RONDA recognised as ‘Tourist Destination of Excellence’ for 2023
RONDA, in Malaga, Spain, wins 2023 'Tourist Destination of Excellence' award for promoting tourism, preserving cultural heritage, and having great appeal.
We’re going on a bear hunt! The ultimate wildlife adventure in the green hills of Asturias, northern Spain
Equipped with binoculars and brimming with high expectations, an intrepid family group head high into the mountains in search of one of Spain’s most elusive
Hero hotel security guard dubbed ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ for giving rowdy teenage Brits a 7am ‘b****cking’
A HOTEL security guard has been hailed the ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ by long-suffering mallorquins for giving a gang of rowdy Brits a 7am verbal battering.
WATCH: Mallorca locals struggle to get their heads around disgusting video of Dutch tourist defecating on sleeping man’s face
A NEW nadir was reached in Mallorca’s battle against drunk tourism when a Dutchman dropped his shorts and defecated on the cheek of a passed
Employment in Spain’s tourism sector hits record high in June
THE NUMBER of workers from the tourism sector signed up to the Social Security system hit a record high in June, in line with predictions
Spain has ‘great potential’ to become major destination for sustainable tourism, says consultancy McKinsey
SPAIN has ‘great potential’ to become a major destination for travellers seeking sustainable tourism. That’s according to a report put together by global management consultancy
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
Nearly 4 million flight to Spain’s Costa del Sol up for sale this summer
AIRLINES are offering more seats to the Costa del Sol this summer than they did in 2022. More flights are expected to touch down this
13 tourists rescued in Spain’s Mijas after becoming trapped in overcrowded lift
THIRTEEN tourists have been rescued by the emergency services after they became trapped in a panoramic lift in Mijas. The incident occurred last Sunday, June
Sun-seekers crowd Malaga beaches on first Sunday of summer in Spain
BEACH-goers sunbathed and played in the sea along Malaga’s beaches yesterday, Sunday June 25—the first Sunday of summer. Despite the fact that the peak tourist
Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits
EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing
Air passenger numbers break May record for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
OVER 25 MILLION passengers used Spanish airports in May, a 3.4% increase on the previous ‘record-breaking’ May in 2019, with Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports recording
Spain’s tourism minister predicts record summer for foreign visitors
SPAIN welcomed 7.2 million international tourists in April- a record for that month in figures published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Tourism
easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024
BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024. It will be the airline’s fourth base in Spain with the
Bouncing back: Spain’s tourism sector breaks 2019 records for hotel staysÂ
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
200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca
Bedlam in Benidorm as Costa Blanca town braces for a stag and hen do tsunami worth €40 million
BENIDORM’S street cleaners and doormen are bracing themselves for an avalanche of Brits running amok on stag and hen do’s next year. Recent data suggests
EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you
Hotel occupancy levels in Spain’s Andalucia hit record highs over long weekend break
ANDALUCIAN hotels have registered their best ever results in terms of occupancy over the Labour day break. All Andalucian provinces have exceeded 75% occupancy of
As Spain’s La Palma Canary Island recovers from volcanic eruption, tourist board puts 8,000 tourism vouchers up for grabs
Stunning waterfalls and springs, natural parks and deserted beaches, well-preserved cultural heritage and local cuisine, and star-dotted night skies. Anyone who has visited the Canary
Malaga Airport third busiest in SpainÂ
MALAGA airport saw 3.7 million passengers during the first quarter of 2023. This is a 9% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the
Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter
SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus
Mijas named as one of the prettiest villages in Spain to visit in Spring
SPRING in Spain is a time when temperatures become milder, blossoms colour the land in a picture-perfect sequence and the terraces of bars start to
Spain’s tourism sector looking forward to bumper Easter break
SPAIN’S tourism sector is expecting to do big business this Easter, with forecasts suggesting that visitor numbers and spending will break records of recent years.
Madrid tops ranking of most competitive tourist cities
Madrid has overtaken Barcelona as the most competitive in tourism according to the Urbantur 2022 report carried out by Exceltur, which analyses 22 urban tourist
Airline seats on offer to Spain’s Costa del Sol grow by 14.5% this spring
AIRLINES are offering more seats to the Costa del Sol this spring than they did in 2022. The supply of airline seats to Malaga during
