Simply the Best: Top 20 exciting and luxurious places in Spain
LOOKING for somewhere out of this world for the perfect escape in Spain? Want a place to really luxuriate and properly treat a loved one?
New low-cost high speed train services will link Spain’s Costa Blanca with Madrid
FRENCH train operator Ouigo will launch a low-cost high speed train service between Alicante and Madrid this autumn. Adult fares will start at €9 and
Spectacular Easter celebrations in Costa Blanca city win tourist recognition in Spain
ALICANTE’S Easter ‘Semana Santa’ celebrations have been classified as a festival of ‘National Tourist Interest’. Secretary of State for Tourism, Fernando Valdes, said: “Semana Santa
Iconic tourist attraction on Spain’s Costa Blanca offers guided tours in English to boost visitor numbers
ONE of Alicante’s biggest tourist attractions, Santa Barbara castle, has made a good start in a new bid to double visitor numbers. New free guided
TRAVEL UPDATE: Do I need a COVID-19 booster shot to travel to Spain?
NEW rules come into play from February 1 in Spain that mean vaccination certificates are only valid if you have received a jab against COVID
LATEST: Everything you need to know about updated COVID rules for travel between Spain and the UK
IMPORTANT new rules came into force on February 1 that affect travellers between Spain and the UK. For several months now, Spain has only allowed
10 celebrities who own hotels in Spain
CELEBRITY forays into business haven’t always ended well. Just because you can kick a ball about doesn’t mean you can launch a cologne – just
Airport staying off the rails on Spain’s Costa Blanca angers business and farming groups
BUSINESS and farming groups have joined forces to criticise the ongoing absence of a rail link with Alicante-Elche airport. The Alicante Young Farmers Association(Asaja) and
Popular Benidorm tourist hotels reopen this spring after €11 million revamp on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO major hotels will reopen in Benidorm this spring after spending €11 million on extensive refurbishments. The Azora European Hotel and Leisure group(AEHL) has finished
Spectacular Benidorm area path offers new and unique gorge views for walkers visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca
A new elevated wooden walkway through a gorge is now part of an extended path that’s not for the faint-hearted in Alicante Province It’s based
TRAVEL SPAIN: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 24 hours in ‘España Vacia’
Tempted by some friends to visit their pueblo, Sarah Crozier, makes a weekend journey into ‘España vacía’.
Ryanair named worst airline for short-haul flights despite €10 flights to Spain
NO-FRILLS airline Ryanair has been named the worst for short-haul flights by a consumer watchdog. The budget airline was slammed as ‘consistently terrible’ by three-quarters
Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60% below
Monasteries and museums: Why Mallorca is one of the best winter destinations in Spain
IN THE depths of winter Mallorca may not seem like the ideal holiday destination. Many businesses and restaurants are closed for the season and the
Surge in UK bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands as COVID travel restrictions ease
THE Balearic Islands are hoping for a tourism boost after the UK scrapped all travel restrictions for vaccinated people in the UK. Boris Johnson made
Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia
TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed ‘low-cost’ rail service between Valencia and Madrid. The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being
TRAVEL UPDATE: Day 2 COVID tests scrapped in England and Scotland for fully vaccinated travellers
TRAVELLERS arriving in England and Scotland from Spain will no longer need to buy day-two COVID tests, if they are fully vaccinated. The rules will
Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans
COSTA Blanca tourism bosses want the region acknowledged as a ‘high quality’ destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Kick-starting a promotional campaign ahead of this
Passenger numbers at Spain’s airports in 2021 fall below half of pre-pandemic total
PASSENGER numbers improved substantially in 2021 across Spain’s airports compared to the previous year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Airport operator Aena said nearly
Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant
FOREIGN tourist levels in Spain last November recovered to 70% of what they were in the same month 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Figures
Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022. The authority also predicts that tourists spending time
Covid cancelled Christmas: One reader’s experience of a rather different celebration in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
Faced with spending Christmas alone in a cold flat in Madrid after Covid scuppered a return to see family in Scotland, Sarah Crozier made the
Multimillion euro transformation of Spain’s Malaga Airport begins
THE first stages of regeneration at Malaga Airport are underway as work begins on the site’s oldest runway. The airport kick-started its €7.8million transformation on
MSC Cruises chooses Spain’s Malaga as port of embarkation for 29 calls next summer
MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world, reinforces its presence in the city of Malaga, which will be the port of embarkation
Spain reports its first Omicron COVID-19 case caused by community transmission
THE first COVID-19 Omicron infection in Spain involving somebody who has not returned from a foreign trip has been confirmed in Madrid. A man, 62,
WHERE TO EAT: Enjoy the amazing local produce in Spain’s Guadalhorce Valley
A longtime agricultural hub, it is no surprise you can eat well in the Guadalhorce Valley, writes Jon Clarke