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Spain sets new tourism record as foreign visitors spend €82 billion in first seven months of 2026

News Desk1st September 20267th September 2026

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Spain has set another tourism record, with 58.1 million international visitors arriving during the first seven months of 2026 and spending more than €82 billion,...

Italy and Spain extend tit-for-tat border controls for another 15 days over Ceuta migrant crisis

News Desk1st September 20267th September 2026

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Italy and Spain are extending temporary border controls on travellers arriving from each other’s countries for a further 15 days, prolonging measures introduced in the...

Spain predicted to overtake France as world’s most visited country by 2040

News Desk21st August 202626th August 2026

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Spain is forecast to replace France as the world’s most visited country by 2040, with international arrivals expected to reach around 110 million a year,...

Millions flock to viewing points as Spain witnesses first total solar eclipse in more than a century

News Desk13th August 202617th August 2026

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Millions of people across Spain watched daylight briefly disappear on Wednesday evening as the country experienced its first total solar eclipse in more than a...

Three-year ban on new licences for tourist flats comes into force in Malaga

News Desk27th July 20263rd August 2026

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Spain’s southern city of Malaga (Andalusia) has become the latest destination to tighten controls on tourist accommodation, with a three-year suspension on new licences for...

‘Mallorca at breaking point’: record anti-tourism protest ends in clashes with police

News Desk27th July 20263rd August 2026

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Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday in what is believed to be Mallorca’s largest anti-tourism demonstration in...

Spain on course to welcome 100 million foreign tourists as spending hits new highs

News Desk6th July 202613th July 2026

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Spain is on track to welcome around 100 million international tourists this year, setting a new record as strong visitor demand and rising tourist spending...

EU chief concedes ‘technical problems’ persist as EES border system causes airport chaos

News Desk4th July 20269th July 2026

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Europe’s new digital border control system is still suffering from ‘technical problems’ and requires ‘quite a lot of work’ before those issues are fully resolved,...

Spain’s national register for tourist rentals struck down by court

News Desk23rd May 202626th May 2026

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Spain’s Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for tourist accommodation introduced by the government to combat illegal short-term rentals, ruling that Madrid had...

EU’s new EES border system catches 7,000 Schengen overstayers in six months

News Desk20th May 202626th May 2026

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Almost 7,000 travellers have been denied entry to Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone for overstaying their permitted time limits during the first six months of the...

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