Tag: tourists
‘Fake bus driver’ who made €3.2 million from tourists and kids on Costa del Sol and across Spain arrested...
Police located the illegal buses in areas of Spain as far-flung as Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, Malaga, Almeria and Zaragoza
Spain’s Costa del Sol sees a surge in tourists this year
Academics have suggested that the ‘rebound’ is thanks to a lot of political unrest in other countries, such as Turkey, Egypt or Tunisia, with people who are looking for a few weeks in the sun opting for a trip to Spain’s south coast instead.
WATCH: Spanish comedian’s hilarious song on why Spain ‘hates the Brits’ goes viral
The tongue-in-cheek medley sees Lopez blast British tourists for mispronouncing paella and drinking too much Stella
Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda...
Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying!
WATCH: Expat gives hilarious guide for boozy Brits heading to Marbella (WARNING: Not for the easily offended)
Svetlana Stanislav advises would be holidaymakers from the UK how to 'act more like a human and less like an animal'
Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists
PESTS: Cadiz set to banish thousands of pigeons from city centre AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish...
Manufacturers of ‘lethal’ drug Nolotil face €500 million lawsuit
A €500 million lawsuit is launched and there are already 200 claimants, following an Olive Press investigation
Lethal painkiller Nolotil BANNED for Brits visiting Spain
The Spanish Medicine Agency has finally issued a directive to ban the drug for British and Irish tourists and regulate it for expats in Spain
60 tourists and residents rescued from roofs and vehicles in Mallorca as island battered again by flash floods
SOME 60 residents and tourists have been rescued from their cars and roofs from flash floods tearing through Mallorca today. It comes just a week...
SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the...
In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee
Booze ban set for all-inclusive holidays at tourist hotspots in Spain
The Balearic Islands government is set to crackdown on boozy all-inclusive trips in Mallorca and Ibiza
Over 60 tourists sent to hospital with gastroenteritis after stay at Costa del Sol hotel
Hotel officials claim it could be due to dirty water tanks at the hospital next door
British expat ‘raped by two UK tourists’ who were ‘high on laughing gas’ in Marbella
The alleged assault came after a night out with a group of tourists
Airport group goes public with concerns over transporting drunk passengers
A SPANISH organisation which is meant to transport those with reduced mobility at Palma Airport has said it has had enough of dealing with...
PARTY’S OVER: Thomas Cook set to call time on boozy Club 18-30
After almost 50 years of providing infamous parties for young Brits abroad, the travel company is set to sell the brand to cater to millennials' changing holiday tastes
Discover why Estepona is nicknamed the Garden of the Costa del Sol
THE first seeds were sown back in 2012, when Estepona Mayor Jose Maria Garcia Urbano and his fellow councillors drew up the design for...
DOSE OF REALITY: Campaign to regulate lethal painkiller Nolotil gathers momentum in Spain
The Olive Press speaks to relatives of victims and campaigners about their hopes of regulating the controversial drug
EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil
After the drug claimed countless lives, a health network on the Costa Blanca has issued a recommendation to its medical staff to avoid prescribing Nolotil to Anglo Saxon and Scandinavian expats
New rules to clamp down on bogus package holiday sickness claims in Spain
Coming into effect in the coming weeks, the curbs will close a loophole that allows holiday makers to issue fraudulent claims
Drink-driving US tourist who killed British cyclist in Spain avoids jail
A DRUNK driver who killed a British cyclist in Spain has avoided jail. Tourist Bryan Leeds, 25, from the US, was arrested after hitting father-of-three...
ISIS calls for truck and knife attacks in Spain in chilling new campaign
SICK death cult ISIS has called on its followers to carry out attacks in Spain. Propaganda group Muharir al-Ansar shared a poster online calling for...
Spanish hospitals charging tourists double for care in Barcelona
Shockingly, not even the Hospital de Sant Pau (pictured) know what they are charging the ICPA, which could be in the millions.
WATCH: Tourists abandon boat off coast of Spain before it EXPLODES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dGJ_mLvr6s THIS is the moment a boat carrying tourists off the coast of Spain burst into flames before exploding. Five tourists jumped and swam for their...
British mother ‘took 13 hours to report 3-year-old son missing’ after night out in Spain
A BRITISH mother is facing prosecution for allegedly taking 13 hours to report her son as missing while holidaying in Spain. It comes after a...
IN PICS: Brits rushed to hospital as coach overturns on ‘sheer drop’ in Spain
A COACH carrying British tourists has overturned on a 'sheer drop' in Spain. Two Brits have been injured after the coach carrying 22 holidaymakers flipped...
CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Spain would lose BILLIONS of euros per year without British tourists
SPAIN could lose more than €13 billion a year if British holidaymakers boycotted the country. It comes after waves of anti-tourism protests in Barcelona, Mallorca,...
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OPINION: Spain may be hosting the pivotal COP25 climate conference, but Madrid may need to rethink its approach to...
“People are lazy about not using their cars,” says volunteer Cristina Gomez. “There’s no excuse. We have a very good public transport system”
