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Airports & airlines urge EU to rethink EES rollout amid fears of ‘4-hour queues’ and summer travel chaos

News Desk11th February 202617th February 2026

11th February 202617th February 20261151

Airlines and airport authorities across Europe have urged EU leaders to urgently reconsider the rollout schedule of the Entry/Exit System (EES), warning that the new...

Spain sets new tourism record with 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025, spending €134.7 billion

News Desk4th February 20269th February 2026

4th February 20269th February 2026981

Spain welcomed a record 96.8 million foreign tourists in 2025, official data published on Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed. That figure represents...

Spain tourism hits new high in 2025: 97 million foreign visitors, spending €135bn

News Desk15th January 202619th January 2026

15th January 202619th January 20261728

Spain welcomed a record 97 million international tourists in 2025, marking a second consecutive year of unprecedented arrivals in a sector that remains central to...

Spain to impose tougher rental regulations, including caps on room rents and limits on seasonal lets

News Desk12th January 202619th January 2026

12th January 202619th January 20264059

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government plans to further tighten rental regulations and clamp down on medium-term leases in an effort to curb rising rents and prevent...

Airbnb faces €64m fine in Spain for thousands of rental ads lacking rental licence

News Desk15th December 202522nd December 2025

15th December 202522nd December 20254848

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government announced on Monday that it has imposed a penalty of more than 64 million euros on Airbnb, accusing the platform of...

Spotlight: Madrid named Europe’s leading meetings & conference destination 2025

Features8th December 202515th December 2025

8th December 202515th December 20252283

Madrid has been named Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination 2025 at this year’s World Travel Awards. The Spanish capital secured the title ahead of...

Spain to cut Madrid-Barcelona high-speed train journey to less than two hours

News Desk18th November 202524th November 2025

18th November 202524th November 20252537

Spain intends to bring the journey time on the AVE high-speed service between Madrid and Barcelona down to less than two hours, Transport Minister Óscar...

Governments of Spain & Portugal agree on Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train line

News Desk30th October 20255th November 2025

30th October 20255th November 20252458

The governments of Portugal and Spain have reached an agreement to establish the first-ever direct train connection between Lisbon and Madrid, with a high-speed service...

Palma de Mallorca to crack down on short-term rentals, party boats and new youth hostels

News Desk21st October 202527th October 2025

21st October 202527th October 20252435

Authorities in Palma, the capital of Mallorca (Balearic Islands), have announced plans for a sweeping ban on new tourist rentals across the city — as...

The EU launches Entry/Exit System (EES) biometric border checks

News Desk12th October 202516th October 2025

12th October 202516th October 20251853

Starting Sunday 12 October, non-EU travellers entering Europe’s Schengen zone will begin to have their fingerprints and photographs taken at border checkpoints, as the European...

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