Brits heading to Spain over Easter and summer warned to expect long passport queues
Over the weekend over 1,000 passengers were held up in long queues for passport control at Terminals 1 and 4 at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport
Explore the most charming streets in Spain’s Andalucia this Spring
SPRING is in the air and that can only mean one thing – warm weather and time to enjoy the outdoors; and what better way
Setenil de las Bodegas: A Spanish pueblo paradise inside a labyrinth of steep cliffs
Spain’s idyllic white villages are spread out all over the south, below or at the summit of mountains, in forests and hidden canyons, but there’s
Tourism operators expect 300,000 more Germans to travel to Mallorca this year
Tourism operators are predicting that an extra 300,000 German tourists will travel to the Balearic Islands this year. German tour operators met with representatives of
Two Valencia Metro unions announce strikes in final days of city’s Fallas celebrations in Spain
TWO unions representing Valencia Metro tram workers have announced strikes during the final days of the city’s Fallas celebrations. The Valencian Railway-Intersindical Union (SF) said
Museums and statue of Pablo Picasso lead tourist enquiries in Spain’s Malaga
IN 2022, the tourist offices in Malaga attended almost 700,000 visitors, whose queries were monopolised by the cultural and museum offer of the capital. As
Renfe’s low-cost high-speed trains, Avlo, to start Spain’s Madrid-Malaga service in June
RENFE has announced this Monday, March 5, that their low-cost high-speed train, Avlo, will begin operating in the south corridor as of June. Avlo trains
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Valencia’s Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland’s CityJet get EU merger approval for second time
VALENCIA’S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland’s CityJet to form Europe’s largest regional airline. It’s the second time that
Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains
EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are
Travelodge budget hotel chain plans major expansion across Spain
UK low-cost hotel chain Travelodge says it wants to expand its portfolio in Spain after announcing an acquisition in Madrid. Travelodge has 570 outlets in
Mallorca listed as one of the top destinations for nature lovers in Traveler’s Choice Awards
Trip Advisor’s annual Traveller’s Choice Awards has ranked Mallorca as number seven for those looking for a nature getaway. The site highlights its pristine beaches
National Geographic lists village in Malaga as one of most ‘curious’ in Spain
THE prestigious travel magazine National Geographic has included a town in Malaga as one of the most ‘curious’ in Spain. Southern Spain is home to
It’s been dubbed ‘the world’s best ski resort’ and ‘gee, even bigger than Vail’… Jon Clarke visits Spain’s Baqueira and Val d’Aran
WE’RE at the top of Baciver ski lift, some 2,610m high in the Pyrenees. There’s a light dusting of powder snow and the kids are
Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway
IMPROVEMENT work has started at Palma airport costing €200 million which will take over three years to complete. The project includes extending aircraft parking facilities
The highest castle in Spain is in Cordoba
THE province of Cordoba has a multitude of tourist attractions, including its many medieval castles. Some 70 large, fortified buildings, which together make up an
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