer with tears of sadness, the people of Spain rejoice at the arrival of bearable temperatures

29 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

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Brits on the offensive: UK holidaymakers turn tables on Germans in Spain’s sunbed wars but who are the bad guys here?

BRITS have long mocked Germans for going to extreme lengths to ‘reserve’ the best spots by the pool but now the tables have been turned.

20 Aug, 2023 @ 14:16

Lead·National News

Hotel occupancy along the Costa del Sol dips slightly as prices rise

THE province of Malaga and the costa del sol is now the third most expensive in Spain. It is beaten only by Guipúzcoa and Barcelona.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·Malaga

Two British Tourists Beat Up Hotel Security Guard In Spain's Mallorca

Bouncing back: Spain’s tourism sector breaks 2019 records for hotel stays

WITH COVID-19 restrictions now a distant memory, the tourism sector in Spain is enjoying a bumper 2023. According to figures from the National Statistics Institute

24 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

British gang charged over mass food poisoning scam involving hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

EIGHT British people are being prosecuted for fraud by a Palma court after setting up a scam to make money out of bogus cases of

26 Jan, 2023 @ 12:21

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain's government to ban spam calls by companies

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Hotel workers set to strike over Easter holiday in Spain's Murcia region

Spain launches probe into online portal Booking.com over exploiting hotels

SPAIN’S competition regulator, the CNMC, has launched a probe into whether internet portal, Booking.com, has exploited hotels in the country. The CNMC will investigate complaints

17 Oct, 2022 @ 19:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain introduces changes to its pension system from today: What is partial, active and delayed retirement?

A big tourist welcome this winter in Benidorm and Valencia areas of Spain

AFTER two ‘pandemic’ winters, around 88% of tourist accommodation will remain open in the Valencian Community during the next few months according to the regional

13 Oct, 2022 @ 14:58

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Battle lines are being drawn as massive mega-project could see 600 football pitches of homes and hotels ‘swamp’ Tarifa’s famous virgin beaches – some of the last in Spain

GREEN campaigners are digging in to save one of Andalucia’s last remaining coastal zones. They are launching a national campaign to prevent a series of

15 Jul, 2022 @ 16:18

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