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French tourist is carried to safety by police in Tenerife following harrowing mugging attack

LAST night, criminal gang members attacked a French tourist in the south-west of Tenerife. The tourist, who was on holiday in Las Galletas near Arona,

6 Feb, 2025 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

What does ‘guiri’ mean in Spanish and is it offensive?

IF you’ve spent any significant chunk of time in Spain, particularly in Andalucia or large cities like Madrid and Barcelona, chances are you’ve heard the

25 Mar, 2024 @ 07:29

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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

Family’s desperate pleas for answers after tourist in ‘perfect health’ found dead on Malaga beach

Spanish authorities closed the case of a missing man after he was found dead, but his family say the case should remain open The family

2 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

Luxury tourism grows by 30% in Spain’s Malaga

PREMIUM tourism is on the rise in the Capital of the Costa del Sol, says tourism delegate. According to Jacobo Florido, Malaga’s Councillor for Tourism,

27 Nov, 2022 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Seven years jail for Dutchman over brutal Mallorca bashing of Carlo Heuvelman

A man, 20, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for landing the fatal blow that eventually killed a Dutch tourist in Mallorca last

22 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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Why photos of Malaga city in Spain are being displayed across London

Millions of tourists who ride London’s popular visitor buses will get a little sneak peak of Malaga. Images of Malaga will be on show throughout

8 Nov, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

Dutchmen suspected of brutal Mallorca murder in Spain facing whopping jail time

One of the Dutchmen suspected of brutally killing a tourist in Mallorca last year could face up to ten years behind bars. The Public Prosecution

20 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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EXPOSED: Man accused of stealing €80,000 of holiday items from bride and 12 British hens in Mijas is a Cuban squatter illegally living in Spain and linked to Florida burglary gang

A WELL known Cuban criminal is believed to be behind the burglary of a Spanish holiday Airbnb that left a British bride and her 12

29 Sep, 2022 @ 20:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Young British tourist dies after falling 30ft at Ibiza hotel

A British woman has plunged 30 feet to her death from a hotel balcony in Ibiza. The 24-year-old fell about 9am at the hotel Rosamar

26 Sep, 2022 @ 15:10

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Canadian tourist Scott Graham missing in Spain, last seen in Madrid

A tourist seeking help from his country’s consular service in Madrid has not been seen again more than three months later. His family have now

23 Sep, 2022 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Spain’s Costa del Sol has best summer ever in terms of tourist income

THE Costa del Sol has had its best summer ever this year with tourist income passing €7,400 million to beat previous records. The president of

20 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Perverted Tourist Installs Spy Cameras In Malaga Fair Streets In Spain To Record People Urinating

Perverted tourist installs cameras in Malaga Fair streets in Spain to record people urinating

A 43-year old tourist has been arrested by police in Malaga after installing motion-detector cameras to record people urinating in side streets during the city’s

17 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain’s Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

A British man, 46, kicked off his Mallorca holiday with a night in the police cells and hospital, after a drunken rampage in his Camp

9 Jun, 2022 @ 18:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Tourist visiting Spain’s Barcelona has €800,000 gold watch ripped off him

A tourist had a Barcelona trip to forget after thieves tore off his €800,000 wrist watch in the street. The theft happened on Tuesday in

9 Jun, 2022 @ 16:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

The Cat’s Whiskers: Is Sierra de Gata Spain’s most delightful region?

As the tiny village of Robledillo de Gata is singled out alongside Carmona and Vejer as Spain’s best rural retreat, Jon Clarke extols the delights

16 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

American tourist dies after being swept onto rocks while paddle surfing off San Sebastian beach in northern Spain

A holidaymaker from the USA died while paddle surfing on Tuesday after being swept away by big waves off a beach in San Sebastian in

17 Mar, 2022 @ 12:52

Lead·National News

Teenage tourist, 18, in coma in Spain after headache turns out to be blood clot on brain

AN 18-year-old tourist who collapsed on holiday in Spain has been put into an induced coma and had two brain surgeries in 48 hours. Jamie

22 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Lead

Woman climber dies after falling almost 100 meters in the Tajo de Ronda

A GERMAN tourist died after suffering a fall while practicing climbing on the Via Ferrata del Tajo de Ronda, in the province of Malaga, on

13 Nov, 2021 @ 11:01

Lead·Malaga

Tourism reboot: Balearics receive millions to develop new tourism strategy

THE Balearics are to get a €233 million tourism boost from the European Union. The €133 million will come from a €2 billion fund set

29 Jul, 2021 @ 14:45

Balearic Islands·Lead

EXPLAINED: How to get discounts on your holidays in Andalucia this summer using Bonotur tourist voucher scheme

THE tourist voucher ‘Bonotur’ promoted by the Junta, has been reactivated in time for the summer holidays. Following the success of the previous holiday voucher

21 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Travel News