Travel/Tourism news & information for Spain

AIRPORTS in Spain have relaxed restrictions on carrying liquids in hand luggage and plan to eliminate these altogether by 2016 in accordance with new European Union rules.

COLOMBIAN and Peruvian citizens travelling to Europe will no longer need a visa for short stays, the EU has decided.

SOUTH Koreans have 'fallen in love' with Spain thanks to a TV comedy aired in the country featuring four elderly actors visiting various cities in the country.

BOTH parents will be required to sign passport applications for any child under the age of 18 in a new ruling by Spain's government.

MUSEUMS in Barcelona are beginning to ban 'selfie sticks' to prevent injuries to members of the public.

BRITISH low-cost airline easyJet has opened its operations base in Barcelona, with 120 new jobs waiting to be filled.

SPAIN has set another record for foreign holidaymaker visits – throughout 2016, the country welcomed a total of 71.5 million tourists, more than one-and-a-half times the resident population.

IBERIA airlines has put a million cut-price tickets on sale for a limited period to national and international destinations, starting at €19. Passengers can get to London, Rome and some airports in Switzerland for...

A FLIGHT heading for Málaga from the Spanish-owned city-province of Melilla on the northern Moroccan coast was delayed after an African teenager was found in the hold.

TWO friends from the UK who decided to catch up over Christmas met in Málaga, because it was cheaper than catching the train to each other's home cities.

AIRPORTS in Spain had a record year in 2016 with 230 million passengers travelling to and from, and within, the country.

THE world's second-largest tourism trade fair is now in full swing: FITUR was opened yesterday at Madrid's IFEMA exhibition centre by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and stands will be open to the public from...