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REVIEW: Does el Celler de can Roca still deserve to be in the world’s ‘best’ restaurant list? Maybe if it sorts out its wine

El Celler de Can Roca had just been crowned the world’s best restaurant by TripAdvisor in 2014. But how did it stand up to the Olive Press taste test? Jon Clarke checks

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:52

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Restaurants·Travel: Catalunya

Amazon, TripAdvisor, Booking and more are cleared by Spain's competition authority after being accused of allowing 'fake reviews' which 'harm businesses'

Amazon, TripAdvisor, and Booking are cleared by Spain’s competition authority after being accused of allowing ‘fake reviews’ which ‘harm businesses’

SPAIN’S anti-monopoly commission, the CNMC, has cleared Amazon, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor of posting or facilitating fake reviews on their websites. A complaint had been filed by the Organisation of Consumers and

22 Nov, 2023 @ 19:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

REVIEW: Meson Sabor Andaluz; we track down the true home of the Andalucian vernacular, where the vegetables are king and wallet stays happy!

Jon Clarke tracks down the hidden gem of Meson Sabor Andaluz in the heart of inland Cadiz an hour inland from the Costa Del Sol

30 Oct, 2023 @ 10:25

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Restaurants·Travel Andalucia·Where to eat

Hotel in Estepona is branded the number one in Spain and among the best in the world

AN ALL-INCLUSIVE resort hotel in Estepona has been voted the best hotel in Spain in the Tripadvisor ‘Traveller’s Choice’ awards. The Ikos Andalusia came top of the ‘Best Hotels’ category and came

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:37

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

Granada’s Alhambra Palace is boring, Sevilla’s Giralda is pointless and the Caminito del Rey isn’t dangerous enough… It must be true, we read it on TripAdvisor

From the confused to the disillusioned to the just plain bored, check out our ‘dirty dozen’ of the daftest TripAdvisor reviews given to some of Andalucia’s most noted tourist attractions

25 Dec, 2022 @ 11:15

Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Mallorca tops list of best travel destinations for 2022 and here’s why

MALLORCA has been named as the world’s top destination of 2022 by travel review website TripAdvisor. The biggest of the Balearic Islands tops the ranking of ‘trending destinations’ in the 2022 Travellers’

3 Jun, 2022 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel: Mallorca

Six top accolades for popular Costa Blanca boutique hotel winning Best Small Hotel in Spain and Best Romantic Hotel in Europe

GUADALEST hotel, Cases Noves, has received the best possible news after more than a year facing up to the Covid crisis. The boutique hotel set in the steep Guadalest valley above Benidorm

13 May, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been named as Europe’s top must-visit attraction.

17 Jan, 2020 @ 11:46

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

‘Europe’s best theme park’ just opened in Spain and it looks AMAZING

The amusement park has also been voted the Best Theme Park in Europe as well as fifth Best Theme Park in the World

8 Sep, 2019 @ 10:31

La Cultura·Lead·National News

This is the ONLY beach in Spain included in the world top 10

It comes after a recent string of Blue Flag losses in southern Spain, including on the Costa del Sol

25 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

Malaga restaurant named 10th best in Spain as Andalucia dominates top 100

Malaga has six eateries in Spain’s top 100, according to ElTenedor

7 Jan, 2019 @ 17:50

Almeria·Food & Drink·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Which Andalucia landmark used in STAR WARS was voted best in Europe at TripAdvisor awards?

THE results of TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards, which honour the best things in travel from around the world, have been revealed. Destinations, landmarks, hotels, beaches and even airlines all get a shot

30 Dec, 2018 @ 13:30

Lead·Photo·Sevilla·Travel News

Expat bar owner slams restaurants using fake TripAdvisor reviews on Spain’s Costa del Sol as man is JAILED in Italy for selling reviews

AN expat bar owner insists dozens of restaurants are allegedly ‘buying’ fake TripAdvisor reviews in his Costa del Sol resort. It comes after the Olive Press exposed a series of Costa del

13 Sep, 2018 @ 14:50

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press exposes Spanish expat firm caught out selling fake reviews on TripAdvisor

An Olive Press investigation has unearthed companies offering packages of 50 glowing reviews for just €400 to boost restaurant rankings

31 Aug, 2018 @ 13:07

Lead

Two Spanish cities named in top 10 world food destinations

TWO Spanish cities have been ranked in the top 10 cities in the world for food. TripAdvisor has just released a list of its top 10 food cities, based on data gathered

5 May, 2018 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Tax dodgers beware! Inspections of tourist rentals to begin in May

DOOR-TO-DOOR inspections of unlicensed tourist rentals are set to kick off next month. Popular tourist spots will become the target of agents from the Agencia Tributaria, the Tax Agency. The agents are

14 Apr, 2018 @ 16:00

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Property·Travel News

UK beats Spain as second best tourist destination in the world by TripAdvisor

London came in second place while Barcelona was fifth after millions took part in the poll

31 Mar, 2018 @ 11:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

REVEALED: The best tourist destinations in the world – and the UK beats Spain

The awards are based on millions of reviews and opinions from users on TripAdvisor

20 Mar, 2018 @ 11:26

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Costa del Sol town is the only one in Spain to make it on Tripadvisor’s top 10

TRAVEL website Tripadvisor has listed the top 10 emerging worldwide destinations to visit and a town on the Costa del Sol made the grade. Nerja has been ranked number nine and is

13 Jan, 2018 @ 13:00

Lead

Yorkshire lads’ pub beats out Spain’s best to become NUMBER ONE restaurant in the world

A PUB in Yorkshire has been named the best restaurant in the world by TripAdvisor. The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, shot straight to the top in a list of fine

19 Oct, 2017 @ 12:08

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

‘Tourists go home’? Maybe they have a point…

I don’t blame Palma de Mallorca residents for scrawling ‘Tourists go home, refugees welcome’ on the walls of their citadel, writes Belinda Beckett

5 Sep, 2017 @ 15:43

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Travel News

Read the TripAdvisor reviews of 12 tourists who were not impressed by Andalucia

“It’s as though some of the museums have just been put there to give tourists something to do”

4 Mar, 2017 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Exploring Spain·Granada·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Vueling Vueling takeover by IAG Spain car hire

Spain’s Vueling ranked the third worst airline in the world

They were reviewed by TripAdvisor users

14 Oct, 2016 @ 17:41

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Property inquiries up 38% in Mallorca following BBC drama The Night Manager

And it is not just the buyers heading to Mallorca, celebrities have also flocked to the island this summer

17 Sep, 2016 @ 17:04

Mallorca·Property

Premiere kitesurfing school KitePassion in Tarifa

Surfin’ Ta-ri-fa

12 Jul, 2016 @ 13:49

Travel News

TripAdvisor users name world’s top hotels for 2016

The best-reviewed hotels in the world have been unveiled by TripAdvisor

14 Feb, 2016 @ 16:00

Travel News