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- Which other regions want to secede from Spain ? - Tue 24th Oct 2017
Spain's plans to use Article 155 of its constitution to dissolve Catalonia's parliament and directly administer the northeastern region could have a rippling effect on the country's independence movements, analysts and ... more - Corporate flight damages Catalonia’s image - Tue 10th Oct 2017
Barcelona, which the Financial Times once defined as the best city to live in, made the front page of Europe’s financial publications last week. This is because several major listed companies – including CaixaBank, Banco ... more - La Caixa foundation to move headquarters from Catalonia to Mallorca - Sun 8th Oct 2017
La Caixa Banking Foundation, which manages the holding company which controls Caixabank, said on Saturday it will move its headquarters to Palma de Mallorca for as long as political upheaval in Catalonia continues ... more - Jet2 announce increase in flights to Spain - Sat 7th Oct 2017
Jet2 has announced the addition of thousands of extra passenger seats to Spain in response to an increase in demand at Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Bradford Airports ... more - Wages of Balearic Islands hospitality workers to rise 17% in next four years - Sun 1st Oct 2017
Salaries in the Balearic hospitality sector will increase by 17% between 2018 and 2021. The increase directly affects 137,000 workers on the islands, but its message has greater reach: the boom in the tourism industry, a key ... more - Survey reveals Spain’s cheapest supermarkets - Fri 29th Sep 2017
Filling your shopping cart with similar products in your city’s cheapest supermarket or in the most expensive one can have major repercussions for your wallet. In Madrid, for example, the gap between the costliest and the ... more - Earthquake and Flood Simulation underway in Lorca - Thu 21st Sep 2017
A massive, simultaneous Earthquake and Flood simulation is currently underway in Lorca, Mazaron and Puerto Lumbreras invoving many branches of the emergency services ... more - Barcelona steps up fight against illegal tourist rentals - Thu 17th Aug 2017
Barcelona plans to hire dozens of new inspectors to crack down on illegal holiday rentals, as the Spanish tourism hub seeks to enforce a licensing regime for people using sites such as Airbnb to let out their property ... more - Spain's Balearic Islands to fine illegal tourist rentals - Tue 8th Aug 2017
Spain's Balearic Islands will from Tuesday penalize landlords for illegally renting apartments to tourists with fines of up to 40,000 euros amid a backlash against the effects of mass tourism across the country ... more - Radical Basques against mass tourism in Spain - Sat 5th Aug 2017
The campaign against mass tourism being conducted by radical independents in Barcelona, Valencia and the Balearic Islands has made its way to the historic centre of San Sebastian in the Basque Country, an autonomous ... more - How can Spain ensure the survival of its world-beating tourism industry ? - Thu 3rd Aug 2017
The recent attack on a Barcelona city tour bus by a radical separatist group has created a rift between the ruling Junts pel Si pro-independence coalition and its far-left partners in government, the CUP. Senior officials in ... more - Spain’s coastal areas at risk of development - Tue 11th Jul 2017
For many people, the first image that springs to mind when they think of the Spanish coastline is that of the crowded beaches of popular tourist resorts such as Benidorm, or the more built-up areas of the vacation island of ... more - Terror suspect arrested in Mallorca was planning “massacre” on the island - Fri 30th Jun 2017
Abdelkader Mahmoudi, one of the four jihadists arrested on Wednesday in Mallorca, was planning a knife attack on the island, in the main square of the town of Inca. After questioning Mahmoudi and the three other men arrested ... more - Crackdown on Food Poisoning Scams In Spain - Mon 5th Jun 2017
BRISTISH TOURISTS are being warned they could face prosecution over fraudulent claims for food poisoning in a crackdown on the increasingly prevalent scam ... more - Spain: Vacation rentals offering more beds than hotels for the first time - Fri 26th May 2017
Vacation rentals have taken over the tourism market in Spain. In 2016, for the first time, there were more available beds in so-called “tourist apartments” than in hotels across Spain’s main cities, according to a study by ... more - Record-breaking Easter boosts hopes for summer tourism bonanza in Spain - Tue 18th Apr 2017
Spain has shattered even the most optimistic forecasts for tourist arrivals during the Easter break that just ended. The good weather encouraged last-minute planners to make the most of the vacation time that ended on Sunday ... more - Palma de Mallorca to ban tourist apartment rentals by this summer - Thu 30th Mar 2017
Beginning this summer, the city of Palma, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, will bar homeowners from renting out their apartments to tourists. People who do so could face fines of up to €40,000. The deputy mayor for urban ... more - easyJet to open 10 new routes in bid to double growth in Spain - Fri 16th Dec 2016
British low-cost airline easyJet announced on Tuesday that it is planning to start operating 10 new international routes to and from Spain. The company says the new flights on offer will increase the number of seats ... more - Spanish Airport Passenger Numbers up 11% 2016 to date - Tue 13th Dec 2016
The 48 Airports in Spain's Nationally owned network - AENA - served a total of 215.1m passengers in the first 11 months of 2016 - up 10.9% on the same period last year ... more - Pollution causing 30,000 early deaths a year in Spain, says EU report - Thu 24th Nov 2016
For the European Union (EU) as a whole, the total number of deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2,5), ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was nearly 520,000 in 2013, up from 491,000 a ... more - 440 criminal organizations at large in Spain - Mon 14th Nov 2016
Spain’s National Police and Civil Guard have identified 440 organized crime groups operating in the country, part of a network of some 3,600 at work throughout the European Union. At least 10 of these are classified as “high ... more - Why is Irish drug trafficker Christy Kinahan still at liberty in Spain ? - Mon 7th Nov 2016
More than 6 years after Christy Kinahan was arrested in Spain as part of a huge operation to smash his alleged global drugs and weapons business, the Irishman and his cohorts remain at liberty, thanks in large part to the ... more - Spain's Beach Umbrella Wars - Sat 20th Aug 2016
Every day, as dawn breaks, a silent battle commences on Spain’s busiest beaches: securing a spot as close as to the water possible. Starting at 7am, hundreds of people stake their claims in the sand with umbrellas – and ... more - New flights announced North UK - Spain - Wed 20th Jul 2016
Good News for Northerners ! ... more - Spain-bound flight declares emergency - Thu 7th Jul 2016
A JET2 flight from Glasgow to Mallorca has declared an emergency shortly after take-off ... more - 'Tourists go home': Spain tourism surge brings backlash - Mon 30th May 2016
On the walls of the grand old houses of this Balearic port which attracts millions of foreigners every year, a new kind of graffiti has flourished: "Tourists go home" ... more - Two more quakes rock Spain's south coast - Sun 13th Mar 2016
The south coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco on Saturday experienced two earthquakes registering 4.5 and 4.6 on the Richter Scale, the Spanish Geographical Institute informs ... more - Royal Household filed Princess Cristina’s tax returns, husband claims - Wed 2th Mar 2016
The brother-in-law of Spain’s King Felipe VI, Iñaki Urdangarin, returned to face the questions of anti-corruption prosecutors on Wednesday morning as his embezzlement and fraud trial resumed in Palma de Mallorca ... more - Eroski sell 36 Stores and Malls to Carrefour - Mon 29th Feb 2016
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski has today announced the sale of 36 of its hypermarket stores across the country to French rivals Carrefour ... more - Vodafone Spain extends m-ticketing service to 18 cities - Mon 22th Feb 2016
Vodafone Spain has announced at Mobile World Congress that it’s expanding its Vodafone Wallet NFC-based m-payment service to public transport networks in 18 Spanish cities ... more - Spain's Princess Cristina : Innocent ? - Tue 16th Feb 2016
The former accountant at the Nóos Institute testified on Tuesday that the sister of Spain’s King Felipe, Cristina de Borbón, had no active involvement in a real estate company that she co-owned with her husband and Nóos ... more - Spain's Princess Cristina returns to court in tax fraud trial - Tue 9th Feb 2016
Spain's Princess Cristina returned to court in Palma de Mallorca on Tuesday as defendants began to testify in a fraud trial that centres on her husband's business affairs and has badly damaged the image of the royal family ... more - Fourth case of imported Zika virus detected in Spain - Tue 2th Feb 2016
A fourth case of the Zika virus has been detected in Spain ... more - Earthquake hits Andalucia - Sun 31st Jan 2016
A Seismic activity measuring some 4.5 on the MMS (Moment Magnitude Scale) was measured off the eastern Coast of Spain earlier on Sunday afternoon ... more - Spain looks beyond record visitor numbers to boost tourist spend - Fri 29th Jan 2016
Set back from the white sand beach which first attracted tourists to Magaluf in the 1960s, a smart new development is rising - part of the Mallorcan resort's plan to transform itself from an alchohol-fueled fleshpot awash ... more - 'Husband' arrested after British woman strangled in Spain - Sat 23rd Jan 2016
A British woman has been killed in Spain after allegedly being strangled with a phone charger ... more - Rajoy suggests there could be “a surprise” on December 20 - Thu 10th Dec 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy came out with an enigmatic statement at a Wednesday meeting with the press to discuss the upcoming general election ... more - Trial involving King Felipe's sister Cristina to begin January 11 - Tue 6th Oct 2015
A member of the Spanish royal family, her husband, a former regional premier and 15 other people will stand trial early next year over the Nóos scandal ... more - Spain's airports enjoy record-breaking August - Mon 14th Sep 2015
Spain's network of airports registered its best month ever in August, with record traffic of 24,001,019 passengers. The latest figure consolidates an upward trend in terms of passenger volume that has been seen over the last ... more - Catholic Church wants jail for protestors who interrupted Mass - Mon 31st Aug 2015
Mallorca's bishops want six youths who interrupted Mass at a Catholic church on the island in February 2014 to serve four years each in prison ... more - More than 100,000 People Remain Missing in Spain - Mon 31st Aug 2015
Spain commemorated yesterday Day of the victims of enforced disappearances with a pending agenda of over 100,000 people buried in unidentified locations as a result of the repression of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ... more - King of Spain revokes title of Duchess of Palma - Sat 13th Jun 2015
Spain's King Felipe revoked the title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca from his sister Cristina, who is accused of involvement in a fraud scandal that has shaken the royal family ... more - UK tourists warned of behaviour clampdown in Magaluf - Sun 7th Jun 2015
UK holidaymakers heading to the resort of Magaluf have been told to "respect the local culture" after new regulations designed to clamp down on antisocial behaviour. ... more - Valencia on red alert for heatwave - Thu 14th May 2015
The arrival of an area of low pressure into Galicia has lowered thermometers across much of Spain after the country suffered its hottest May day in 30 years on Wednesday.The exception is the Valencia region, which on ... more - Lorca Earthquakes 4 Year Anniversary - Mon 11th May 2015
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the May 11th Earthquakes that devastated much of the city of Lorca, Murcia in 2011 ... more - 6 Scots arrested on Ryanair flight to Spain - Sat 9th May 2015
6 British men were arrested in Spain after 'shocking behaviour while drunk' on board a Ryanair flight. ... more - Spain's top Golf destinations driving property recovery - Sun 3rd May 2015
Mallorca, the Costa Blanca, Tenerife and the Costa del Sol have all earned a place in the top 10 best golfing destinations in Europe, with the outright winner being Palma, the Balearic Islands' capital, according to a recent ... more - Only 14 of Spain's 48 Airports in profit - Mon 30th Mar 2015
Only 14 of the 48 airports run by Spain's AENA national airports authority closed 2014 with a pre-tax profit, according to annual results released by the government-controlled body on Friday ... more - Spain bets on cruise business as pillar of tourism sector - Thu 19th Mar 2015
The head of the Spanish Port Agency, Jose Llorca, sees the cruise sector as a pillar of his country's tourism industry. ... more - Spain shaken by 5.2-magnitude earthquake - Mon 23rd Feb 2015
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale has shaken central Spain. ... more - Freak Weather Conditions Hit Spain - Fri 6th Feb 2015
The cold snap affecting Spain over the last 3 days - and looks likely to run in to next week - continues to cause problems for travelers, especially in the northern regions ... more - Study into Spain's Taxi Fares - Fri 26th Dec 2014
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has carried out an analysis on taxis fare across of 45 cities in 2014, which shows how costs can vary as much as 131.7% for similar journeys. ... more - EC demands Murcia clarifies conditions of Corvera Airport loan - Thu 18th Dec 2014
Spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, José Gabriel Ruiz, yesterday reiterated the importance of Corvera International Airport to the area. ... more - Orange reaches 2 million 4G customers in Spain - Wed 19th Nov 2014
Orange Spain has announced that it has passed the milestone of two million customers using 4G technology, having added 200,000 new clients in the past month alone. ... more - Corvera Airport to cost Murcia 'as little as possible' - Sat 8th Nov 2014
The Region of Murica's Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning has issued a consignment of EU16.4 Mln for urban regeneration as part of their budget for 2015. ... more - Spanish court upholds charges of tax fraud against Princess Cristina - Fri 7th Nov 2014
A Spanish court said on Friday it would uphold charges of tax fraud against Cristina de Borbon, 49, sister of King Felipe VI, in a graft probe which along with other high-profile corruption cases has eroded Spaniards' faith ... more - Orange Spain brings 4G to Lorca, Murcia - Fri 31st Oct 2014
Orange Spain has launched 4G services in the city of Lorca, Murcia ... more - Volotea Airlines plans to establish 5 bases in Spain by 2016 - Tue 28th Oct 2014
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier created in 2011 by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, is planning to open their first Spanish hub in 2015 ... more - Magaluf police implicated in suspected extortion ring - Sat 20th Sep 2014
The chief of police of Calviá, the municipality in Mallorca that includes Magaluf, is being investigated for running an extortion network in the holiday resort, which is popular with tourists from Britain and northern ... more - Study reveals Barcelona as Spain's most expensive city - Tue 16th Sep 2014
Barcelona is the most expensive city in Spain for tourists to visit, according to a survey by the travel website TripAdvisor. ... more - Airline Confirms Will Fly to Murcia's Corvera Airport - Fri 5th Sep 2014
A spokesman for Spanish Airline Air Nostrum - which operates under the auspices of Iberia - spoke to la Verdad newspaper yesterday to confirm suggestions made last week that they would move activities to Corvera Airport as ... more - Spain Speculates Over Royal Divorce - Wed 3rd Sep 2014
Tuesday's edition of Italian Newspaper "La Repubblica" has speculated that Spain's former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia are planning for divorce ... more - Spain on alert over new biker gangs - Tue 26th Aug 2014
The enforcement agencies are warning about a new type of criminal in Spain: members of biker gangs, most of whom are coming in from central Europe ... more - Flybe cut flights to Spain - Tue 26th Aug 2014
Flybe's "Summer Sun" routes from Exeter will not be extended into the winter schedules of 2014, with the Airline admitting that from 2015 its remaining Exeter-based aircraft will no longer have the range to reach ... more - Earthquakes hit Southern Spain - Wed 20th Aug 2014
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit areas of the south of Spain in the middle of Tuesday afternoon ... more - Earthquake in Lorca, Murcia - Sun 17th Aug 2014
A Seismic event measuring some 2.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the town of Lorca, Murcia, this morning ... more - Tornado threatens Ryanair flight to Spain - Fri 15th Aug 2014
A photograph of a Tornado threatening to touch down on the runway as a Ryanair flight takes off has gone viral on Twitter this afternoon ... more - Judge omits accountant's confession from royal corruption inquiry - Sun 13th Jul 2014
A Palma de Mallorca judge in charge of a corruption case involving Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband Iñaki Urdangarin has decided to ignore a last-minute confession by the accountant who worked at the latter's Nóos ... more - Spain's Princess Cristina to face corruption charges - Wed 25th Jun 2014
A Spanish court on Wednesday upheld corruption charges against Cristina de Borbon, sister of newly-crowned King Felipe VI, and her husband in one of the last steps before a trial that could cloud the monarchy's bid to ... more - Court forces Coke Spain to reinstate sacked workforce - Fri 13th Jun 2014
The High Court has struck down a labor adjustment plan that laid off over 800 workers at Coca-Cola's Spanish bottling company, and is forcing the firm to re-hire them ... more - UK-Spain Co-Sovereignty of Gibraltar Idea Floated in 1978 - Sat 24th May 2014
A form of "nominal" co-sovereignty to be guaranteed UK, Spain and the EEC was proposed by Gibraltar Chief Minister, the late Sir Joshua Hassan, in January 1978, according to papers newly-released to The National Archives ... more - Spain and the Shame of Murcia - Sat 10th May 2014
Sunday the 11th of May marks the 3 year anniversary of the Murcia Earthquake(s) ... more - Spanish Unions Demand End to Austerity - Fri 2th May 2014
The leaders of Spain's two largest unions demanded Thursday that the government change economic course and reverse austerity measures adopted in recent years ... more - Ryanair announce new routes from MCR - Spain - Tue 29th Apr 2014
Budget airline Ryanair have launched their Winter 2014/2015 schedules, with the introduction of 4 new routes between Manchester Airport and Spain ... more - Guardia Civil 'Brit Torturers' face 26 years - Tue 15th Apr 2014
Four members of the Civil Guard face a combined 26 years in prison for "torturing" two British nationals, if the Balearics prosecutor's claims are upheld by a court in Palma de Mallorca. ... more - Spain busts group accused of plans to send arms machinery to Iran - Mon 7th Apr 2014
Spain said on Monday it had dismantled a group it accused of plotting to send industrial equipment to Iran that could be used for weapon manufacture in violation of international sanctions ... more - Spain's AENA, on-off privatisation candidate, posts 2013 profit - Thu 27th Mar 2014
Spanish airports operator AENA made a profit of €715 mln in 2013, while its airports division - a potential privatisation candidate - made a first-time profit of €597 mln, the Public Works Ministry said on Thursday ... more - Spanish princess questioned in corruption investigation - Sat 8th Feb 2014
Spain's Princess Cristina was questioned by a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among the ruling class and discontent with the royal family ... more - Princess Cristina to give testimony in royal corruption case - Sat 8th Feb 2014
Spain's Princess Cristina - younger daughter of King Juan Carlos - will appear in court for questioning by a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over ruling class graft at a time of ... more - Comprehensive Study of Spain's Taxi Fares - Tue 4th Feb 2014
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has published a study on taxi fares in 45 cities across Spain which reveals a variation of up to 131.7% between similar trips. ... more - Earthquake Close to Corvera & Paramount Murcia - Sun 2th Feb 2014
An Earthquake stuck the municipality of Corvera, Murcia, on Sunday morning ... more - Spain plans single-track high-speed lines to cut costs - Thu 23rd Jan 2014
Spain is planning to install only one single track on most new sections of high-speed line in a bid to reconcile ambitious plans to extend the reach of the standard-gauge network with the budgetary restraints imposed by the ... more - Coca-Cola Spain Sheds 750 Jobs - Wed 22th Jan 2014
Spanish Coca-Cola bottling company Iberian Partners confirmed workers' fears by announcing on Wednesday plans to lay off 750 of them as part of a restructuring plan in the wake of a recently completed merger of seven ... more - Spain's Princess Cristina to testify over corruption charges - Sat 11th Jan 2014
Spain's Princess Cristina, daughter of King Juan Carlos, will appear before a Palma de Mallorca court to testify over tax fraud and money-laundering charges she denies but has decided not to appeal, her lawyers said on ... more - Spanish Lawyers Consider Allowing Princess Cristina to Testify - Sat 11th Jan 2014
Princess Cristina's defence team is studying the possibility of not appealing the subpoena issued by a Palma de Mallorca judge earlier this week for her to testify in tax fraud and money-laundering proceedings he initiated ... more - Spanish Judge Focuses on Princess Cristina in Fraud Case - Tue 7th Jan 2014
The king's daughter, Princess Cristina, has become an official target in an ongoing embezzlement investigation against her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin ... more - Russian Mafia Boss Detained in Mallorca - Sat 14th Dec 2013
. A suspected Russian Mafia Chief detained in Spain earlier this week is believed to have laundered up to €6 Mln, according to reports in El Diario de Mallorca ... more - 3 Earthquakes in Lorca, Murcia - Sun 8th Dec 2013
Spain National Geological Institute (IGN) has reported three minor earthquakes have been registered close to the town of Lorca, Murcia ... more - Spain Royal PA Not Immune as Investigation Witness - Sat 30th Nov 2013
A three-judge panel in Palma de Mallorca on Friday denied a petition filed by the official royal secretary to be excluded from the ongoing investigation into the diversion of public money that allegedly took place at the ... more - Spanish Prosecutor : Princess Cristina no Case to Answer in Investigation - Thu 14th Nov 2013
The Department of Public Prosecutions in Spain today announced their decision not to indict Princess Cristina as part of the wider investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin ... more - Spain Airport Arrivals up 4.4% - Sat 9th Nov 2013
The Spanish Aviation and Navigation Authority - AENA - have reported how the number of passengers serviced during the month of October increased year-on-year at the following Airports : ... more - Court impounds properties of Spanish king's son-in-law - Tue 5th Nov 2013
A Spanish judge on Monday attached €6.1 Mln in assets belonging to Iñaki Urdangarin, including half of the Barcelona home he shares with his wife, Princess Cristina, the younger of King Juan Carlos's 2 daughters ... more - AENA announce 6 new flights from Palma de Mallorca - Sat 2th Nov 2013
Palma de Mallorca Airport on Friday saw the launch of new routes to 6 German Cities : Cologne; Dusseldorf; Frankfurt; Munich; Stuttgart and Leipzig ... more - Bus Fares Shown to Vary 246% Across Spain - Mon 28th Oct 2013
Spanish Consumer Group FACUA has conducted a study of bus fares being charged across 39 cities, where it found prices ranged by 246% between pass holder and single ticket prices ... more - Further Train Crash in Spain Adds to International Woes - Fri 4th Oct 2013
A train crash in Murcia has piled on yet more pressure and safety concerns following the devastating Santiago de Compostela RENFE rail accident in Galicia which killed 79 people and injured hundreds more ... more - Valencia Earthquakes 'Manmade' : MInister - Thu 3rd Oct 2013
Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister José Manuel Soria announced on Thursday that there "appears to be" a "direct relation" between the injection of gas into the Castor offshore storage plant off Spain's Mediterranean ... more - Small earthquake hits Spain near gas storage project - Tue 1st Oct 2013
A small earthquake struck Spain's east coast on Tuesday, the strongest ever measured in the area, just days after the government halted work on a big offshore gas storage plant following hundreds of recent minor tremors ... more - Spain protests over 'demotion' of Catalan language - Mon 30th Sep 2013
Mass protests took place across the Balearic Islands on Sunday as the stand-off between the education sector and the regional Partido Popular government over an imposed trilingual learning model threatened to spill over into ... more - Record passenger numbers at Spanish airports - Thu 12th Sep 2013
Spain's Airport's Authority - AENA - has reported a significant increase in passenger numbers at both Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza airports for the month of August ... more - Telefonica to launch 4G offering Friday 13th - Thu 12th Sep 2013
Spain is to see the launch of a further new 4G Telecommunications service as for tomorrow - Friday the 13th September ... more - 8 New Spanish Cities to benefit from 4G - Wed 4th Sep 2013
Starting from late September, Vodafone España is to roll out it's 4G offering to a further 8 Cities in Spain ... more - Ryanair slated for refusing toddler on flight - Tue 20th Aug 2013
A court in Palma de Mallorca has ruled that Ryanair must pay out €1,222.26 in compensation to a family refused boarding on a flights due to not accepting the identity documents of their three-year-old child ... more - Granada-Jaen Airport achieves full EASA certification - Mon 5th Aug 2013
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (FGL) has recieved certification from the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which confirms that it meets international standards recommended by the International Civil ... more - Killer Heatwave Scorches Spain - Thu 1st Aug 2013
Tourists travelling to Spain are being warned of a killer heatwave sweeping the country from today which is expected to scorch the country and last a week ... more - Flights Commence Between Granada-Jaen and London - Thu 25th Jul 2013
Earlier today Granada-Jaen's Federico Garcia Lorca Airport (FGL) welcomed the first flight from London, operated by BA ... more - 25 Hell's Angels Arrested in Mallorca - Wed 24th Jul 2013
Sources from the Spanish police have reported how they have arrested 25 Hell's Angels in Mallorca ... more - Tumbit Gives Opportunity To WIN a Fantastic Android Tablet Computer - Mon 22th Jul 2013
Know how website, Tumbit.com has announced it is giving away an Android Tablet Computer in a competition open to everyone ... more - AENA issues 'Noise Map' of Spain's Airports - Sat 20th Jul 2013
Last Wednesday's edition of the Official State Bulletin (BOE) has released details of the recorded levels of noise surrounding Spain's airports ... more - Spain's Tourism Industry Changes in Face of Recession - Tue 25th Jun 2013
A report by Tripadvisor has revealed the extent to which the global recession has hit Spain's tourism Industry – in particular, Spaniards and their holidaying habits at home ... more - Earthquakes Shake Alicante - Fri 14th Jun 2013
Alicante has been rocked by two earthquakes which struck the province on Thursday and prompted a serious of calls to emergency services ... more - Spain Seeks Bailout Fund Revisions - Thu 13th Jun 2013
Spain is seeking to revise the limits on the Eurozone bailout fund setup to help struggling European nations ... more - Spain acts to modernise regional savings banks - Fri 7th Jun 2013
Spain put forward new measures on Friday to restrict the operations of what is left of its unlisted regional savings banks, the latest step to modernise a banking system that received billions of euros in a European bail-out ... more - Jetset Lifestyle of Spanish Builders Crashes - Fri 24th May 2013
Bloomberg has reported how Spain's Super-rich have been forced to dump their personal jets as the country's financial woes continue ... more - Spain announces new airline routes - Sat 4th May 2013
A number of new seasonal domestic and international flights to and from Spain and the Spanish Islands have been established this week as AENA's network of Airports prepares for the arrival of tourists as the summer season ... more - Water Risks discussed at Summit in Spain - Fri 19th Apr 2013
Coping with water risks is the central theme of a meeting of business leaders in Spain on the challenges industries face to maintain production when supplies are unevenly distributed across the globe ... more - Russian visitors to Spain expected to increase 48% in 2013 - Sun 7th Apr 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority – AENA – has reported how they expect to facilitate flights for 50 Million passengers from European airports to Spain throughout the summer season of 2013. This represents a 5% increase on 2012 ... more - Further Earthquakes hit Murcia - Sun 7th Apr 2013
Two further Earthquakes have struck the region of Murcia over the course of the last 24 Hours ... more - Lorca Hit by another Earthquake - Thu 4th Apr 2013
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale shook the north east of Lorca this morning at 4.27am causing alarm amongst residents and surrounding villages ... more - Three Spanish banks post multi-billion euro losses - Wed 27th Mar 2013
Three small Spanish banks reported multi-billion euro losses on Wednesday, showing the scale of the country's problems with its property market ... more - Spain has wetter than average Autumn, dryer Winter - Mon 25th Mar 2013
The Meterological report from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, published on their website earlier today, has confirmed that 2012 saw Spain experiencing the third wettest Autumn this century ... more - New flights to connect Granada and London - Tue 19th Mar 2013
BA has announced the creation of a new route from London City Airport to Granada will be in place from the 25th of July ... more - Spanish Airports to Introduce 'Trolley Tax' - Tue 12th Mar 2013
Following on from last year's hike in airport taxes, the Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - seems determined to squeeze even more money from tourists visiting the country ... more - king's son-in-law appears in court - Sat 23rd Feb 2013
The Spanish king's son-in-law appeared before a judge on the island of Mallorca on Saturday to respond to charges of tax fraud in a €6 mln embezzlement case that has eroded public support for the once-popular royal family ... more - Ryanair announce new routes to Spain - Sun 17th Feb 2013
The establishment of new routes by budget airline Ryanair, will help bring thousands more passengers to Spain this summer ... more - PP does U-turn on eviction initiative in Congress - Tue 12th Feb 2013
The Partido Poular bowed to intense pressure on Tuesday and agreed to back a popular legislative initiative in Congress organized by the Mortgage Victims Platform (PAH) to address a spate of foreclosures and evictions, PP ... more - Madrid Prado Museum gets biggest art donation in decades - Tue 29th Jan 2013
Spain's Prado museum received its biggest private donation in decades on Tuesday with the gift of 12 medieval and Renaissance works by Spanish artists ... more - Andalucia earthquake swarm enters 6th week - Sun 27th Jan 2013
With the on going earthquake swarm in Northern Jaen, Andalucia, entering its 6th week the number of seismic activities seen to date is approaching 1'000 earthquakes ... more - Corvera Airport : Will San Javier Airport ever close ? - Tue 8th Jan 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has put the security operation at 43 airports in their network up for tender, in a measure expected to raise €60 Million for 2013 ... more - Murcia floods result in European Broccoli shortage - Mon 7th Jan 2013
Last year's flooding across much of Murcia has resulted in a widepread spoilage of the Broccoli harvest for many farms, leading to mass shortages and an rapid increase in prices across much of Europe ... more - Christmas Day Earthquake hits Lorca, Murcia - Wed 26th Dec 2012
Of all places, and all days for an Earthquake to hit the Spanish mainland, Christmas Day in Lorca was perhaps the most poignant ... more - Christmas Day Earthquakes ? - Sat 22th Dec 2012
Shortly after 8pm on Christmas Day of 1884 an Earthquake of 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the villages of Albuñuelas and others along the Sierra Tejada in rural Andalucia. An estimated 900 people lost their lives and 14'000 ... more - Spain to increase toll road fees by 2.4 pct from 2013 - Tue 18th Dec 2012
El Mundo has reported how tolls on the country's Motorways are due to increase by 2.4% from January 1st 2013 ... more - 9 Earthquakes hit Jaen - Sat 15th Dec 2012
Spain's National Geological Survey (IGN) has reported how a total of 9 seismic activities have been felt close to the Town of Ubeda, Jaen, over the course of the las 24 hours ... more - Earthquakes in Almeria and Murcia - Sat 8th Dec 2012
A rash of seismic activity in the South-East of the Spanish mainland over the course of the last 7 days has prompted a heightened state of interest from Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN) ... more - AENA's Duty Free auction questions future of San Javier Airport - Sat 8th Dec 2012
AENA is due to announce the successful candidates who have submitted tenders to operate the Duty Free outlets at 26 of their airports between 2013 - 2020 ... more - Murcia Earthquakes "Could happen again soon" - Tue 13th Nov 2012
Yahoo have reported the Spanish region of Murcia may have been experiencing significant earthquakes in centuries gone by ... more - Lorca Murcia Earthquakes "Man Made" - Sun 21st Oct 2012
A report published in the Nature Geoscience Magazine has concluded that the Lorca, Murcia earthquakes of 2011, were "man made" ... more - AMET Issues Severe Weather Alerts - Fri 19th Oct 2012
The Spanish Meteorological Agency, AMET, has issued severe weather warnings of torrential rain across Spain ... more - Paramount and Corvera airport to be promoted at World Tourism Exhibition - Sun 7th Oct 2012
The region of Murcia is to have their own dedicated stand at the World Tourism Exhibition, to be held in London between the 5th and 8th of November. ... more - Lorca Mayor Hospitalised After Floods - Fri 5th Oct 2012
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jódar, was admitted into hospital last night with stress and may well stay there for some days to come ... more - Lorca Flooding Aftermath - Sun 30th Sep 2012
Residents of Lorca, Murcia awoke this morning and were immediately faced with the destruction and devastation left behind by unprecedented rainfall and floods ... more - Lorca Devastated By Floods - Sat 29th Sep 2012
Little more than a year since the double earthquakes which destroyed much of the old town and still recovering, Lorca has again been hit with further devastation from torrential rain and flooding on Friday ... more - AENA save €70 2012 to date - Sun 9th Sep 2012
The Spanish Airports Authoirity - AENA - has saved around €70 million so far this year due to the effects of the efficiency plan, introduced at the start of 2012 ... more - Spain has 'open mind' on Bailout - Wed 15th Aug 2012
Spain's government is considering a request for a sovereign bailout, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn signaled ... more - Lorca gets IBI exemption following 2011 earthquake - Thu 2th Aug 2012
The Ministry of Finance and Administration has awarded the City of Lorca in Murcia exemption in the payment of Property Tax (IBI) for cadastral receipts for 43,973 properties affected by the earthquakes of 2011, to the value ... more - Spain urges ECB to Buy Country's Bonds - Sun 22th Jul 2012
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo urged the European Central Bank to buy his country's bonds as yields widen, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing comments made at a meeting of European ... more - Corvera Airport 'Operational by October' - Mon 11th Jun 2012
The president of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, spoke to the regional parliament last week, where he told the assembly that he was not prepared to make further cuts in public spending, but that as a consequence of this, ... more - National Day of Murcia : What's to Celebrate ? - Fri 8th Jun 2012
Saturday the 9th of June is the 'Dia de Murcia' - a day when the region comes together to celebrate their regional identity - and is particularly poignant this year as it marks the 30th anniversary of Murcia recieving ... more - The Lorca Earthquakes : One year and counting - Wed 9th May 2012
It is almost one year to the day – the 11th of May 2011 – since two earthquakes devastated the town of Lorca in Murcia ... more - The sorry state of Andalucía's airports - Tue 8th May 2012
AENA's Federico Garcia Lorca Granada-Jaen airport generated debts of almost €6.1 million over the course of 2011 ... more - Balearics 'popular with expats' - Fri 4th May 2012
The Balearics are a popular destination for British expats looking to relocate overseas and the Spanish islands are now home to almost 24,000 Brits ... more - Ryanair commence 6 new routes at Palma airport - Thu 3rd May 2012
Ryanair have announced the launch of 6 new routes will operate from Palma de Mallorca's Son Sant Juan airport during May ... more - 37 of AENA's 47 Airports lost money in 2011 - Tue 1st May 2012
Spanish daily newspaper Expansion has reported how, despite have it's 2nd best year on record for passsenger numbers in 2011, just 1 in 5 of AENA's network of airports is profitable ... more - Airlines disagree with AENA over impact of hike in charges - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The Ministry of Development and the Aviation Sector are in disagreement over what the true cost to the consumer will be be following news that the AENA network of Spanish airport will be increasing their charges ... more - AENA predict 500'000 visitors over Easter - Sat 7th Apr 2012
AENA expect that 500,000 tourists will visit the Balearics over the Easter Holidays, which usually marks the start of the Summer season, with the majority arriving from the UK and Germany, as part of a package holiday ... more - Ryanair's 51st hub opens in Palma tomorrow - Mon 26th Mar 2012
Tomorrow will mark the opening of Ryanair's new hub at Palma de Mallorca, which will become the airline's 51st base of operations ... more - Affects of Lorca Earthquake Discussed in Live TV Debate - Sun 25th Mar 2012
Last night, Spanish TV channel TeleCinco highlighted the hardship being endured by many Lorca residents, in the live debate show - "El Gran Debate" presented by Jordi Gonzalez ... more - Iberia Express to launch with 26 flights tomorrow morning - Sat 24th Mar 2012
Iberia Express - Spain's newest airline - will commence operations tomorrow morning when the 07:35 flight from Alicante to Barajas tkes off. A further 25 flights will be scheduled during the first day, ending with a flight ... more - Asturias airport launches new connections from 25th March - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
As of Sunday 25th of March Asturias Airport begins the summer season with the launch of 13 domestic routes and 4 international routes to the schedules, which will see Air Europa; Air Berlin; Air Nostrum; EasyJet; Iberia; ... more - IAG prepare for launch of Iberia Express - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
Shares in International Consolodated Airlines Group (IAG) - the parent company formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia - gained 2% this morning to reach €2.20 over speculation around the launch of Iberia Express ... more - Ryanair 'Punishes' Alicante Airport - Wed 21st Mar 2012
The 18 routes cancelled by Ryanair from Alicante's El Altet airport has been estimated to result in the loss of 300 flights per week. This in turn will mean the loss of some 1.5 Million passengers by the end of the summer, a ... more - Ryanair return to Reus - Thu 15th Mar 2012
Ryanair's return to Reus airport (Tarragona) yesterday marked the first flight by the airline since their departure for the winter season at the end of October last year ... more - Ryanair introduce new route to Palma - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Ryanair yesterday announced the creation of a new route between Palma de Mallorca airport and Groningen in the Netherlands, which to commence May 16th and run on Wednesdays and Sundays ... more - Ryanair reinstate Reus - Mallorca route - Tue 6th Mar 2012
Ryanair have brought the number of routes offered from Tarragona's Reus Airport to 16, following the introduction of flights to Palma de Mallorca for the summer schedules ... more - Our Man in ... - Wed 29th Feb 2012
The help that staff in the British Consulates in Spain give to British nationals in distress will be highlighted in a Channel 4 documentary called Our Man In. The first in the three part series will be broadcast on Channel 4 ... more - German airlines pull out of El Altet - Tue 28th Feb 2012
It is unusual to read anything about Alicante's El Altet airport in either the British or Spanish press that does not mention Ryanair - especially when the airport is coming under increasing pressure to maintain it's record ... more - Murcia President speaks of importance of Corvera and Paramount - Tue 21st Feb 2012
The Regional President of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, has spoken of the importance that Corvera International Airport will have on tourism in the region as soon as it becomes operational ... more - Iberia Express confirm Canary Island routes - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Fuerteventura and Lanzarote have been named as being amongst the first destinations planned by new airline, Iberia Express, who are due to commence operations on March 25th ... more - Half of Ryanair routes to return to Reus for Summer 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
The return of Ryanair's operations to Reus airport, Tarragona, will be at 50% of last year's level, with just 15 routes ... more - Earthquake in Torrevieja - Sun 5th Feb 2012
The National Institute of Geology (IGN) has reported that an earthquake struck the Costa Blanca at around 4.45 this morning ... more - AENA prepare airports for arctic conditions - Thu 2th Feb 2012
The Ministry of Development together with AENA have stepped up their 'Plan Invierno' in preparation for the Siberian weather conditions expected to hit much of Spain over the course of the next few days and across the ... more - Corvera demands increase in Taxi numbers - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
The National Institute of Statistics has revealed figures reporting on the state of public transport in the country ... more - Survey shows Brits prefer to holiday in Spain - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
One-third of all British tourists prefer to holiday in Spain, according to a report released earlier today by airline Jet2 and their package holiday service Jet2.comHolidays. ... more - New Paradores to Open later this year - Fri 20th Jan 2012
The Spanish Tourist Board has announced how the state-owned chain of Hotels is set to exceed 100 in number by the end of 2012 ... more - Eight out of Eleven domestic flights at Alicante with budget airlines - Mon 16th Jan 2012
Recent figures released by AENA have shown how low-cost carriers are currently monopolising the domestic trafficc at Alicante's El Altet airport, with 8 out of the 11 domestic routes to Alicante being provided by a low cost ... more - Alicante El Altet airport expects falling passenger numbers in 2012 - Wed 4th Jan 2012
Following 628 Million Investment in Alicante-El Altet, which saw a new terminal building being opened, in March 2011 the then Minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco advised the press that the newly reformed El Altet airport ... more - Spanish Earthquakes : A Weekly Update - Thu 22th Dec 2011
Scientists observing the recent volcanic and seismic activity on the canary island of El Hierro have been witnessing less and less activity over recent weeks ... more - Ryanair Introduce Further Routes to Spain - Thu 22th Dec 2011
Despite the airline making a number of cuts to Spanish routes over the winter season, and threatening to pull out of bases such as Reus and Alicante altogether, Ryanair has announced the introduction of further routes to ... more - Low Cost Airline Passenger Numbers Slip in November - Mon 19th Dec 2011
Low cost airlines flying to Spain this November have seen a decrease in passengers for the first time this year - down 0.4% on Novermber 2010 ... more - AENA defend their position with El Altet air bridges - Thu 15th Dec 2011
AENA have defended their position of enforcing the mandatory useage of airbridges at the majority of their boarding gates at El Altet airport in Alicante. A spokesman for the company confirmed that useage was necessary to ... more - AENA spends 3.9 mln euros in preparation for winter - Thu 15th Dec 2011
A total of 450 AENA airport employees have been given specialist training over the past 12 months in order to deal with any adverse weather conditions quickly and efficiently ... more - AENA performance data up on first 11 months of 2011 - Tue 13th Dec 2011
More than 191 million passengers flew to or from an AENA airport in Spain over the course of the first 11 months of the year, representing an increase of 6.1% on the same period in 2010. Almost two million flights were ... more - Spain royals to reveal budget after corruption case - Mon 12th Dec 2011
The Spanish royal family will disclose details of its annual spending budget for the first time, a spokesman said Monday, following a corruption probe linked to the king's son-in-law ... more - The curse of Spanish theme parks - Mon 12th Dec 2011
If, or when, it finally opens for business, the Paramount Pictures Theme Park at Alhama de Murcia will become the fifth such theme park in Spain ... more - EU Budgets Committee considers €21 million aid for Lorca earthquake - Mon 5th Dec 2011
EU Solidarity Fund aid totalling €38 million to repair earthquake and flood damage in Spain and Italy was approved by Parliament's Budgets Committee on Monday ... more - Madrid to serve 1.8 Mln passengers over holiday week - Mon 5th Dec 2011
Almost 420,000 passengers will travel to the Balearic Islands on 3´127 scheduled flights between Friday 2nd and Monday 12th December due to many Spaniards taking advantage of the 2 National Fiestas this week to take an ... more - Murcia allocates 12 Mln budget to promote tourism in 2012 - Fri 2th Dec 2011
The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sports, headed by Pedro Alberto Cruz, yesterday appeared before the Assembly´s Budget Committee to detail his department's budget for 2012. ... more - Paramount theme park still to break ground - Sun 27th Nov 2011
Whilst construction of Premursa's Paramount Pictures theme park at Alhama de Murcia is still to get underway, the Town's Ayuntamiento is nonetheless proudly promoting the project to the public ... more - Court Case Against Air Traffic Control Strike Continues - Sun 27th Nov 2011
The 8 Spanish courts investigating the criminal cases against the 220 air traffic controllers, one year after the wildcat strike that closed Spanish airspace, is continuing. ... more - AVE Connection to Corvera `not expected until 2017´ - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The PSOE has called upon the Regional Government of Murcia and the Ministry of Development to improve the rail links of short, medium and long distance from Cartagena, to increase the frequency of trains, reduce travel times ... more - Coastal municipalities carry PP vote - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The landslide victory received by the Popular Party in the general election, was largely due to the overwhelming support from the popular Spanish tourist resorts, with the notable exception of the region of Catalonia, who ... more - Rubalcaba criticised for requests to reopen closed airport - Fri 18th Nov 2011
The Presidential candidate for the ruling PSOE party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, has been criticised for attempting to re-open Logrono airport after its closure at 20.00hrs on Sunday, to enable him to return to Madrid. ... more - Battle of Spain´s Theme Parks - Thu 17th Nov 2011
In the last few weeks alone it has been announced that plans two further Spanish theme parks have been proposed ... more - Passenger numbers at Jerez airport remain static 2010 on 2011 - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Passenger numbers at Jerez airport fell during October, in line with expectations following the departure of a number of airlines for the winter schedules. Passenger numbers were down some 1.3% compared to the same month ... more - Students denied boarding by Ryanair claim compensation - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Spain´s Ministry of Development has contacted Ryanair to ask then to reconsider their stance in offering financial compensation to a group of Spanish students who were denied boarding on a flight earlier this year ... more - Ryanair reward staff for hand luggage clampdown - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Ryanair has once again hit the headlines - this time for introducing an incentive scheme that rewards employees of Servisair - the airports contracted baggage handlers - for the number of passengers that they stop and fine ... more - Mallorca to host new theme park - Sat 12th Nov 2011
The Danish Theme Park Group (TPG) recently presented their proposal to build a new theme park on Mallorca, at an estimated project cost of between 200 - 300 Million euros ... more - 'Be prepared' before moving to Spain - Thu 10th Nov 2011
Among other things to consider when relocating abroad to Spain, expat health insurance customers may wish to think about the local area ... more - Corvera airport causes delays to Murcia AVE link - Mon 7th Nov 2011
The on-going delays in the construction of Murcia's stretch of the AVE high-speed rail link has once again attracted criticism, following the publication of a report by the Ministry of Development ... more - AENA Announce Refurb to Palma Airport - Fri 4th Nov 2011
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has begun the refurbishment of the arrivals floor at Son San Juan Airport at Palma de Mallorca, which will allow more room in the baggage reclaim areas ... more - Just 5 airlines from previous 20 remain at San Javier - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
An unnamed source from AENA has revealed how just 5 airlines from the previous 20, have continued to fly to San Javier airport after cutting routes for the new winter schedule, which began last weekend ... more - Royal Decree makes provision for those effected by Lorca earthquake and El Hierro Volcano - Tue 1st Nov 2011
The Bank of Spain announced a royal decree to alleviate financial pressure on the Island of El Hierro, which has suffered damage to it's fishing industry following a ban due to volcanic pollution these last few weeks ... more - Protest against Corvera delays - Sat 29th Oct 2011
Demostrators marched through the town of Lorca in Murcia yesterday in protest over 'Political ineffectiveness'. In main this was directed towards issues surrounding local, regional and national attempts in dealing with the ... more - Madrid Barajas Airport to open new routes - Sat 29th Oct 2011
AENA has announced the launch of 13 new routes from Madrid's Barajas airportin the winter season, starting from tomorrow for the duration of the winter scheule, which runs until the end of March. The changes will see Barajas ... more - Ryanair Suspend Routes at Jerez Airport - Sat 29th Oct 2011
Ryanair yesterday announced a temporary suspension of it's Jerez to Madrid, effective from Sunday ... more - Paramount attracts interest from Arab Investment Forum - Thu 27th Oct 2011
The majority of projects discussed yesterday by the Arab Investment Forum were linked directly to real estate and golf : once the mainstay of tourism development in the regiona, but also largely responsible for the burst of ... more - 50 Million state aid agreed for Lorca - but may be more quakes - Thu 27th Oct 2011
The Murcia Regional President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, together with the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, agreed a new Royal Decree of 35 measures yesterday, to assess and repair the full effects of the damage caused by the ... more - Two Earthquakes Hit Almeria - Tue 25th Oct 2011
There have been reports of two earthquakes occuring this morning around the towns of Cuevas del Almanzora and Zurgena in the Province of Almeria ... more - Arab Investment Forum to arrive in Murcia this Week - Mon 24th Oct 2011
With the arrival of the Spanish Arab Investment Forum (ASIF) in the region of Murcia later this weeek (26th and 27th October) no effort is likely to be spared in the attempt to raise capital from Middle Eastern countries for ... more - AENA to lower fees for private and light aircraft - Thu 13th Oct 2011
AENA are planning to a 47.6% reducation in their general aviation rates as from next year, with aircraft of between 1 and 2 ton will pay a reduced landing fee at 40 of the 47 airports in the AENA network of airports ... more - AENA peformance data for Septemeber - Mon 10th Oct 2011
During the month of September Barcelona's El Prat airport saw a jump in traffic, reaching by 3,338,101 passengers, and representing a 17.7% increase on the same period in 2010. This was the third largest increase recorded ... more - Madrid Teachers Launch Second Round of strikes - Wed 5th Oct 2011
Madrid secondary school teachers launched a second round of strikes on Tuesday to protest what they say is an attempt by the local centre-right government to use the debt crisis to strangle public schools and benefit private ... more - Paramount 'Will be Profitable in 3 Years' - Tue 4th Oct 2011
Paramount's Theme Park at Alhama de Murcia will be profitable after three years of opening, and paying dividends to investors within ten years, according to Jesus Samper. Following a meeting with the Mayor of Alhama, he then ... more - Electric Bike Hire Now Available In Spain - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
Herz var uri = 'http://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(inv)g(16167562)a(1681617)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document.write(''); Car Rentals has announced a new electric bicycle for hire in ... more - Ryanair celebrate 5 years of operations at Barajas - Fri 30th Sep 2011
Earlier today Ryanair announced the offer of 14 million passenger tickets on sale at just 9 Euros between Madrid-Barajas, and Gatwick airport. A further 11 Spanish airports are included in the offer for those wishing to fly ... more - Spanish 'high-end' properties more resilient to property downturn - Tue 27th Sep 2011
Research published today by Savills International and HomeAway.co.uk shows that France has replaced Spain as the favourite destination for second home owners to invest, with Spain in second place. ... more - More cut routes at Spanish airports - Mon 26th Sep 2011
Air Nostrum has cut routes from Alicante El Altet, and Valencia Manises airports to Nice, Venice and Marrakech airports and which they usually operate during the summer season ... more - Quakes and Tremors In Murcia-Almeria - Tue 20th Sep 2011
A series of minor earthquakes and tremors were felt in South-East Spain over the course of yesterday afternoon ... more - Yet Another Earthquake Hits Lorca - Mon 12th Sep 2011
An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale struck an area outside the town of Lorca in Murcia yesterday, with two smaller tremors nearby ... more - Spanish clubs to press ahead with TV cash campaign - Fri 9th Sep 2011
A group of 12 Spanish top-flight clubs have vowed to press ahead with their campaign to stop Real Madrid and Barcelona taking such a big chunk of audiovisual rights revenue after a first meeting on Thursday. ... more - Ryanair ordered to pay four year old child compensation - Wed 7th Sep 2011
The Spanish Air Safety Agency have instructed Ryanair to pay compensation in the case of a four year child who was refused boarding on a domestic flight due to not providing any DNI identification ... more - Further earthquakes hit Lorca - Mon 8th Aug 2011
Almost 3 months to the day since the two larger earthquakes measuring 4.6 and 5.2 caused devastation that is even now being addressed, the l ... more - 300 Still in refugee camp 10 weeks after Lorca quake - Wed 27th Jul 2011
Ten weeks since the earthquakes struck the Murcian town of Lorca, and it seems that the continuing problems that the town is facing in rebuilding itself is barely mentioned in the news ... more - Emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport - Thu 21st Jul 2011
A plane bound for Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport this lunchtime, just minutes after taking off from Ibiza ... more - Lorca Earthquake : 7 Weeks on - Wed 29th Jun 2011
Seven weeks to the day since two earthquakes struck the Murcia town of Lorca, leaving behind the loss of 9 lives and dozens of damaged buildings, and the town is still struggling to return to normality ... more - Murcia : A month in focus - Fri 10th Jun 2011
The eastern region of Murcia has perhaps received more newspaper column inches than any other this last month ... more - New routes to Spain from Glasgow airport - Wed 8th Jun 2011
Jet2, has introduced 5 new routes from Glasgow Airport to destinations in Spain Barcelona, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Malaga and Murcia (San Javier). The flights are due to commence in March of next year, but are on sale now ... more - Barcelona may donate their Champions League winnings to Lorca - Sat 28th May 2011
Barcelona have lifted the UEFA Champions league trophy for the 3rd time in 6 years, beating a weakened Manchester United by 3 goals to 1 ... more - Organised criminal gang arrested in Mallorca - Fri 27th May 2011
An organised crime gang comprising 15 expat Brits has been brought before a court in Spain accused with defrauding tens of millions of pounds from unsuspecting victims in one of Europe's biggest ever 'boiler room' scams ... more - Lorca Earthquake : 2 Weeks on - Thu 26th May 2011
It is only two weeks ago today that the residents of Lorca were waking up to face the destruction that the two earthquakes left after striking in close succession. However, it seems that other national and international ... more - Spanish jobless protests eclipse election campaign - Wed 18th May 2011
Thousands of young Spaniards angered over joblessness have taken to the streets around the country, stealing thunder from traditional political party campaign rallies ahead of local elections on Sunday. ... more - Lorca earthquake : One week on - Wed 18th May 2011
One week on from the two earthquakes that rocked Spain's eastern region of Murcia, and the town of Lorca is still counting the cost and effects of the devastation left behind ... more - New flight link to Spain established - Mon 16th May 2011
Expatriates living in Spain who are keen to stay in touch with friends and family in the UK have a new travel option available to them ... more - Aftershocks continue to rock Lorca - Mon 16th May 2011
Aftershocks continue to rock Lorca and strike further fear into its already nervous residents almost a week after the most devastating earthquakes to strike Spain in 50 years ... more - Counting the cost of the Murcia earthquake - Fri 13th May 2011
After the initial panic, disruption and uncertainty, the Military and other emergency services have been able to evaluate and take stock of the situation following the earthquake in Lorca, Murcia. Barely 36 hours ... more - Update : Murcia earthquake - Thu 12th May 2011
Overnight, fearful of further aftershocks and the risk of their homes collapsing around them, residents spent the night outside in public parks and emergency shelters cared for by relief organisations and fellow Lorcians ... more - Huge Earthquakes hit Spain - Wed 11th May 2011
At approximately 5pm today, local time, a huge earthquake measuring 4.5 hit Spain causing extensive damage and widespread panic ... more - Mallorca 'most desirable Spanish location' - Wed 4th May 2011
Expatriates appear to be taking a strong interest in property in Mallorca, it has been suggested ... more - Contactless ATM's introduced by Spain's La Caixa - Tue 5th Apr 2011
Spain's La Caixa Bank has installed contactless ATM cash machines in three cities across the country. ... more - Monarch extends operations into Spain - Fri 18th Feb 2011
Echoing similar moves made by Jet2.com last week, Monarch has added more than 100,000 seats from Luton to Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Turkey this summer in light of "soaring demand from customers" ... more - Balearic property market 'popular' - Thu 17th Feb 2011
Potential investors and buyers of Spanish property might be interested to learn that the property market in the Balearic islands is improving ... more - Property on the Costas now 27pct below 2007 values - Tue 15th Feb 2011
The average prices of residential properties in Spain were 5% lower in January 2011 than they were for the same period in 2010, and have now reached 20% under their peak values of 2007, according to the latest real estate ... more - Airlines Schedule More Flights To Spain - Sat 22th Jan 2011
More and more Brits are turning to Spain in searching for some sun after months of miserable weather in the UK. Soaring demand has seen Monarch airlines increase both the number of their flights to Spain, together with the ... more - Further 2 Year Spanish Property Price Slump Expected - Tue 11th Jan 2011
Spain's National Institute of Statistics (INE) has reported how property prices are falling as vendors are slowly coming around to the idea that they must be more realistic with the market value of their homes ... more - Jet2 announce new routes to Spain - Fri 17th Dec 2010
Earlier this week airline Jet2.com announced a new route from Edinburgh Airport to Malaga, with tickets now on sale for summer 2011 now on sale - departing twice weekly and with ticket prices starting from just £29.99 ... more - Spain's Air Traffic Control to be Privatised by 2013 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Jose Blanco, Spain's Minister for Development, today announced plans for the privatisation of 13 of the country's air traffic control towers which are expected to take place in 2011 ... more - Balearic Islands make 'ideal' holiday destination - Fri 22th Oct 2010
The Balearic Islands are an ideal location for short breaks for holidaymakers and other travellers ... more - 'Cattle Class' Air Passengers Detained - Wed 13th Oct 2010
A number of travellers on the Spanish domestic flight from Mallorca and bound for Madrid were forcibly removed after being deemed to be troublemakers after complaining at being kept four hours on the ground in a plane with ... more - Bullfighting ban a first for Spain - Thu 29th Jul 2010
The result of 68 in favour, 55 against the ban was expected, after Catalonia's parliament in December accepted a petition by citizens to stop bullfighting, as activists concerned about animal cruelty battled devotees of the ... more - Spain's Catalonia expected to ban bullfights - Tue 27th Jul 2010
The bill went to parliament after 180,000 Catalans signed a petition circulated by anti-bullfighting group Prou! (Enough, in English) ... more - Airport Chaos Continues - Mon 19th Apr 2010
Airports in Spain resumed service yesterday after having cancelled 194 flights due to the cloud of volcanic ash hanging over most of northern Europe ... more - Flights to and from Spain cancelled - Fri 16th Apr 2010
A total of 342 flights in and out of Spain were cancelled on Thursday as European airspace was shut down due to the cloud of volcanic dust coming from an underwater volcano in Iceland ... more - Spanish regions scrap over bullfighting - Fri 5th Mar 2010
A movement to outlaw bullfighting has become entwined in Spain's combustible regional politics, with Madrid calling for the traditional spectacle to be declared cultural heritage just as Catalonia debates a ban ... more - Spain celebrates opening of new airport - Tue 19th Jan 2010
Spain's newest airport, Lleida, saw received it's first arrival on Sunday but is not open to the general public until next month. The project has been financed by the in Catalan Regional Government and has already received ... more - Plans for increase in flights at Granada airport - Tue 5th Jan 2010
Talks are currently underway to see an increase in flights operating out of the Federico García Lorca airport (Granada) and the Provincial Government of Granada is thought to have initiated meetings with seven companies with ... more - Brits driving foreign currency - Thu 24th Dec 2009
Foreign currency exchange could be driven largely by the British looking to get a taste of traditional Spain, given the recent comments of one industry expert ... more - Madrid and Barcelona strike lucky with 'El Gordo' - Tue 22th Dec 2009
Madrid has been the city to win the most in this year's Christmas ‘Gordo' lottery, taking both the first and second prizes. ... more - Expats In Majorca Neglecting Healthcare Considerations - Thu 17th Dec 2009
Around 90 per cent of expats moving to Majorca do so without first researching healthcare provision, one expat advisory group has claimed ... more - Police Break Green Card Marriage Ring - Tue 1st Dec 2009
NATIONAL Police in Madrid have arrested 35 people thought to be part of a racket organising marriages of convenience for a fee. The culprits are said to have charged 10,000 euros per couple to marry Nigerian citizens to ... more - France, Spain say arrests, seizures have hit ETA hard - Thu 27th Aug 2009
A series of arrests and arms seizures in France have dealt a heavy blow to Basque separatist group ETA but the militants still pose a threat, French and Spanish officials said Wednesday ... more - French police find more suspected ETA hiding places - Tue 25th Aug 2009
French police have discovered three underground hiding places believed to belong to the Basque separatist group ETA in southern France in a widening crackdown on the militants, a judicial source said Monday ... more - ETA suspects arrested in France after Spain bombs - Wed 19th Aug 2009
Police arrested three armed suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA Wednesday in a French ski resort after a wave of bombings in Spain which killed two people, Spanish and French authorities said ... more