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WATCH: “This is going to end badly” Taxi and Uber drivers at each other’s throats again in Spain’s Mallorca...

Walter Finch - 16 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

SIMMERING tensions between taxi drivers and Uber drivers have flared once again on Mallorca after a video emerged showing a confrontation between the two. A...

Malaga

IN PICS: Malaga’s feria in Spain’s Costa del Sol even busier than in years before the pandemic and with...

Jorge Hinojosa - 15 Aug, 2022 @ 10:35

MALAGA'S council has revealed that this year 25% more visitors have arrived in Malaga in comparison with 2019 to celebrate one of the most...

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Crime & Law

Woman reports drugged up VTC driver over sexual assault in Madrid

Jorge Hinojosa - 24 Jul, 2022 @ 11:17

A WOMAN reported being sexually assaulted by a private taxi app driver who was subsequently found to be driving while on drugs. The unnamed woman...

Uber pet friendly rides now possible in Spain’s Malaga, Sevilla and Madrid

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Uber pet friendly rides now available in Spain’s Malaga, Sevilla and Madrid

Cristina Hodgson - 9 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

PET owners rejoice as Uber turns fur-iendly with their latest feature: Uber Pet. Uber Pet, charges an additional flat rate to request a driver who’s...

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GIS A LIFT: Car share giants Uber expand its services on Spain’s Costa del Sol

James Warren - 16 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

THE American taxi company Uber is expanding its presence across the Costa del Sol, giving summer tourists unrivalled access to the region's top attractions....

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Uber to offer free rides to vaccination centres in Spain’s Malaga

Cristina Hodgson - 11 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

UBER has announced it will offer two free rides worth up to €15 euros to all people over the age of 80 called for...

Celebrity

Harry and Meghan book holiday flight through ‘Uber for Billionaires’ for trip to Spain’s Ibiza

Tim McNulty - 16 Aug, 2019 @ 10:14

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex used a plane from a billion-dollar company, NetJets, which manages the largest fleet of private jets in the world

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Uber’s NEW electric scooter service hits Spain with rides for as little as €0.12

Charlie Smith - 10 Apr, 2019 @ 11:48

Unlocking costs €1, and the charge is then €0.12 per minute, but with the first 10 minutes free for the first month

Travel News

Top 5 Travel Apps to Use in 2019

Staff Reporter - 12 Feb, 2019 @ 09:14

Are you thinking about a trip abroad? Already making holiday plans for the summer of 2019? Then you definitely need to consult out top...

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Costa del Sol taxi drivers rally against Uber and Cabify

Grace Young Lee - 28 Jul, 2018 @ 10:01

COSTA del Sol taxi drivers are demanding stricter regulations on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify. They want local authorities to crackdown on the...

Business & Finance

REVEALED: Will Uber REALLY save you money on the Costa del Sol?

Laurence Dollimore - 7 Jun, 2018 @ 12:18

UBER has finally arrived on the Costa del Sol - but is it cheaper? Well, the Olive Press team has made some calculations and the...

Business & Finance

Uber is launching on Spain’s Costa del Sol in time for summer

Laurence Dollimore - 10 May, 2018 @ 14:58

The company says some 150,000 people have opened its app on the costa since 2015

Business & Finance

HALF of Malaga province taxis to join nationwide strike on Wednesday

Laurence Dollimore - 27 Nov, 2017 @ 17:01

HALF of Malaga's taxis will join a nationwide strike on Wednesday following a ruling on Uber and Cabify drivers. The president of the Costa del...

Business & Finance

Spain taxi drivers propose nationwide strike next week over Uber and Cabify licences

Laurence Dollimore - 20 Nov, 2017 @ 20:39

SPAIN'S leading taxi union Fedetaxi has called for a strike next Wednesday. The body has confirmed that they will guarantee the minimum services for hospitals,...

Business & Finance

Spanish taxi drivers lead European fight against Uber app

Laurence Dollimore - 10 Nov, 2016 @ 11:32

Uber operates in 66 countries world wide

Business & Finance

Spanish ride-sharing app receives €106m in funding

Laurence Dollimore - 8 May, 2016 @ 16:28

Cabify operates in Malaga, across Spain and in Latin America

Business & Finance

Uber makes a comeback in Spain as UberX

Rob Horgan - 31 Mar, 2016 @ 13:30

Second chance for Uber

National News

Uber app to relaunch in Spain

Rob Horgan - 29 Nov, 2015 @ 21:08

The app was banned in the country in December 2014

National News

Three hundred taxis ‘from Spain’ rally against Uber in Brussels

Iona Napier - 12 Oct, 2015 @ 16:09

Drivers vented their anger at the app that is proving viciously competitive by avoiding tax

Business & Finance

Uber to branch out into online food delivery in Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 19 Feb, 2015 @ 16:38

But it's already facing fierce competition

Business & Finance

Uber to halt services in Spain despite vows to fight court order

Imogen Calderwood - 31 Dec, 2014 @ 11:03

The company has decided to obey judge's orders

National News

Banned app Uber vows to continue operating in Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 29 Dec, 2014 @ 11:45

The company will defy court orders and continue offering car-share services

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Uber taxi app banned in Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 9 Dec, 2014 @ 18:10

Judge insists the ruling is not a comment on the 'sharing economy'

Spain’s un’appy cabbies up-in-arms over new carpooling apps

Tom Powell - 11 Jul, 2014 @ 09:30

Protests were held across the country

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Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break all-time arrivals record this year as Valencia president calls for second runway

Alex Trelinski - 5 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has predicted that Alicante-Elche airport will close 2023 with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists. The Valencian leader said...

Spain’s new government at risk, as five Podemos deputies break away from coalition partner Sumar

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:50

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5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:25

Opera fans shocked by classic work transferred to brothel and featuring nude dancers in Spain's Madrid

Opera fans shocked by classic work using brothel setting with nude dancers in Spain’s Madrid

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

How the seed of this green fruit grown in Spain helps with anti-ageing

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:38

WATCH: Vintage video from 1962 shows how Spain’s Costa del Sol looked before the arrival of mass tourism

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:19

WATCH: Adorable chocolate labrador joins the local police on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being rescued

5 Dec, 2023 @ 15:44

Top Gibraltar scientists still puzzled over source of Legionnaire’s disease that infected four people

5 Dec, 2023 @ 15:17

Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital...

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:46

Die Bevölkerung von MARBELLA ist stark angewachsen, da Tausende von neuen Einwanderern die Costa del Sol gewählt haben

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:04

Mobile phones are BANNED in schools in Spain’s Andalucia: This is what pupils need to know about the new...

5 Dec, 2023 @ 13:25

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