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British tourists are branded a ‘plague’ in Spain: Malaga locals say their city ‘stinks of guiris and beer at 11am’ – ahead of huge protest this weekend

TOURISTS have been branded a ‘plague’ by locals in southern Spain ahead of a huge planned protest this weekend. Malaga lawyer Luis Navarrete took to

27 Jun, 2024 @ 17:01

Andalucia·Lead

How to be a ‘good tourist’ in Spain this year: A must-read guide amid protests by ‘fed-up’ locals

ANYONE visiting Spain this summer would be forgiven for thinking they are not welcome given the wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests sweeping the country. While it

24 Jun, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

A pin in a tourist bike in Valencia with the message 'Tourist go Home'

Tourism will damage Spain’s heritage and culture if no action is taken, researchers warn

A NEW report has warned that urgent action needs to be taken in Spain to prevent the country’s historic city centres from suffering damage due

24 Jun, 2024 @ 16:03

Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Analysis: Spain to beat all tourism records this year as visitors spend more than ever – but that might not be good news for locals

NEW data from Caixabank suggests the Spanish tourism industry is growing at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy, bringing in unprecedented

24 Jun, 2024 @ 12:50

Lead·National News·Tenerife·Travel News

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week

23 Jun, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Cadiz joins ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain: Locals accuse visitors of ‘stealing our city’ as they plan huge protest this month

CADIZ is the latest city to join the fight against excessive tourism that is currently sweeping Spain. The ancient city is the capital of Cadiz

13 Jun, 2024 @ 14:27

Cadiz·Lead

Tourist flat crackdown in Malaga: Airbnb-style properties must now have a separate entrance to the other homes in their building

THE first bandage is being applied to staunch the torrent of tourist rentals that have been flooding Malaga’s housing market. A new regulation means that

10 Jun, 2024 @ 17:50

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British tourist, 19, is fined for trashing two hotel rooms and resisting arrest in Spain

A BRITISH tourist aged 19 has been slapped with a €480 fine in Spain’s Mallorca after he trashed two hotel rooms in the popular resort

5 Jun, 2024 @ 11:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year

Revealed: The provinces with the fastest growing economies in Spain’s Andalucia – partly thanks to tourism

NEW figures from Andalucia’s Institute of Statistics and Cartography show that three of the region’s provinces have been growing faster than the average, thanks in

4 Jun, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·Lead

Ronda targets luxury tourism: Historic city in southern Spain to build two five-star hotels

THE Andalusian city of Ronda is famed for its Arab Baths, wine production, beautiful scenery and, of course, its deep gorge, El Tajo. But there

3 Jun, 2024 @ 16:26

Andalucia·Hotels·Lead

OPINION: ‘Guiris’ should NOT go home… in fact most of us AGREE with the activists’ tourism and housing concerns

AS Spain enters the summer months, a wave of anti-tourism protests are popping up across the country. Some 10,000 locals took to the streets of

1 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Opinion

Taylor Swift takes over Madrid: More than 100 huge trailers fill the streets ahead of pop star’s concert – infuriating locals trying to get to work

FOR ‘Swifties’ from Spain, and those who have travelled to Madrid this week to see their musical hero Taylor Swift play in Madrid, the countdown

28 May, 2024 @ 11:33

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Council in Spain’s Barcelona wants to crack down on cruise ships after 3.6 million passengers disembarked there in 2023

THE local council in Spain’s Barcelona is seeking to reduce the number of cruise ships that dock in the city, after a total of 3,568,000

24 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Anti-tourism tactics escalate in Spain: Bicycle wheels in a holiday hotspot are punctured with pins carrying ‘tourist go home’ message

BIKE tour companies in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia have denounced the fact that their two-wheeled transports are being targeted by anti-tourism protesters. The

23 May, 2024 @ 15:39

Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Two men branded as 'selfish' in Benidorm for using more than one sun lounger

Are sunbed wars kicking off in Spain? Tourists in Benidorm are branded ‘selfish’ for laying on stacks of chairs by a hotel pool

TWO men enjoying the sun in Benidorm have been slammed as ‘selfish’ by other holidaymakers, after they were snapped lying by their hotel pool on

22 May, 2024 @ 16:11

Benidorm·Lead

Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: Major tourist city in southern Spain has seen the biggest surge in hotel prices this year

A MAJOR tourist city in southern Spain has since the biggest surge in hotel prices across the whole country, according to figures for the first

17 May, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Travel News

Anti-tourism protests move to Ibiza: Activists plan huge march at end of May – these are their demands

AN activist group called Prou Ibiza has called a demonstration on the Balearic island for May 24, in order to protest against mass tourism and

10 May, 2024 @ 13:32

Ibiza·Lead

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

‘We’re not coming back’: British tourists blast drink prices in Mallorca for being ‘much more expensive’ following the Covid pandemic

EVER since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Spaniards have been complaining about a serious cost-of-living hike in their day-to-day lives. But British tourists are also

8 May, 2024 @ 16:20

Lead·Mallorca

Seville Atmosphere Eintracht Frankfurt V Rangers Uefa Europa League Final

Sevilla locals blast ‘toxic tourist invasion’ that is ‘destroying’ the city due to ‘impossible prices’ and ‘jammed streets’ – as they demand the number of Airbnb homes to be reduced

LOCALS in Sevilla have launched a petition calling for stricter controls on ‘excessive’ tourism in the city. In a missive, the group claim the ‘masses

6 May, 2024 @ 14:22

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in the first quarter of 2024

FOREIGN holidaymakers in Spain reached a record high for the first quarter of a year with UK arrivals accounting for 18.4% of the market. The

3 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Act Of Inaguration Of Juanma Moreno As New President Of Andalusia

President of Andalucia rules out ‘enforcing’ a tourist tax after left wing party said the region risks becoming a ‘beach club for the guiris’ without one

THE president of Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, has once again ruled out a tourist tax for the region. Speaking on Thursday in the regional parliament, he

3 May, 2024 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Lead

Revealed: Forbes magazine's choice as the world's best retirement city is in Spain

Crackdown on tourist apartments in Spain: Valencia suspends 160 holiday lets for failing to have correct licences

VALENCIA City Council has closed down 160 unlicensed tourist apartments in a bid to curb their uncontrolled rise. The Valencia Residents Federation recently held a

1 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

Revealed: Plans for new €16million beachside hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca that will count 200 rooms

PLANS for a €16 million beach-front hotel for Arenales del Sol have been submitted to Elche City Council. It will be built on Calle Albacete

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Protests against tourism in the Canary Islands

Thousands turn out in Spain’s Canary Islands in protest demanding major rethink of tourism model for the hugely popular holiday destination

DEMONSTRATORS came out in force today in Spain’s Canary Islands in a historic protest against the tourist massification of the archipelago, and the dangers faced

20 Apr, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Spain to investigate ‘anti-tourism’ among locals after wave of protests: Major survey will reveal how many people are REALLY critical of the industry

THE SPANISH government is set to conduct a public consultation on tourism, which has become a huge point of contention for the country. It will

17 Apr, 2024 @ 16:01

Lead

Airbnbs are growing ‘out of control’ in Spain, experts warn: More than 60,000 tourist flats created so far this year – while locals struggle to pay rent

EXPERTS have warned Spain’s Airbnb market is growing ‘out of control’ while locals struggle to get by. Tourism business alliance, Exceltur, has pointed to the

17 Apr, 2024 @ 12:04

Lead·Travel News

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