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Spain’s Malaga Port witnesses busy September with increased cruise ship activity

Cruise ships set to pump over €30 million into Alicante economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE tourist officials are predicting another record-breaking year for cruise ships with an estimated €30 million pumped into the local economy. Passenger numbers totalled an all-time yearly high of over 120,000 people

4 Jan, 2023 @ 16:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Three hidden gems inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol to escape to for a peaceful New Year

THREE quiet destinations located off the beaten path in Malaga, ideal to spend a peaceful New Year. Malaga has plenty of hidden gems located in the middle of the mountains, surrounded by

26 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Costa del Sol

Landslides cause part of Caminito del Rey to collapse as storms lash Costa del Sol

Landslides have forced the closure of the popular tourist Caminito del Rey walkway in Malaga. The tourist attraction’s official website announced the site would be closed from December 13 until December 15.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Weather

Ronda: The Spanish town that sits up high in the mountains and will stay long in your memory

Perched atop steeping mountains and 2,460 feet above sea level, Ronda is tricky to get to but worth the effort for a trip you will never forget, writes Anthony Piovesan. Ronda is

4 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Day Trips·Lead·Malaga·National News·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia

Spain’s Malaga to host Seatrade Cruise Med Fair again in 2024

Ports in Spain’s Andalucia working on creating a cruise itinerary along Andalucian coastline

SUNCRUISE Andalucía aims to promote Andalucia as a top cruise tourism destination. Tourism via sea along southern Spain is what Suncruise Andalucia, an Association composed of the Andalucian Ports belonging to the

29 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Alicante expected to see more than 30,000 cruise passengers until end of 2022

Cruise ships docking into Alicante this month and in December is expected to pump €2 million into the local economy. November has already seen eight cruise ships dock into Alicante, and that

25 Nov, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Lead·National News·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport in Spain is voted as Europe's 'Most Accessible' airport

The ‘air bridge’ between Malaga in Spain and the United Kingdom comes roaring back

AS TOURISM levels come roaring back after the pandemic, the ‘air bridge’ between Malaga and the United Kingdom has truly been re-established. After the lows of 2020-2021, which ravaged economies and communities

9 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

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Why photos of Malaga city in Spain are being displayed across London

Millions of tourists who ride London’s popular visitor buses will get a little sneak peak of Malaga. Images of Malaga will be on show throughout London as part of a tourism campaign

8 Nov, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

SOLID RECOVERY: Spain’s Malaga airport at 90% of pre-Covid passenger levels

THE tourism industry to one of Spain’s busiest airports has had a high season comparable to some strong years before the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Spanish Airport and Air navigation Administration

12 Oct, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

First stage of ambitious Malaga river park project unveiled

Malaga is well on the way to developing a major tourist attraction, with the first step of the project officially unveiled to the public. Work has officially started on Malaga province’s grand

4 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

Beach Businesses On Spain S Costa Blanca Blame Uk 14 Day Quarantine For Collapse In Summer Trade

Why UK tourists will stop traveling to Spain in five years

UK HOLIDAY makers believe Spain will be off-limits as a summer travel destination by 2027, according to new research. Following this summer’s wildfires and record-breaking temperatures across the UK and Europe specialist

28 Sep, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Travel News·Weather

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

The capital of the Costa del Sol exceeds 2019 figures for overnight stays in August and raises the average stay of tourists

TOURISTS have returned in force to Malaga City after the pandemic—with 315,000 overnight stays recorded during the month of August. This week the National Statistics Institute (INE) has published the data for

27 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Costa del Sol has best summer ever in terms of tourist income

THE Costa del Sol has had its best summer ever this year with tourist income passing €7,400 million to beat previous records. The president of the Diputación de Málaga and Turismo Costa

20 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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Spain’s Torremolinos closes July as Andalucian destination with most overnight stays

THE tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos has closed the month of July as the tourist destination with the most overnight stays in Andalucia. According to data from the Hotel Occupancy Survey of

7 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

Tourist spending in Spain finally returns to pre-pandemic levels

SPENDING by international tourists in Spain has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the latest figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showing visitors paid out €11.8 billion in the country

3 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Travel News

Plans For Christmas Light Cut Backs To Save Energy Opposed By Alicante In Spain

Plans to slash public Christmas light displays to save energy opposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE mayor, Luis Barcala, has rubbished a Valencian government proposal that all municipalities should turn off 20% of their public Christmas light displays later this year to save energy. “We need an

1 Sep, 2022 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

September tourist numbers set for record high on Spain’s Mallorca

MALLORCA’S tourist industry is predicting a record September with arrivals set to exceed those recorded in the same month three years ago. The key indicator is that Palma airport is scheduled to

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

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 stays exceeded 42.3 million last month with

24 Aug, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Premium·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year

Spain’s Costa del Sol expects to close August with hotels at 86%occupancy rate—surpassing previous forecasts

THE Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol (AEHCOS) estimates that the month of August will end with a hotel occupancy rate of 85.83%—2% above previous forecasts and similar to

17 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga-Costa del Sol airport surpasses two million passengers in July

MALAGA-Costa del Sol airport closed last July with 2,064,856 passengers, exceeding two million passengers for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. In fact, the over two million passengers that

15 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Why these pueblos in Spain should be on your travel bucket list this summer

EVERY cloud has a silver lining and for some villages you may never have heard of in Spain, the COVID-19 crisis has been an opportunity to shine and show off their uncrowded,

11 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia·Travel News·Travel: Mallorca

Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

ANDALUCIA expects to reach the figure of 30 million tourists in 2022—close to pre-pandemic figures. The forecast is that 30 million visitors will pass through the region in 2022, making it just

8 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Torremolinos expects to exceed 90% occupancy rate in August

TORREMOLINOS leads the hotel occupancy rate in the province with a forecast of 90% in August. According to Margarita del Cid, Mayor of Torremolinos, Torremolinos is ‘currently the most popular destination in

8 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain sees 7.5 million tourists visit in June, three times more than in 2021

SOME 7.5 million tourists visited Spain in June, three times more than in 2021, recent data reveals. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE) in Spain, more than three times as many

3 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Spain's Tourism Minister Describes Return Of Holiday Makers And How Much They Spend As 'extraordinary'

Spain’s Tourism Minister praises ‘extraordinary’ return of holiday-makers who are spending lots of money

OVER twice as many foreign tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year according to official government figures. Arrivals also spent almost three times as much during their

2 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Man, 61, Tries To Leave Spain Via Murcia's Corvera Airport With Underage Girl Who Defied Her Parents

Spanish tourism official ‘sets the record straight’ about travel requirements for British tourists visiting Spain

IN the wake of headlines sparking outrage over ‘new rules’ that mean Brits are required to show proof of finances on entry, Spain’s Tourist Office has released a statement to ‘set the

1 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·Premium·Travel News

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