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Travel warning: Major airport in Spain could see lengthy delays for passengers this summer due to maintenance works

A MAJOR airport in Spain could see lengthy delays this summer due to maintenance works. Jet2 Holidays have issued a warning to passengers planning trips

18 Mar, 2024 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain to Morocco train latest: Businesses line up to invest in the so-called ‘Gibraltar Tunnel’ as project edges closer

THE Spain-Morocco tunnel could turn into reality as Spanish Development Minister, Oscar Puente, says Spain ‘wants to play an important role’. The tunnel, due to

18 Mar, 2024 @ 11:06

Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Multiple flights to Sevilla are diverted to Malaga due to severe fog

THREE flights were forced to divert from Sevilla to Malaga this morning after a bank of severe fog enveloped the airport. Dangerously low visibility led

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Is charging a ‘premium’ for tables in the sun – or shade – legal in Spain? All you need to know as new trend sparks outrage in Sevilla

THE latest method for extracting another buck from residents and visitors to Sevilla alike has been to charge extra for tables in the sun –

13 Mar, 2024 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Flight-mare: Passenger ‘punches and pulls hair of cabin crew’ in frenzied attack that forces plane to abort landing at Spain’s Malaga airport

A FLIGHT was forced to abort landing at Malaga airport after a passenger ‘punched and pulled the hair of cabin crew’. The plane, coming from

11 Mar, 2024 @ 09:46

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Jet2 to start cashless flights: Passengers will only be able pay by card for food, drink and other items

BUDGET airline Jet2.com has begun trialling cash-free flights. Passengers onboard flights to and from Manchester will have to purchase food, drinks and other items using

4 Mar, 2024 @ 10:03

Lead·Travel News

The Spanish passport conquers the world! Spain claims first place podium prize in passport index for first time

SPAIN has clinched another enviable record in 2024 – none other than the world’s most powerful passport! But there’s a catch – Spain shares the

24 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Travel News

This is the most underrated city in Spain for a holiday – according to The Telegraph

THIS quaint capital nestled in the heart of La Rioja, has been named Spain’s most underrated city by the British newspaper The Telegraph. Logroño, known

18 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Lead·Travel News

This airport in Spain loses the most luggage in EUROPE, new study claims

A SPANISH airport has taken the unfortunate prize of losing the most luggage across the entirety of Europe, according to a new study New research

16 Feb, 2024 @ 10:55

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

These 150-year-old baths in Spain have been branded the best in Europe by wellness experts

THE province of Pontevedra, in the northwestern Galicia region, is home to a 150-year-old hotel and spa that has just been named as the best

15 Feb, 2024 @ 10:51

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

‘We need to fight back!’ Locals on Spain’s Costa del Sol blast a surge in Airbnb-style flats after slew of ‘iconic’ businesses are turned into tourist rentals

LOCALS on the Costa del Sol are fed-up of seeing ‘historic’ shops and buildings converted into tourist flats or Airbnbs. Fuming residents in Malaga city

14 Feb, 2024 @ 14:41

Lead·Travel News

Plane is forced to return to Malaga Airport after colliding with a BIRD en route to Spain’s Canary Islands

A PLANE was forced to return to Malaga Airport on Thursday morning after suffering a birdstrike during take off. The Vueling flight, destined for Tenerife

9 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain scraps free public transport for 2025 - but these discounts will still be available

Train strikes in Spain TODAY: Renfe is operating a ‘minimal service’ after being forced to cancel hundreds of journeys due to nationwide walkout

TRAIN services across Spain are running a ‘minimal service’ today amid nationwide strikes. Some 310 trains have been cancelled Friday after walkouts were ordered by

9 Feb, 2024 @ 06:49

Lead·Travel News

‘Shagaluf’ no more: Planned demolition of iconic Magaluf hotel part of €4 million scheme to rebrand the Mallorca resort for upmarket tourists and families

AN iconic Magaluf hotel is set to be demolished as part of the local council’s efforts to revamp the holiday resort away from its notorious

30 Jan, 2024 @ 13:01

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Start-up lets you travel around Spain and Portugal with ZERO hotel costs – but there’s a slight catch

A NEW form of travelling has been launched which could save you hundreds on hotels by converting your car into the perfect camping spot. READ

29 Jan, 2024 @ 11:42

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Public transport by BOAT could help ease traffic on the Costa del Sol's deadly A-7 road, say town hall bosses - as hospitality leaders renew demands for a train

The little-known reasons you can get a fine while driving in Spain: Avoid doing these 5 things to swerve a ‘multa’ of up to €3,000

DRIVING on some of Spain’s roads can be a stressful experience at the best of times. Having made it home safely in one piece, the

26 Jan, 2024 @ 13:48

Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses

BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the UK.

24 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

Flights from London Gatwick to this stunning Andalucian city will relaunch this year in great news for Brits visiting Spain – with prices starting from €60

BRITS in Spain rejoice: London Gatwick is set to relaunch flights to this historic Andalucian city with pocket friendly prices. Budget Spanish airline Vueling has

23 Jan, 2024 @ 15:44

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers at Costa Blanca airport since first flight 17 years ago

Storm Isha wreaks havoc: Holidaymakers returning from Spain to Ireland are forced to land in FRANCE after spending more than six hours in the air

HOLIDAYMAKERS returning from Lanzarote were left shocked after their return flight to Ireland was diverted to the south of France. The Ryanair flight from the

22 Jan, 2024 @ 16:01

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

The Canary Islands shattered its record for tourists in 2023 – thanks to which holiday-loving nation of sun seekers?

THE Canary Islands smashed all previous records for international tourist arrivals in 2023, thanks to one nationality in particular. British tourists accounted for 5.7 million

20 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Travel News

The Canary Islands shattered its record for tourists in 2023 – thanks to which holiday-loving nation of sun seekers?

THE Canary Islands smashed all previous records for international tourist arrivals in 2023, thanks to one nationality in particular. British tourists accounted for 5.7 million

20 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Travel News

No passport or boarding pass? No problem! How a Spanish airline allows you to breeze through the airport ‘without papers’

A SPANISH airline has launched a system allowing passengers to travel ‘without papers’. Gone are the days of checking you have your passport, boarding pass

19 Jan, 2024 @ 15:27

Lead·Travel News

Brits ‘barred’ from entering Spain ‘because of Brexit’ after their easyJet flight was diverted from Gibraltar to Malaga

Flight from London to Spain’s Malaga is diverted during landing: Pilot is forced to re-enter the skies due to strong winds from Storm Juan

AN Easyjet flight from London Gatwick to Malaga was today forced to divert at the last minute due to strong winds caused by Storm Juan.

19 Jan, 2024 @ 14:37

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair wins political battle in Spain over its controversial luggage policy

RYANAIR emerged victorious in its legal battle to be able to decide its own cabin baggage policy. Thursday’s landmark ruling by a court in La

15 Jan, 2024 @ 19:15

Lead·Travel News

Qatar Airways to launch daily flights between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Doha this summer

AIRLINE Qatar Airways has announced that it will be significantly boosting its flights to Spain’s Costa del Sol, with daily routes between Doha and Malaga

10 Jan, 2024 @ 11:56

Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

German and British tourists to Spain failed to match pre-pandemic figures despite a record-breaking year in 2023 – apart from this ONE region

SPAIN has disappointingly failed to return to its pre-pandemic visitor numbers from its key markets of the United Kingdom and Germany – apart from in

9 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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