https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/travel/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:15:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/travel/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/cruise-ship-with-over-6000-brits-docks-in-historical-spanish-city-but-not-all-residents-welcome-them/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/cruise-ship-with-over-6000-brits-docks-in-historical-spanish-city-but-not-all-residents-welcome-them/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429252 THE British-owned cruise ship Arvia has docked in Cadiz today carrying 6,367 passengers as its final stop off before returning to port in Southampton. The massive vessel arrived at 8am]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/cruise-ship-with-over-6000-brits-docks-in-historical-spanish-city-but-not-all-residents-welcome-them/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/fresh-strikes-to-hit-spains-busiest-airports-this-august-all-you-need-to-know-to-avoid-the-travel-chaos/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/fresh-strikes-to-hit-spains-busiest-airports-this-august-all-you-need-to-know-to-avoid-the-travel-chaos/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428943 A FRESH wave of airport strikes is set to disrupt major Spanish holiday destinations this August, impacting thousands of Brits and north Europeans who have booked a getaway in the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/fresh-strikes-to-hit-spains-busiest-airports-this-august-all-you-need-to-know-to-avoid-the-travel-chaos/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spains-hotel-sector-slams-price-gouging-300-hike-in-cost-of-new-etias-travel-permits-for-brits/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spains-hotel-sector-slams-price-gouging-300-hike-in-cost-of-new-etias-travel-permits-for-brits/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428794 SPAIN’S hotel industry has blasted an EU plan to nearly triple the cost of upcoming travel permits for non-EU visitors, warning it will hit British tourism hard. The European Commission]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spains-hotel-sector-slams-price-gouging-300-hike-in-cost-of-new-etias-travel-permits-for-brits/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:52:50 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428368 AFTER two days on a British car ferry in the Bay of Biscay trying to spot elusive whales, I was in need of some firm ground to steady my legs]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/in-pics-heartbreaking-scenes-as-fire-breaks-out-at-spains-iconic-mezquita-de-cordoba/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/in-pics-heartbreaking-scenes-as-fire-breaks-out-at-spains-iconic-mezquita-de-cordoba/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:16:31 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428520 A LARGE fire broke out at Cordoba’s iconic mosque-turned-cathedral on Friday evening in harrowing scenes reminiscent of the blaze that tore through Notre Dame in Paris. Fears quickly mounted that]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/in-pics-heartbreaking-scenes-as-fire-breaks-out-at-spains-iconic-mezquita-de-cordoba/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428134 By Alfred Clarke THE recent fracturing of a series of inside slabs of a fast-track rail tunnel in Spain has led to a row between regional politicians and Madrid. It]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/tunnel-trouble-as-ave-fast-track-train-is-being-held-up-after-major-water-leak-and-collapse-between-malaga-and-madrid/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:59:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427751 MALAGA is getting ready to party like never before as the Feria de Agosto 2025 returns from August 16 to 23, transforming the city into a week?long whirlwind of colour,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/malaga-feria-2025-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-costa-del-sols-biggest-party/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427848 A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals. Officials in the picturesque Catalan]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/popular-town-in-spains-catalunya-to-use-sensors-to-track-movement-of-tourists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/bad-news-for-holidaymakers-as-ryanair-baggage-handlers-announce-strike-across-spain-until-end-of-2025/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/bad-news-for-holidaymakers-as-ryanair-baggage-handlers-announce-strike-across-spain-until-end-of-2025/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427768 HOLIDAYMAKERS visiting Spain this summer could face serious disruption after baggage handlers used by low-cost airline Ryanair announced a strike that could last until the end of the year. Over]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/bad-news-for-holidaymakers-as-ryanair-baggage-handlers-announce-strike-across-spain-until-end-of-2025/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/revealed-favourite-spanish-holiday-destinations-by-nationality-and-what-it-says-about-them/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/revealed-favourite-spanish-holiday-destinations-by-nationality-and-what-it-says-about-them/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:17:10 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427666 EVER wondered where your fellow countrymen flock to when they land in Spain for summer? Thanks to a new interactive map based on tourist overnight stays, we can now see]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/revealed-favourite-spanish-holiday-destinations-by-nationality-and-what-it-says-about-them/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/watch-angry-sunbathers-rugby-tackle-migrants-to-the-ground-after-dinghy-makes-landfall-on-popular-beach-in-spains-andalucia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/watch-angry-sunbathers-rugby-tackle-migrants-to-the-ground-after-dinghy-makes-landfall-on-popular-beach-in-spains-andalucia/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:58:21 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427650 THIS is the moment a small migrant boat made landfall in Andalucia – before those on board were tackled to the ground by angry beachgoers. The dinghy came to shore]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/watch-angry-sunbathers-rugby-tackle-migrants-to-the-ground-after-dinghy-makes-landfall-on-popular-beach-in-spains-andalucia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/where-the-tourists-really-go-the-surprising-spanish-hidden-gems-loved-by-brits-germans-and-beyond/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/where-the-tourists-really-go-the-surprising-spanish-hidden-gems-loved-by-brits-germans-and-beyond/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:31:24 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427607 FORGET Benidorm or Barcelona – a new interactive map by RTVE reveals that some of Spain’s tiniest towns and most unexpected spots are seeing a bizarrely high number of international]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/where-the-tourists-really-go-the-surprising-spanish-hidden-gems-loved-by-brits-germans-and-beyond/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/spains-secret-stunners-skip-the-crowds-and-discover-12-incredible-hidden-gems-youve-probably-never-heard-of/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/spains-secret-stunners-skip-the-crowds-and-discover-12-incredible-hidden-gems-youve-probably-never-heard-of/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:46:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427528 WHAT comes to mind  when you think of Spain? For many an image of millions of people baking under the Spanish sun on a costa beach comes to mind. And]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/spains-secret-stunners-skip-the-crowds-and-discover-12-incredible-hidden-gems-youve-probably-never-heard-of/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/low-cost-airline-wizz-air-launches-five-new-routes-to-spain-from-uk/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/low-cost-airline-wizz-air-launches-five-new-routes-to-spain-from-uk/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:24:26 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427419 BUDGET airline Wizz Air has launched five new routes connecting Spain with the UK. From 29 March 2026, the airline will operate routes from London Luton Airport to Barcelona, Madrid,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/low-cost-airline-wizz-air-launches-five-new-routes-to-spain-from-uk/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/nerve-centre-for-dining-jon-clarke-explores-why-vejer-de-la-frontera-has-become-the-food-capital-of-spains-cadiz/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/nerve-centre-for-dining-jon-clarke-explores-why-vejer-de-la-frontera-has-become-the-food-capital-of-spains-cadiz/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:19:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427392 THERE isn’t much Alberto Reyes doesn’t know about food…so it’s appropriate he’s at the frontline of fine dining in Vejer. His restaurant 4 Estaciones is at the epicentre of one]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/nerve-centre-for-dining-jon-clarke-explores-why-vejer-de-la-frontera-has-become-the-food-capital-of-spains-cadiz/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/southern-spains-most-evocative-coastline-is-bright-breezy-and-brilliant-for-walking-eating-and-watersports/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/southern-spains-most-evocative-coastline-is-bright-breezy-and-brilliant-for-walking-eating-and-watersports/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:58:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426962 WHILE it’s blowing a hoolie outside and well over 35 degrees in the sun, I’m sitting in deep shade and wondering what amazing culinary creation is going to appear next]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/southern-spains-most-evocative-coastline-is-bright-breezy-and-brilliant-for-walking-eating-and-watersports/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/spanish-minister-embroiled-in-anti-semitism-row-after-calling-french-jewish-children-kicked-off-vueling-flight-israeli-brats/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/spanish-minister-embroiled-in-anti-semitism-row-after-calling-french-jewish-children-kicked-off-vueling-flight-israeli-brats/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:38:43 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426855 SPAIN’S transport minister has sparked a diplomatic row after slamming a group of French Jewish children kicked off a flight in Valencia as ‘Israeli brats’. Oscar Puente’s comments have been]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/spanish-minister-embroiled-in-anti-semitism-row-after-calling-french-jewish-children-kicked-off-vueling-flight-israeli-brats/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/new-route-for-spains-poshest-train-think-orient-express-but-what-is-it-really-like/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/new-route-for-spains-poshest-train-think-orient-express-but-what-is-it-really-like/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:18:15 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426710 IT’S all change for Spain’s most glamorous train journey – and it’s never looked better. The iconic Al Andalus, dubbed the Orient Express of the South, has just revealed a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/31/new-route-for-spains-poshest-train-think-orient-express-but-what-is-it-really-like/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/breaking-travel-warning-as-uk-air-traffic-control-failure-leads-to-major-delays/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/breaking-travel-warning-as-uk-air-traffic-control-failure-leads-to-major-delays/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:16:07 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426638 AUTHORITIES have issued a warning for travellers after air traffic control in the UK failed, grounding planes and causing significant delays. According to reports, an issue with flight radar in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/breaking-travel-warning-as-uk-air-traffic-control-failure-leads-to-major-delays/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:25:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426418 BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The incremental rises of €1 per]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/29/politicians-in-spains-barcelona-vote-to-double-tourist-tax-by-2029/feed/ 1