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OPINION: Airbnb might be viewed as a menace in Spain – but if I owned a property it’s the first place I would list it!

AIRBNB and Booking.com are coming under fire for ‘forcing locals out’ of major cities across Spain. The problem, according to youngsters in Malaga, Barcelona, Sevilla

24 Apr, 2024 @ 15:58

Lead·Opinion·Property

Meet the ‘couple’ making €1million by managing 400 Airbnb flats in Spain – sparking death threats and anti-tourism sentiment online

A COUPLE who rake in €1million per year by operating 400 Airbnbs between Madrid and Malaga have sparked a backlash online. Fran and Marta manage

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:43

Lead·Property

British tourists are caught up in ‘squatter fraud’ nightmare in Marbella: Holidaymakers are met by police after unknowingly paying up to €1,000 EACH to a man who ‘had no right to lease luxury villa’

Have you been caught up in this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es A GROUP of British tourists have endured a holiday nightmare after discovering their luxury villa

23 Apr, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Marbella·Property

Who is Mitchell Ong? The gym fanatic and self-described ‘Power Asian’, 43, who is accused of stabbing tourist Audrey Fang to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MITCHELL Ong remains behind bars in Spain accused of the brutal murder of his Singaporean compatriot Audrey Fang. On April 9, prosecutors claim Audrey was

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Audrey Fang latest: Exclusive €935 Nike trainers could prove crucial to murder investigation in Spain – as more evidence against prime suspect Mitchell Ong is revealed

A PAIR of €935 trainers could prove crucial in putting away Audrey Fang’s alleged killer. Mitchell Ong, 43, is accused of stabbing the fellow Singaporean

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Anti-tourism protester is hospitalised in Spain after enduring 12 days of hunger strike on the Canary Islands – as ‘desperate’ fellow activists vow to continue despite their deteriorating health

A PROTESTER has been hospitalised after enduring 12 days of a hunger strike on the Canary Islands. In footage shared online, the unnamed individual can

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:47

Canary Islands·Lead

Two teens from Malaga create a vegan, gluten-free and edible cutlery business: Six cafes have already stocked their vanilla-flavoured coffee stirrers

TWO young entrepreneurs have won praise across Spain for their edible cutlery business. Malaga-based Ivan Marmolejo, 19, and best friend Jose Robles, now 20, are

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain

A HEADLESS body has been discovered by police in a British holiday hotspot in Spain. The corpse, belonging to a man, was found by the

22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:56

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

The La Sala empire expands into property: Hospitality juggernaut opens a real estate agency in Marbella

THE successful La Sala restaurant empire has officially expanded into property after launching its own real estate business. La Sala Homes opened its doors to

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:07

Lead·Marbella·Property

Why is the luxury property market booming in Malaga province and is a bubble forming? Property expert Adam Neale gives his verdict

I HAVE noticed a strong trend in recent years, accelerating since the pandemic, for Marbella to become a destination of choice for luxury home purchases.

20 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Lead·Property

Spain’s infamous bureaucracy has turned an EU-funded €15.4bn plan to renovate the country’s housing stock into a ‘disaster’, writes property expert Mark Stucklin

By property expert Mark Stucklin IN the wake of Covid-19 the EU launched the NextGenerationEU recovery plan with €807 billion to help economies recover from

20 Apr, 2024 @ 09:30

Lead·Property

WATCH: Moment Audrey Fang’s ‘killer’ is arrested during raid at his hotel after his car was caught on CCTV: Suspect, 43, will remain in prison in Spain while the investigation continues

POLICE in Spain have released footage showing the last recorded movements of the alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang. In a clip shared online,

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Protests against ‘excessive’ tourism are expected to erupt across Spain tomorrow: Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona and Granada will show support to main event on the Canary Islands

THE anti-tourism protest on the Canary Islands tomorrow is expected to go international, with cities across Spain and Europe expected to show support. From around

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Revealed: How Audrey Fang’s alleged killer was caught by police as more details emerge of brutal murder that saw her stabbed more than 30 times on the last day of her holiday in southern Spain

DETAILS are emerging of the brutal murder of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang, whose body was found dumped in a lorry park in Murcia with more

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

Audrey Fang’s alleged killer arrives at court: ‘Shocked and distressed’ family watch on after flying into Spain from Singapore following brutal murder of ‘sweet’ and ‘always smiling’ tourist

THE alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang arrived at a court in Murcia today accused of stabbing the 39-year-old death. Audrey’s brother and two

19 Apr, 2024 @ 10:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Audrey Fang latest: Neighbours are shocked by brutal murder of ‘kind’ and ‘always smiling’ Singaporean tourist, 39, who was stabbed to death during holiday to Spain

NEIGHBOURS of a Singaporean tourist who was stabbed to death in Spain have expressed their shock over her brutal murder. Audrey Fang, 39, was knifed

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Almadraba starts TODAY in Spain: How fishermen in Cadiz use a 3,000-year old technique to catch the world’s biggest tuna

TODAY is a very special day in Cadiz as fishermen celebrated the start of an ancient tradition – which happens to be the source of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:18

Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: Scandalous behaviour at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril is put on full display thanks to social media hashtag – including sex in broad daylight, staggering drunks and stripping festival goers

THE outrageous behaviour of some festival goers at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla is being laid bare on social media. Attendees to one of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

Lead·Sevilla

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I went to the first weekend of the Feria de Abril in Sevilla – THESE are my top tips on surviving the chaos’

GOING to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla can be a daunting task. The week-long festival in the capital of Andalucia is part of a

17 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

WATCH: Jasmine Harman is left ‘fuming’ after a man assaults her friend DURING their Zumba class on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as she asks fans ‘what would YOU have done?’

JASMINE Harman has revealed how her usually tranquil Zumba class was interrupted by an ‘aggressive’ man who berated the group for ‘taking up the whole

17 Apr, 2024 @ 12:29

Costa del Sol·Lead

Are British tourists REALLY at risk of dengue fever in Spain? Ibiza newspaper blasts reports in the UK press based on ‘old data’ as ‘not helpful’ to the island

BRITISH tourists have been warned to take precautions when travelling to Ibiza due to multiple cases of dengue fever. According to an exclusive in the

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

It’s officially ‘feria’ season in Spain: All you need to know about the traditional celebrations in Andalucia – and the best ones to attend

STARTING as cattle markets (or occasionally, religious ceremonies), ferias have evolved into the cultural highlights of the year. They tend to be week-long events in

14 Apr, 2024 @ 09:26

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Is YOUR town at risk of going underwater in Spain? NASA reveals interactive map of predicted sea level rises due to climate change – with multiple expat havens on alert

AN interactive map from NASA has revealed the regions in Spain and around the world most at risk from rising sea levels. Taking into the

13 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead

These are the five best ‘pueblos’ to visit in Spain’s Andalucia – according to popular ‘travelling twins’ on Tiktok… but do YOU agree?

SPANISH twins Gonzalo and Alfonso have one of the most followed travel accounts on Tiktok. The identical brothers keep their two million followers informed about

13 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Outrage in expat haven near Benidorm after council cuts down ‘tens of mature trees’ because they were ‘making bumps in a cycle path’ – despite ‘most cyclists using the main road anyway’

EXPATS and locals are fuming after a town hall in Spain cut down tens of mature mulberry trees because they were making bumps in a

12 Apr, 2024 @ 13:06

Environment·Lead

Mafia crackdown in Marbella: Police call in more men, dogs and drones to tackle the scourge of organised crime on the Costa del Sol this summer – following a wave of daylight shootings

POLICE in Marbella are ramping up reinforcements to tackle the scourge of organised crime this summer, it has been announced. The Policia Nacional force this

12 Apr, 2024 @ 09:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

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