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Flight chaos as British Airways grounds flights across Europe after suffering major IT outage

BRITISH Airways has suffered a major IT outage that has left countless flights in Europe grounded. The issue is causing delays and cancellations for potentially

18 Nov, 2024 @ 20:42

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Travel News

Travel chaos in Malaga as trains are cancelled and airport flooded: Visitors to Spain are stranded ‘on the runway’ amid queues for taxis that ‘stretch for kilometres’

PASSENGERS managing to land at Malaga Airport are facing a mountain of hurdles in order to get on to their destination. The latest reports indicate

13 Nov, 2024 @ 18:35

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Weather

Brits back on top: The UK is once again Spain’s biggest tourist market after beating off the French

BRITISH tourists have come roaring back to reclaim top spot as Spain’s most prolific – and valuable – customers. They were briefly knocked off their

5 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Malaga Airport ranks second in Spain for delayed flights this summer

MALAGA Airport has been ranked as Spain’s second-worst airport for flight delays this summer. A whopping 3.4 million passengers saw their travel plans disrupted at

22 Oct, 2024 @ 11:42

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of trains are cancelled after incident in Madrid

DOZENS of trains have been cancelled today following a train derailment in Madrid. The affected routes include those between the capital and Valencia and Murcia,

20 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

EU’s beleaguered EES passport scanning system for Brits is delayed until further notice: Major countries are still not prepared for the technology

THE EU’s long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) has been delayed once again due to major countries still not being prepared. The automated computer system will apply

11 Oct, 2024 @ 08:57

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ryanair confirms major change to its check-in rules for next year

RYANAIR has announced a major change to its boarding pass rules for next year. The budget carrier this week confirmed that it will scrap paper

10 Oct, 2024 @ 17:20

Lead·National News·Travel News

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights are cancelled and roads and train tracks are blocked by fallen trees as Storm Kirk batters the country

DOZENS of flights in Spain have been cancelled or forced to divert today due to hurricane force winds battering the country. More than 40 flights

9 Oct, 2024 @ 17:43

Lead·National News·Travel News

Andalucia’s tourist tax proposal slammed for ‘driving up price of a holiday in the Costa del Sol by 5%’ and ‘hitting locals as hard as foreigners’

THE proposed tourist tax for Andalucia has been slammed by a local hotel group for hitting Andalucians as hard as foreigners. The Costa del Sol’s

9 Oct, 2024 @ 14:34

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

‘Disgusting!’: Ryanair changes its hand luggage policy, sparking a backlash

RYANAIR has received criticism online after increasing the potential price of bringing a large carry on onto your flight. As ever, if you want to

4 Oct, 2024 @ 16:44

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair apologises after passengers heading to Portugal were diverted to Spain due to heavy fog – before being ‘left without promised bus transfers at 1am’

BRITISH and Irish tourists have been left fuming after they were forced to complete their own journeys when their Ryanair flights to Portugal were diverted

4 Oct, 2024 @ 15:05

Lead·Travel News

French leapfrog the Brits to become biggest foreign tourist group in Spain – but spend the least, new figures show

THE Brits have been knocked off their perch – by the French. New figures show that the UK’s long-running spell at the top of the

3 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

Fuming Brits threaten to boycott Spain over controversial new drinks limit rule

BRITISH tourists are fuming over a law that will cap the number of drinks you can enjoy each day. Authorities in Mallorca and Ibiza are

3 Oct, 2024 @ 16:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

British expat and former BA stewardess is found dead in her Mallorca home: Police investigate 'domestic accident'

Spain’s record-breaking tourism boom is being carried by the Balearic Islands

AS Spain’s tourism boom shows no signs of abating, it is the Balearics that lead the way – or bear the brunt. New figures for

3 Oct, 2024 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

EU’s Entry/Exit System that will scan British passports could be delayed yet again

THE EU’s seemingly cursed Entry/Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, officials have warned. The system will see the stamping of passports for ‘third

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:35

Lead·Politics·Travel News

Spain’s Andalucia saw the number of tourists fall by more than 5% this July - the biggest drop in 20 years

Spain’s ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists is delayed: Government issues strict new deadline and warns of €30,000 fines for non-compliance

SPAIN’s so-called ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists has been delayed following outcry from industry leaders across the country. The legislation had been scheduled to come

2 Oct, 2024 @ 13:09

Lead·Travel News

Tourist hotspots: These were the most visited cities in Spain this summer

THE most visited cities in Spain this summer manages to spring a couple of surprises. Madrid surprisingly beat out Barcelona for the title of the

29 Sep, 2024 @ 12:36

Olive Press Travel·Travel News

This is the most popular ‘staycation’ destination for the Spanish in 2024

THE southern Spanish region of Andalucia is still hanging on in the top spot for Spaniards as their preferred destination when enjoying a ‘staycation’. According

29 Sep, 2024 @ 09:01

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

British couple found guilty of ‘outraging public decency’ after performing sex act in front of passengers on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Tenerife

A TRIP to the ‘mile-high club’ has turned into a trip to court for one British couple after they were caught red-handed performing a lewd

27 Sep, 2024 @ 13:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

German tourist, 84, dies instantly after mistaking motorhome exit for toilet door while travelling at 80km/hr in Spain’s Valencia

A GERMAN woman has died whilst holidaying in Valencia after falling from a moving motorhome when she accidentally mistook the exit for the toilet door.

26 Sep, 2024 @ 10:29

Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in August despite rising prices and protests by locals

SPAIN has smashed its all-time record for tourist numbers in August, new figures reveal. In the eighth month of this year, a total of 13,586,095

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Exclusive: Meet the British expat walking the length of Spain from north to south

FOR Tom Hopcroft, the past year has been a whirlwind. The business he founded – Guiris de Mierda, a lifestyle brand aimed at providing a

23 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Basque Country·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Flight from Norway to Malaga makes emergency landing after mouse ‘jumps out of passenger’s food’

A FLIGHT from Norway to Spain was forced to divert this week after a mouse ‘jumped out of a woman’s food.’ The drama unfolded on

21 Sep, 2024 @ 15:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s controversial ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists will come into force within days – here’s what we know

SPAIN’S so-called ‘Big Brother’ law that will effectively ‘track’ tourists in the country will come into force within days. From October 1, all tourists must

20 Sep, 2024 @ 17:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair loses ‘historic’ battle in Spain after passenger wins back €13.20 in out-of-court settlement

RYANAIR has paid back €13.20 to a passenger after she successfully challenged their booking policy. According to consumer rights group FACUA, it is the ‘first

19 Sep, 2024 @ 18:52

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Balearic Islands: UK arrivals soar by 8% in first half of 2024

THE BALEARIC Islands have received over 11,479,118 international tourists between January and August. This represents a 6.8% increase on the same period last year. According

19 Sep, 2024 @ 13:31

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News