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Passenger numbers at Spain’s airports in 2021 fall below half of pre-pandemic total
PASSENGER numbers improved substantially in 2021 across Spain's airports compared to the previous year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Airport operator Aena said nearly...
Ryanair cuts flights in and out of Spain this January due to COVID-19
RYANAIR says its temporarily suspending more than 80 routes in and out of Spain during January. The budget carrier blames COVID-19 travel restrictions as well...
New budget flights will serve holiday hotspots in Spain like the Balearic Islands and Costa Blanca
BRITISH Airways will start operating 'low-cost' flights to eight Spanish destinations this spring out of Gatwick airport. BA is relaunching its budget short-haul division which...
COVID health pass will be required for night out in Spain’s Balearic Islands
COVID passports will come into use from Saturday in the Balearics after the High Court gave them the green light. Most hospitality and nightlife businesses...
Meet the flamenco dancer from New York who used Spain’s lockdown to forge a new career in folk music
IT'S no small feat for a foreigner to make it big in Spain’s competitive world of flamenco. But that is exactly what Leilah Broukhim, a...
Chinese billionaire behind Alibaba group spotted cruising around Balearic Islands on luxury megayacht
CHINESE billionaire Jack Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba group, has been spotted cruising around the Balearic Islands in his megayacht. The yacht, which is...
How Spain’s Balearic Islands are clamping down on boozed up holidaymakers to focus on quality tourism
Excessive drinking by holidaymakers has long been a problem in the Balearic Islands, so much so that in January 2020, a new law was introduced to stamp out anti-social behaviour
Balearic Islands lead rankings for gender violence in Spain
According to the Observatory against Domestic and Gender Violence, there were 1,574 reported cases in the Balearics, all of which were made by women
WANTED: Manhunt for two arsonists who poured petrol on forest and set it on fire in Spain’s Ibiza
Policia Local say on Sunday morning, two individuals poured a significant amount of gasoline onto land in Sa Talaia de Sant Antoni
EXPLAINER: Nightclubs finally given go ahead to reopen in Spain’s Balearic Islands
Earlier this month, the Association of DJs & Producers publicly vented their anger over the closure of nightclubs in the Balearic Islands
COVID restrictions set to be loosened for bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands
It is expected that the capacity limit indoors will be increased to 75%
Insider tips to the ultimate Ibiza getaway
Here are some other great money-saving ideas for doing Ibiza on a budget without missing out on a thing
Mallorca launches award scheme to recognise businesses that go ‘plastic free’
TWO Mallorcan hospitality businesses are amongst the first five in the Balearics Islands to receive the Plastic Free Guardian Certification for reducing their use...
David Lynch and Pharrell Williams team up to open nightclub and beach restaurant in Spain’s Ibiza
While the artsy club and cocktail bar is something to behold, these peculiarities have been teamed up by a Balearic-themed restaurant
Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza
Environmentalists confirmed that at least 10 pairs of the Balearic Shearwater were seen nesting on the islet of Es Vedranell
Passengers panic over ‘funny smell’ delaying flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Manchester
The airline later said the commotion was down to a 'nervous' flyer
Ibiza loosens restrictions as airport revealed as ONLY one in Spain to recover pre-COVID-19 traffic this summer
From Wednesday September 15, social interactions between people that do not live together can take place at night
British man faces 18 years in jail over death of club promoter who suffered catastrophic head injuries in Spain’s...
Harry Kingsland, from Shirley, Solihull, suffered catastrophic head injuries in the incident in San Antonio in 2018
BOILING POINT: Fury over closure of nightclubs in Spain’s Ibiza as infamous closing parties may be ruled out this...
The Association of DJs & Producers in Ibiza and Formentera (DIPEF) have criticised the Balearic government for prohibiting nightclubs from opening for more than two years
Drunk skipper investigated in death of passenger mowed down and killed by ferry in Spain’s Ibiza
A Guardia Civil investigation has since found that not only was the boat travelling without its lights on but that the skipper also made an illegal manoeuvre
World’s second largest sailboat measuring 140m long arrives in Spain’s Ibiza
Passengers are offered 10-day itineraries that can cost between a cool €6,700 and €12,200
EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera
The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter
EXPLAINER: Two new major rule changes in COVID-19 restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands
These new measures will come into force from midnight and stay in place until they are reviewed on Monday, September 13
Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks
Just after 10pm yesterday, Salvamento Maritimo answered a distress call from a 12-metre yacht that hit the islet of Es Farallons with four people onboard
WATCH: This is the moment 32 passengers were rescued from doomed ferry in Spain’s Ibiza
In the dramatic footage, released by the Guardia Civil, it shows passengers arriving to Ibiza Port after being taken off the crashed vessel
Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change
The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action tactics to raise awareness about the climate crisis
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Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain
AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, now 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social...
