NO ZONING: Alcudia fights for all year tourist rentals
ONE of the island’s key tourist resorts is taking on the authorities over rental zoning. Alcudia town hall has dubbed the new rules as ‘unrealistic’
WAR IS COMING: Anti-tourism protestors in Spain vow to continue ‘war’ this summer
TOURISM haters in Spain have promised to continue their ‘war’ against holidaymakers this summer. Anti-tourism group Arran Paisos vowed to continue ‘fighting’ the affects of
Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism
Formentera town hall say the draft bill will limit the number of cars in circulation and cap the number of rental cars and motorbikes.
BOOMING HOTELS: Hotel sector a growing industry in the Balearics
THE hotel sector in Mallorca remains one of Spain’s most profitable, despite its seasonal nature. Over the last seven years, the average price of a
TOURIST RENTALS: Mallorca estate agents blast proposed holiday rental restrictions
MALLORCA would be ‘shooting itself in the foot’ if it passed new controversial holiday rental laws, some local estate agents have claimed. It comes after
Spain trumps US to become world’s second-most visited country
SPAIN has trumped the US to become the world’s second-most visited country. Speaking in Italy late last night, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said 82 million
Tourism Warning: Expecting fallout from anti-tourism protests
BRITISH tour operators have warned that ‘tourismaphobia’ will deter holidaymakers from visiting Mallorca this year. The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) reported a ‘turning
Spain smashes tourism record thanks to almost 20 million Brits visiting so far this year
SPAIN has already smashed last year’s international tourism record before December figures have even been counted. From January to November, some 77.8 million international visitors
WAGE WAR: Costa del Sol hotels to resist pay increases for tourism staff despite boom in profits
TRADE unions in Malaga are set to negotiate for higher wages for hotel and restaurant staff. They argue the 78,000 who work in the industry
BRIT BOOM: Almost one in three Brits have visited Spain so far this year as Andalucia tourism figures soar above 10 MILLION
ANDALUCIA has seen a 10% rise in foreign tourists in the first ten months of this year compared to the same period in 2016. Some
Malaga and Costa del Sol tourism have best October since records began
MALAGA and the Costa del Sol have had the best tourism numbers for an October since records began. New figures show that 14,993 workers were
Caminito del Rey praised as a ‘shining example’ of diversifying the tourism model
Director of tourism for the Costa Arturo Bernal said 245,000 tourists have already visited the site this year, while ‘last winter saw visitors of 84
Ronda is a cobbled gem where visitors are quickly transported back in time, writes Jed Neill
IF you were planning for a tour guide but forgot to book in advance… don’t worry, just follow your feet and Ronda will do the
National tourists stay away from Andalucia as oversea visitor numbers soar
A 7% increase in international tourists, was followed by the number of Spain-based tourists falling by 4.3%.
Marbella looks to rebrand at world’s largest tourism fair in London
MARBELLA is preparing its own stand for London’s World Travel Market this week. The huge event, from November 6 to 8, will see the Costa
As San Pedro gears up for its feria – the last of the season – Laurence Dollimore discovers a town that can throw a party to match anything big sister Marbella can muster
Just 10km west of Marbs, San Pedro has been reborn over the last decade as a modernised microcosm of Spain
‘BEST SUMMER IN HISTORY’: Costa del Sol SMASHES tourism records as number of British visitors boom
THE number of tourists visiting the Costa del Sol this summer reached more than seven million for the first time ever. According to the Turismo
Two Costa hotspots are the most popular places for Brits buying second homes
Marbella and Mijas are in the top three.
‘Tourists go home’? Maybe they have a point…
I don’t blame Palma de Mallorca residents for scrawling ‘Tourists go home, refugees welcome’ on the walls of their citadel, writes Belinda Beckett
August sees highest number of job losses in Spain since 2008 as tourism season comes to a close
AT least 46,400 Spaniards lost their jobs in August as the tourism season began drawing to a close, new figures have revealed. The figure is
Patiently beckoning the end of the summer season
As I get older and wiser (and that's an oxymoron in itself) that I no longer look forward to the annual influx of party hungry
‘BRITS ARE SAVAGES’: Marbella officials threaten to revoke licences in new party tourism crackdown
MARBELLA tourism chiefs are cracking down on ‘savage’ brit tourists. Under new rules, revellers who exhibit drunk and disorderly behaviour could could be slapped
Spain set to smash tourism record for FIFTH year in a row after raking in €77 billion in 2016
Andalucia has already raked in €6 billion from tourism in the first quarter of this year
Foreign tourists bring MASSIVE €3 billion to Andalucia in first quarter of 2017
FOREIGN tourists contributed a staggering €3 billion to the Andalucian economy in the first quarter of 2017. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), the
Towns to unite to promote tourism
The towns will now advertise each other
Study reveals Spain as most tourist-friendly country despite terror fears
Europe attracts the most foreign tourists, followed by Asia Pacific, but Spain comes out on top overall in a study by the World Economic Forum.
