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Marbella suffers a drop in international tourists in first half of 2024 – after series of PR disasters

MARBELLA saw the number of foreign tourists fall in the first half of 2024, latest hotel figures show. According to the National Institute of Statistics,

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:13

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

The award-winning Hotel Barcelo Isla Canela, in Huelva.

Best all-inclusive hotel in the WORLD is in Spain’s Andalucia, according to new ranking – and it’s NOT on the Costa del Sol

THE World Travel Awards have just bestowed the honour of the Best All Inclusive category on a Spanish establishment – and it’s not on the

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:07

Olive Press Travel

Crackdown on flying with liquids in Spain: EU says new airport scanners are not good enough at detecting potentially explosive substances

REGULAR air travellers have long been obliged to carry only small amounts of liquids with them on flights, after security restrictions were imposed way back

3 Aug, 2024 @ 15:32

Lead·Travel News

Tourist accommodation site Booking.com gets record €412m fine for 'exploiting' hotels in Spain and keeping out competitors

Tourist accommodation site Booking.com fined a record €412m for ‘exploiting’ hotels in Spain and keeping out competitors

THE online accommodation reservation platform Booking.com has been stung with a massive €413.2 million fine for abusing its dominant position in the Spanish market. The

30 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain smashes annual foreign tourist record with one month to spare- boosted by British holidaymakers

Spain will soon takeover France to become the most visited country in the world, say travel experts

AS the debate over mass tourism continues, a new report suggests that Spain will overtake France to become the world’s most visited country by 2040.

30 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Is Airbnb in trouble in Spain? Tourist flat reservations plummet in Malaga following local backlash

Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys

TOUGH new regulations on tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community will include a ban on installing automatic boxes on outside walls and public areas for

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Travel chaos in Spain: At least 105 flights are cancelled as tourists report hours-long delays at major airports following Microsoft crash

MORE than 100 flights have been cancelled in Spain today following a global IT outage. Hundreds of companies around the world have seen their operations

19 Jul, 2024 @ 17:43

Lead·Travel News

Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona

A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as

19 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Olive Press Travel

Tourists can’t get enough of Spain’s Costa Blanca with airport setting an all-time passenger record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up an all time passenger record for a single month in June, beating the previous best that was only set in May.

12 Jul, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s aviation sector looks to a green future by setting up country’s first hydrogen airport hub

SIX major players in Spanish aviation have signed an agreement to study the creation of the country’s first hydrogen airport hub. The manufacturer Airbus, airport

9 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Elephant calves play in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, in a file photo from 2021. Credit: Charmaine Joubert/Cover-Images.com

Spanish tourist killed by stampeding elephant in South Africa after trying to take photos of herd

A SPANISH man aged 43 died on Sunday afternoon in South Africa, after he was attacked by an elephant while he tried to take photos

9 Jul, 2024 @ 15:19

Lead·National News

Spain voted as having the world’s best water theme park for 10 years in a row

A TENERIFE water park has being voted the world’s best for 10 successive years, courtesy of the 2024 Traveller’s Choice Awards from the TripAdvisor online

9 Jul, 2024 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: Spain’s smallest city on a hilltop that is home to fewer than 300 people

SPAIN’S smallest city- Frias- with a population of under 300, also happens to be one of the country’s prettiest. With two churches and a convent

4 Jul, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

HOLIDAY home rental costs during the summer on the Costa del Sol have more than doubled in a decade. A week in one of Spain’s

1 Jul, 2024 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Property hunting in northern Spain? Don’t miss these five historic estates in Galicia – including a palace, an entire village and a vineyard

THE green valleys, mountains and rugged coastline of Galicia are renowned for their tranquil beauty. The region is becoming more and more popular as people

30 Jun, 2024 @ 10:00

Galicia·Property

Train wars in Spain: Government-run operator Renfe takes action against rival over ‘too low’ prices

SPAIN’S public rail company Renfe will complain to the European Commission about French-owned rival Ouigo over its low prices being ‘unfair competition’. Transport Minister, Oscar

27 Jun, 2024 @ 16:30

National News

British tourists report being refused entry into Spain for failing to show this document at the border – including a couple visiting their OWN home

Have you been affected by the new travel rules in Spain? Contact tips@theolivepress.es BRITISH tourists have taken to social media to warn fellow travellers of

23 Jun, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Travel News

REVEALED: How young people can get massive summer bus and rail travel discounts in Spain and Europe

YOUNG people in Spain aged between 18 and 30 years can register for big summer season travel discounts via the Ministry of Transport website. Some

17 Jun, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Must-visit: This little-known city an hour from Madrid makes the perfect day trip for history buffs and literature lovers

JUST an hour from Madrid, this city makes the perfect day trip for both history buffs and literature lovers. While Bologna, Oxford and Salamanca boast

16 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Record monthly passenger total is boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has recorded its busiest-ever month for passengers with over 1.76 million people using it in May. That has surpassed the previously monthly record

12 Jun, 2024 @ 15:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Must visit: The three most beautiful ‘lost’ towns in Spain that could soon cease to exist due to depopulation – including one in Malaga

AROUND 3,000 villages in Spain have been abandoned in recent decades due to depopulation as younger people go to big cities for work. Accessibility and

9 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Crisis for 300,000 holidaymakers planning to visit Spain after major tour operator collapses

A LEADING German tour operator- FTI- has filed for insolvency putting at risk thousands of holidays including a major raft of bookings to Spain- especially

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

AN IBIZA man has won a battle with low-cost air carrier Vueling over an illegal hand luggage charge. The lawyer filed a complaint after he

21 May, 2024 @ 10:59

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited Antequera in Malaga for the first time and you MUST add the ancient city to your travel list – this is why’

IT’S often described as ‘the Prehistoric museum of Andalucia’, and within minutes of arriving it’s easy to see why. Antequera, in inland Malaga, is brimming

15 May, 2024 @ 14:04

Malaga·Olive Press Travel

A mock-up of how the new Best Triton will look

Historic hotel in Benalmadena will reopen this summer after 18 months of major reforms – including a new infinity pool and spa

THE historic Triton Benalmadena hotel is set to reopen this summer, after a major refurbishment project that has lasted some 18 months. The establishment, which

15 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

British expats in Spain are warned to ‘get the TIE card NOW’ or they may face problems when travelling under the EU’s new Entry Exit System

THE British Embassy is urging all British people who live in Spain and are still in possession of a Green Certificate to apply for the

13 May, 2024 @ 16:12

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

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