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Two beaches get black flags on Spain’s Costa Blanca – here’s a list of 72 Blue Flag beaches to enjoy this heatwave

BLACK flags have this week been given to two Costa Blanca beaches for being among the most-polluted in all of Spain. Activist group Ecologists in

30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Holiday reservations to Spain’s Mallorca DOUBLE as two week quarantine lifted in UK

According to the Association of British Travel Agents (ATBA), reservations to Mallorca have increased by 96%

30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:09

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Austria set to join pilot tourism test in Spain’s Mallorca, striking multi million euro boost this summer

The Austrian Ambassador to Spain jetted into Mallorca to find out about the sanitary measures put in place to protect visitors from COVID-19

30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:06

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Restaurants Fully Booked On Spain S Costa Blanca As Denia S Tables Get Swamped By Madrid Tourists Enjoying Unrestricted Travel

Family on Denia holiday complain 8 restaurants ‘fully booked’ last weekend as Valencian government pushes to lift further restrictions on hospitality

A FAMILY on holiday in Denia have complained of ringing ‘eight’ top restaurants last Sunday but not finding a single table free. The mother of

30 Jun, 2020 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Costa Blanca on yellow weather warning for 40°C Saharan heatwave starting Wednesday July 1 – heatmap inside

THE Costa Blanca is set to crank up the heat from tomorrow, with temperatures predicted to hit 40 degrees in certain areas. Spain’s state met

30 Jun, 2020 @ 14:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Flight searches from UK to Spain’s Costa del Sol skyrocket by 177% in a week

SEARCHES for flights from the UK to Malaga have increased by 177% in the last week alone.

29 Jun, 2020 @ 19:02

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

LISTED: Spain’s airports Brits can fly to on Ryanair, EasyJet, Jet2 and TUI

AFTER the announcement that the UK would drop its quarantine restrictions, the number of Brits searching for holidays has surged. Yesterday, ministers confirmed that from

28 Jun, 2020 @ 21:28

Lead·National News·Travel News

BREAKING: UK set to lift quarantine restrictions from July 6, Spain one of the countries included

THE UK is set to lift its quarantine restrictions from July 6, ministers have said.

27 Jun, 2020 @ 12:55

Lead·Travel News

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

A SCROLL through expat Facebook groups will tell you that not everyone in Spain is best pleased at the return of foreign tourism. After 100

27 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Malaga·Opinion·Travel News

Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

WHATEVER I expected from my toe-dipping exercise into the world of extreme watersports, it wasn’t a lesson from a European champion and a chance to

27 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night

AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019. The survey was

26 Jun, 2020 @ 12:21

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Spain S Tourism Industry Says A Million Jobs Are At Stake As Government Rescue Plans Fall Short

One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association

A LEADING tourism association has warned that ‘one million’ tourism-related jobs are still at risk in Spain, despite a €4 billion government plan to keep

26 Jun, 2020 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Why Do You Need Area Code for Spain and How to Find It Out?

Do your relatives or friends live in Spain? Then, you should definitely learn how to keep in touch with them. Whether you prefer to talk

26 Jun, 2020 @ 10:30

Travel News

Brittany Ferries to resume services from June 29

BRITTANY Ferries has announced that it will resume its services from June 29.

25 Jun, 2020 @ 16:11

Lead·Travel News

Spain’s government announces aid plan for airlines in wake of coronavirus crisis

THE Spanish government has announced an aid plan for airlines in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

25 Jun, 2020 @ 15:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Airlines cash in on ‘new normal’, increasing fares by over 200% between Balearic Islands and mainland Spain

Airlines have been blasted for their 'outrageous' increases on flight prices since Spain entered a new normality

25 Jun, 2020 @ 10:45

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

TRAVEL: Online searches for Spanish domestic flights to Malaga Airport surge by 523% in a week as Costa del Sol tourism returns

Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling are the main airline companies to offer flights to Malaga

25 Jun, 2020 @ 10:19

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

KEEP EM OUT: British expat fears on Spain’s Costa del Sol as tourists descend from UK where new COVID-19 cases average 1,000 a day

AS the first flights into Spain from the UK touch down, British expats have voiced their fears at their compatriots spreading coronavirus. Many told the

24 Jun, 2020 @ 21:08

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

EU plans to ban travellers from the US when borders open

TRAVELLERS from the US are set to be barred from entering the EU once borders reopen next week, it has been announced.

24 Jun, 2020 @ 18:02

Lead·Travel News

TRAVEL: Spain’s Malaga Airport to kick-start Costa del Sol tourist season with 100 daily flights from July

The estimated 100 daily flights are one-fifth of the number of flights from last summer.

23 Jun, 2020 @ 15:22

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

WATCH: Rail passenger thrown down stairs at Spanish train station after refusing to wear mask

A COMMUTER has been thrown down a set of stairs at a Spanish train station for not wearing a mask. Brutal footage shows rail staff

22 Jun, 2020 @ 17:44

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Travel News

First UK air bridges set for Spain’s Balearic Islands as TUI predicts flights by July

TUI’s Commercial Director Richard Sofer has given the strongest indication yet that the company will begin flights this July. In a statement released this morning,

22 Jun, 2020 @ 12:59

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

TRAVEL: Spain WILL NOT quarantine UK tourists

TOURISTS from the UK will not have to quarantine when they arrive in Spain, it has been announced. The country’s foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez said

20 Jun, 2020 @ 20:51

Lead·National News·Travel News

TRAVEL: Spain’s ban on cruise ships docking is extended indefinitely

SPAIN’S ban on cruise ships docking within its borders has been extended indefinitely. Cruise companies and holidaymakers have been left in limbo, despite other tourists

20 Jun, 2020 @ 13:38

Lead·Travel News