MADRID'S iconic Plaza de España building will finally open as a four-star hotel in summer 2019 under management of the international holiday resort chain Riu. Major renovation works – which the company desscribed...
TWO Spanish towns have made it into the TripAdvisor global list of 'top emerging holiday destinations' for 2018, voted among a total of 44 from four continents. Nerja (Málaga province), a coastal town near the...
JAPAN is keenly seeking to break into the Spanish tourist market and has launched a number of special flight deals to encourage visitors. All Nippon Airways (ANA) says bookings made from Spanish airports to various...
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair's new hand-luggage policy comes into effect on Monday (January 15) and anyone planning to travel on or after that date is urged to make sure they are prepared. Until now, all passengers were...
A FERRY and a cruise-liner crashed into each other in Barcelona port yesterday (Friday) afternoon, but nobody was hurt and no major damage reported. The ship , part of the company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) and travelling...
SPAIN has beaten the USA as the world's second-most visited tourism destination, with a record of 82 million visitors – nearly double the resident population – in 2017. President Mariano Rajoy announced this...
A RYANAIR flight from Dublin had to make an urgent last-minute landing in Santander due to two passengers described as 'drunk and aggressive' who were said to be intimidating and disturbing other travellers....
SEVILLA is the number one city to visit in 2018 – ahead of Detroit (USA), Canberra (Australia), Hamburg (Germany) and Kaoshiung (Taiwan), according to a survey by travel guide publishers For most-voted destinations...
NATIONAL airline Iberia has launched a series of offers for the New Year, with internal flights for €25, European destinations for €29 and trips to Asia and South Africa for €199 and the USA for €200. These...
BARCELONA is Spain's top city-break destination for foreign tourists and Madrid for visitors already living in Spain, according to a survey by airline search engine Jetcost. And 10 Spanish cities are in the top 20...
A RYANAIR passenger bored with waiting to get off a plane that had just landed in Málaga announced: “I'm going out via the wing,” and pulled off the emergency exit door. Flight FR8164 took off from London...
TOURISTS visiting Spain shelled out far more cash in 2017 than the previous year, even though Catalunya's disputed independence referendum saw spending fall in the autumn. Year-on-year growth, as at the end of...
