From past to present: Built to support Montemayor castle Benahavis is still a highly prized location
WITH its lofty position high above the coast, Benahavis has long been one of the most sought after spots on the coast of Andalucia. Its
Easter holiday home rentals reach 80% occupancy across Spain
HOLIDAY accommodation rentals in Spain have already reached 80% occupancy for Easter with average prices around €130 per night, according to the Holidu holiday rental
Ryanair boss fumes over latest Spain flight disruption caused by French air traffic controllers
RYANAIR CEO Michael O’Leary has described a new wave French air traffic control strikes disrupting flights to and from Spain as a ‘scandal’. Speaking at
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
Easyjet to connect Spain’s Malaga with 15 European destinations this summer—with 1.8 million seats on offer
EASYJET, the British low-cost operator, has reopened its summer operations base in Malaga airport and will connect the Costa del Sol with 15 European destinations
Drone sighting at Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport causes flight disruptions on a busy Sunday
THE SIGHTING of a drone at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport caused flight delays on Sunday morning, at a time when many weekend return flights
One Big Family: The booming coastal hotspot of Manilva has delights for all but retains its Spanish flavour
A WHIRLWIND tour of Manilva will take you far and wide in just a few square kilometres. You might start by gazing out at luscious
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.
Costa Cruceros selects Spain’s Malaga as Home Port for key months in upcoming high season
THE Port of Malaga will be a home port for the leading cruise company in Europe, Costa Cruceros, during key months in the upcoming high
Spain’s Sevilla airport expects a historic summer of flights this 2023
SEVILLA Airport’s summer season kicks-off on March 26, with a historic schedule that will remain in force until the last weekend of October. In order
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
Jet2 CEO questions Lanzarote’s president on tourism statements
The CEO of Jet2 Holidays, Steve Heapy has written to Lanzarote’s president, Maria Dolores Corujo, asking her to clarify whether or not she wants British
Brits heading to Spain over Easter and summer warned to expect long passport queues
Over the weekend over 1,000 passengers were held up in long queues for passport control at Terminals 1 and 4 at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport
Explore the most charming streets in Spain’s Andalucia this Spring
SPRING is in the air and that can only mean one thing – warm weather and time to enjoy the outdoors; and what better way
Setenil de las Bodegas: A Spanish pueblo paradise inside a labyrinth of steep cliffs
Spain’s idyllic white villages are spread out all over the south, below or at the summit of mountains, in forests and hidden canyons, but there’s
Tourism operators expect 300,000 more Germans to travel to Mallorca this year
Tourism operators are predicting that an extra 300,000 German tourists will travel to the Balearic Islands this year. German tour operators met with representatives of
Two Valencia Metro unions announce strikes in final days of city’s Fallas celebrations in Spain
TWO unions representing Valencia Metro tram workers have announced strikes during the final days of the city’s Fallas celebrations. The Valencian Railway-Intersindical Union (SF) said
Museums and statue of Pablo Picasso lead tourist enquiries in Spain’s Malaga
IN 2022, the tourist offices in Malaga attended almost 700,000 visitors, whose queries were monopolised by the cultural and museum offer of the capital. As
Renfe’s low-cost high-speed trains, Avlo, to start Spain’s Madrid-Malaga service in June
RENFE has announced this Monday, March 5, that their low-cost high-speed train, Avlo, will begin operating in the south corridor as of June. Avlo trains
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Valencia’s Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland’s CityJet get EU merger approval for second time
VALENCIA’S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland’s CityJet to form Europe’s largest regional airline. It’s the second time that
Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains
EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are
Travelodge budget hotel chain plans major expansion across Spain
UK low-cost hotel chain Travelodge says it wants to expand its portfolio in Spain after announcing an acquisition in Madrid. Travelodge has 570 outlets in
Mallorca listed as one of the top destinations for nature lovers in Traveler’s Choice Awards
Trip Advisor’s annual Traveller’s Choice Awards has ranked Mallorca as number seven for those looking for a nature getaway. The site highlights its pristine beaches
National Geographic lists village in Malaga as one of most ‘curious’ in Spain
THE prestigious travel magazine National Geographic has included a town in Malaga as one of the most ‘curious’ in Spain. Southern Spain is home to
It’s been dubbed ‘the world’s best ski resort’ and ‘gee, even bigger than Vail’… Jon Clarke visits Spain’s Baqueira and Val d’Aran
WE’RE at the top of Baciver ski lift, some 2,610m high in the Pyrenees. There’s a light dusting of powder snow and the kids are