Spain orders Airbnb to remove over 65,000 ‘illegal’ holiday rental listings
Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday that it has instructed Airbnb to remove over 65,000 holiday rental listings from its platform, citing violations of
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Madrid airport to restrict access for non-travellers due to homeless encampment problem
Spain’s airport authority is set to restrict access to Madrid’s Barajas Airport during certain hours of the day as a precautionary step aimed at preventing
New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three
A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled
UK imposes ETA travel entry permit on Europeans from Wednesday 2 April
In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the United Kingdom will from Wednesday 2 April need a mandatory entry permit, which
Police dismantle criminal gang that defrauded over 3,000 tourists in Tenerife
Spain’s National Police in Tenerife, together with the Vigilancia Aduanera – the Customs Surveillance Unit in Santa Cruz de Tenerife – have dismantled a criminal
EU finally aims for October start date for Entry/Exit System (EES) passport checks
The European Union’s long-delayed biometric passport check system, known as the Entry/Exit System (EES), could finally launch in October this year following an agreement reached
Ryanair ad campaign depicts Spanish minister as clown in ‘illegal’ fines row
A row between Ryanair and Spain’s left leaning coalition government flared up again on Tuesday, after the budget airline launched a new ad campaign depicting
Helmets now compulsory for e-scooter users in Barcelona, among other new rules
New regulations for electric scooters, bikes and other ‘personal mobility vehicles’ (PMVs) came into effect in the city of Barcelona from Saturday 1 February. E-scooter
Spain hits new record with 94 million international visitors in 2024, spending €126 billion
A record 94 million international travellers visited Spain in 2024, making it the highest year for tourism numbers in the country since records started, the
Spain registers record number of foreign visitors despite anti-tourism protests
Spain has once again shattered tourism records, despite the emergence of a growing anti-tourism movement within the country. According to data from Spain’s National Statistics
