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New data shows the cities in Spain oversaturated with tourists as holidaymakers outnumber locals.

A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s cities

25 Aug, 2023 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Madrid·Sevilla

Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend - here's why

Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain

BENIDORM’S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which is

16 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Brits remain the number one spenders in Spain – but latest tourism report is grim reading for the French

BRITS are still the big spenders of Spanish tourism, accounting for nearly one fifth of total tourist expenditures in the first half of 2023. The

10 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Travel News

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Spain’s Andalucia welcomes over one million international tourists in June, 13.9% of national total

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es ANDALUCIA has welcomed more than one million international tourists in June, making up 13.9% of the total tourists

7 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Travel News

Number of US visitors to Spain rises 17% in a year

MORE AND MORE American tourists are choosing Spain for their vacation destination, with the number of visitors from the United States arriving on these shores

3 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

RONDA recognised as ‘Tourist Destination of Excellence’ for 2023

RONDA, in Malaga, Spain, wins 2023 'Tourist Destination of Excellence' award for promoting tourism, preserving cultural heritage, and having great appeal.

1 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hero hotel security guard dubbed ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ for giving rowdy teenage Brits a 7am ‘b****cking’

A HOTEL security guard has been hailed the ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ by long-suffering mallorquins for giving a gang of rowdy Brits a 7am verbal battering.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

WATCH: Mallorca locals struggle to get their heads around disgusting video of Dutch tourist defecating on sleeping man’s face

A NEW nadir was reached in Mallorca’s battle against drunk tourism when a Dutchman dropped his shorts and defecated on the cheek of a passed

21 Jul, 2023 @ 18:40

Lead·Mallorca

Employment in Spain’s tourism sector hits record high in June

THE NUMBER of workers from the tourism sector signed up to the Social Security system hit a record high in June, in line with predictions

21 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Spain has ‘great potential’ to become major destination for sustainable tourism, says consultancy McKinsey

SPAIN has ‘great potential’ to become a major destination for travellers seeking sustainable tourism. That’s according to a report put together by global management consultancy

20 Jul, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Travel News

Tourist spending rockets upwards in Spain's Balearic Islands

Tourist spending soars to new records in Spain’s Balearic Islands

TOURIST spending in the Balearic Islands soared to €4.5 billion over the first five months of 2023- €500 million more than in the same period

5 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Nearly 4 million flight to Spain’s Costa del Sol up for sale this summer

AIRLINES are offering more seats to the Costa del Sol this summer than they did in 2022. More flights are expected to touch down this

28 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Aerial Photo Distant View Charming Mijas Pueblo, Typical Andalus

13 tourists rescued in Spain’s Mijas after becoming trapped in overcrowded lift

THIRTEEN tourists have been rescued by the emergency services after they became trapped in a panoramic lift in Mijas. The incident occurred last Sunday, June

27 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Malaga Recupera Sus Turistas En Las Playas

Sun-seekers crowd Malaga beaches on first Sunday of summer in Spain

BEACH-goers sunbathed and played in the sea along Malaga’s beaches yesterday, Sunday June 25—the first Sunday of summer. Despite the fact that the peak tourist

26 Jun, 2023 @ 10:19

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits

EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Air passenger numbers break May record for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain

OVER 25 MILLION passengers used Spanish airports in May, a 3.4% increase on the previous ‘record-breaking’ May in 2019, with Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports recording

12 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Tourism Minister Predicts Record Summer Number Of Foreign Holidaymakers

Spain’s tourism minister predicts record summer for foreign visitors

SPAIN welcomed 7.2 million international tourists in April- a record for that month in figures published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Tourism

1 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News

easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024

BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024. It will be the airline’s fourth base in Spain with the

25 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Two British Tourists Beat Up Hotel Security Guard In Spain's Mallorca

Bouncing back: Spain’s tourism sector breaks 2019 records for hotel stays

WITH COVID-19 restrictions now a distant memory, the tourism sector in Spain is enjoying a bumper 2023. According to figures from the National Statistics Institute

24 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

British holiday-makers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca

24 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Bedlam in Benidorm as Costa Blanca town braces for a stag and hen do tsunami worth €40 million

BENIDORM’S street cleaners and doormen are bracing themselves for an avalanche of Brits running amok on stag and hen do’s next year. Recent data suggests

19 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Benidorm·Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you

12 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hotel occupancy levels in Spain’s Andalucia hit record highs over long weekend break

ANDALUCIAN hotels have registered their best ever results in terms of occupancy over the Labour day break. All Andalucian provinces have exceeded 75% occupancy of

3 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

As Spain’s La Palma Canary Island recovers from volcanic eruption, tourist board puts 8,000 tourism vouchers up for grabs

Stunning waterfalls and springs, natural parks and deserted beaches, well-preserved cultural heritage and local cuisine, and star-dotted night skies. Anyone who has visited the Canary

21 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

Malaga Airport third busiest in Spain

MALAGA airport saw 3.7 million passengers during the first quarter of 2023. This is a 9% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the

14 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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