Air traffic controllers stage second Monday strike at 16 airports in Spain
AIR traffic controllers at 16 airports in Spain have gone on strike for a second successive Monday. Workers for private companies Saerco and FerroNats claim
Best time to book cheap flights new Skyscanner data reveals
The best time to book flights is six months before departure, on average, according to new research by flight comparison site Skyscanner. The website’s data
Air Nostrum pilots in Spain vote massively in favour of indefinite strike
PILOTS working for the Valencia-based carrier, Air Nostrum, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of indefinite strike action in their on-going pay row. 92% of pilots
Why Spain’s Catalunya region is banning electric scooters from public transport
A TOTAL ban on taking electric scooters onto any kind of public transport in Catalunya will come into force on February 1. The prohibition comes
Cruise ship passengers reveal what they like most about Spain’s Alicante
FOOD, safety, and weather are the three things about Alicante that cruise ship passengers are most impressed by. The findings came in a survey conducted
Winter stays: 10 great Spanish hotels with a fireplace in the bedroom
It’s not hard to find casa rurales and mountain hotels in Spain where you can sink into a deep sofa in front of a warm
Travellers using Spain’s Valencia Airport to enjoy less-stressful security area
AN expanded passenger security check area has almost been completed as part of an overall revamp of Terminal 1 at Valencia Airport. The terminal is
Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7
THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will
Direct flights between Spain’s Malaga and New York with United Airlines now on sale
TICKETS for United Airlines’ new direct flight from Malaga to New York are now on sale on its website and via travel agents. In the
Overnight hotel stays in Spain were just 6.5% down last year on record 2019 numbers
OVERNIGHT hotel stays in Spain reached 320.7 million last year- up by 85.6% on 2021, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Stays were just
New train line from Spain’s Malaga to popular Caminito del Rey undergoes tests for official launch in March
A NEW train service will soon provide a direct connection from Malaga city to the province’s most famous walkway—‘El Caminito del Rey.’ A Civia model
Strong passenger recovery at Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain during 2022
PASSENGERS returned in their droves last year to Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports according to figures released by operator Aena on Tuesday. Alicante-Elche airport registered 13.2
Grand Hyatt will open its first hotel in Spain this spring in Mar Menor area
The Grand Hyatt group will open its first hotel in Spain following a franchise agreement with the La Manga Club and Resort in the Mar
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Superstition emptied a Spanish village in the 14th century before turning it into a must-visit festival
There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows
Whopping 67.4 million tourists visited Spain in first 11 months of last year
Spain received nearly 140% more tourists in the first 11 months of last year compared to 2021, according to new data. Fresh figures from Spain’s
Tourist spending in Spain’s Balearic Islands in 2022 smashes pre-pandemic levels
VISITORS to the Balearic Islands in the first 11 months of 2022 spent €800 million more than the whole of the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
Airbnb names Malaga as top trending travel destination for 2023
Malaga is the number one trending tourist destination for 2023, according to a popular international travel company. Leading into 2023 Airbnb released a list of
A wild 36 hours in Morocco – via the disaster of public transport
With such quick and easy access to Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar, it’s something of a wonder that more people in the south of
NO LUCK: The village in Spain that refuses to see the New Year in until mid-summer
WHILE many people will have woken up across Spain this morning having partied into the early hours last night, there is one village in Spain
Spain has three airports ranked among the world’s best for shopping and eating
THREE airports in Spain have been named in the world’s top 100 for shops and restaurants according to the AirHelp Score 2022 rankings. Madrid came
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Three hidden gems inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol to escape to for a peaceful New Year
THREE quiet destinations located off the beaten path in Malaga, ideal to spend a peaceful New Year. Malaga has plenty of hidden gems located in
Spain’s romance with Turkey blossoms thanks to the rise in popular Turkish TV shows and health tourism
SPAIN has started to fall in love with Turkey this year due to the popularity of Turkish TV series and health tourism. This love affair
Granada’s Alhambra Palace is boring, Sevilla’s Giralda is pointless and the Caminito del Rey isn’t dangerous enough… It must be true, we read it on TripAdvisor
From the confused to the disillusioned to the just plain bored, check out our ‘dirty dozen’ of the daftest TripAdvisor reviews given to some of
Malaga to have first direct flight to Cape Verde from Spain as of Spring 2023
THE German company Eurowings will connect Malaga airport with Cape Verde, known as the ‘African Caribbean’—twice a week from April—with the first direct flight from
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break record for cruise passenger arrivals
ALICANTE will break its record high achieved in 2011 for cruise passenger arrivals. Port Authority president, Julian Lopez Milla, says he expects over 120,000 passengers