Spain

This is how your clients' tourism tax is spent in the Balearics

Our writer visits Ibiza and Formentera in the off season to learn about projects including the conservation of wall lizards and the preservation of a marine ecosystem

Spain plays down impact of new data laws on UK travel trade

Travel agencies and tour operators in source markets like the UK will not be required to share customers’ data, the Spanish Tourist Office insists

Tui sees switch from Spain to North Africa as cost and capacity deter consumers

Tui has said some consumers are switching away from Spain to North Africa because of cost issues

Travel's plea to make youth mobility 'a priority' lands with nearly 30 MPs

Some 28 MPs attended a drop-in event at parliament hosted by Abta and UKinbound, part of their ongoing advocacy campaign to highlight the importance of improving youth mobility between the UK and Europe in the absence of posted working post-Brexit

Jet2 chief pins anti-tourist sentiment on 'unlicensed tourism'

Steve Heapy said demonstrations this summer in places like Majorca, the Canaries and Barcelona were a reaction to ’incompetent and impotent" politicians failing to regulate short-term rentals, not traditional package tourism

Jet2 ramps up summer 2024 schedule at hometown airport Leeds Bradford

An extra based aircraft – the airline and operator’s 15th at LBA – will allow Jet2 to put on more flights to Palma, Faro and Kefalonia, among others, amounting to an additional 40,000 seats

Intrepid Travel's Spain flooding appeal nears $20,000

The tour operator is raising money to support communities in the Valencia region and Castilla La Mancha, two of the areas most severely affected by flash flooding over the past week

Spanish tourism continues to grow – despite protests

Tourist board vows to continue dispersing tourists to lesser-visited destinations and flattening seasonal peaks, while also making the destination accessible for all

Abta to hold 2025 convention in ‘important’ Majorca despite mass tourism protests

The Balearic island is the only destination to have hosted an Abta Travel Convention in every decade since the 1970s

The Spanish resort that makes travel with toddlers a breeze

High end family holiday specialist Ikos has opened its second Spanish resort, in Majorca’s Porto Petro. Here’s how it delivers "unconditional luxury"

Five ways Madrid’s new chatbot can help you plan trips to the Spanish city

The new VisitMadridGPT virtual assistant provides you with top tips, insider intel and useful information to help you curate holidays to Spain’s capital

Spanish Tourist Office reveals roadmap to 'five-star service' for disabled travellers

The Spanish Tourist Office has released its first-ever Accessibility Findings Report as part of its ongoing Spain For All campaign, which champions accessible travel

'Spain won't avoid the hard questions when it comes to accessibility'

Writing for TTG, the Spanish Tourist Office’s UK director Manuel Butler reflects on humbly listening to experts to find solutions when it comes to issues around accessibility

What does the expedition cruise sector have in store over the next two years?

From the Arctic to Antarctica, and every expedition destination in between, Harry Kemble identifies the opportunities for agents wanting to sell more adventurous cruises in 2024, 2025 and 2026 – as well as some of the potential barriers they need to be aware of

Has Spain's patience with mass tourism snapped? And why now?

Months of protests in some of Spain’s most popular destinations ahead of the peak summer season have made headlines around the world – so have locals really had enough? And how are Spain’s tourism authorities seeking to calm tensions?

Barcelona to hike tourist tax for day-cruise passengers, says mayor

Mayor Jaume Collboni is planning to raise the fee levied on cruise passengers spending fewer than 12 hours in the city as part of Barcelona’s push to combat overtourism

Tourism can only be sustainable if it is supported by locals, says Tui boss

Sebastian Ebel’s comments followed a meeting with Spain’s top tourism officials, where popular destinations have faced a wave of anti-tourism protests in recent months

Jet2 to expand Spain schedule with third Andalucian destination

Jet2 will launch weekly services to and from Jerez next summer operating between May and early November

Barcelona mayor threatens to ban Airbnb in city's fight against overtourism

Mayor Jaume Collboni has pledged to revoke the more than 10,000 licences for tourist flats currently active in Barcelona

Operations resume at Majorca's main airport following flash floods

The airport was forced to close for an hour on Tuesday afternoon (11 June) after a severe storm flooded the main terminal and runways

EasyJet puts Tenerife holidays on sale from Southend for summer 2025

New route is among several scheduled to launch next summer when the airline and operator opens a three-aircraft base at Southend

Majorcans urged to 'occupy' beaches this weekend as overtourism protests continue

The first protest will take place on Saturday (1 June) at the Sa Rapita beach in the south of the island

Balearic govt 'to take all necessary measures' to thwart Majorca airport shutdown

It comes after overtourism protesters threatened to obstruct operations at Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport

Four dead and 16 hurt after seafront restaurant collapses in Palma de Majorca

Emergency services confirm four fatalities and more than 15 others injured following incident on Thursday evening