Spain

Flybe aircraft evacuated after 'cabin fills with smoke' on runway

100 passengers and five crew safely evacuate aircraft at Exeter airport before take-off

Ryanair race row passenger ‘to face prosecution in Spain’

David Mesher was filmed making racist comments to a fellow passenger on a flight from Barcelona to Stansted last year

No-deal Brexit risks huge border delays at EU airports

Spain likely to be worst affected says consumer watchdog Which?

Ryanair flight diverted to Madrid following mid-flight scuffle

Prestwick-Malaga service descended into ‘absolute chaos’ said passenger

All-inclusives and package breaks soar as Britons seek pre-Brexit deals

Resurgent Turkey climbs to On the Beach’s third most popular destinations, with Brits also more readily considering long-haul for summer sun

Spain and Turkey dominate Barrhead Travel destinations for 2019

Sales for summer 2019 up 10% on last year following first full trading week of the year

Latest round of Ryanair strikes called off

Cabin crew in Spain had been due to walk out on January 10 and January 13

Catalan Tourist Board launches VR game to promote destination

Players can explore the history and culture of Catalonia from their living rooms

See huge storm waves lash coastal resorts in Canary Islands

Footage circulating on social media shows the waves tearing railings from apartment balconies

Jet2holidays extends free resort flight check-in and luggage service

Service set to go live in four additional destinations - Faro, Madeira, Costa de Algeria and Girona

WTM 2018: Balearics raises €204 million from sustainable tourism tax

The Balearic Islands tourist board has confirmed it has “made major investments to reduce the negative impact of tourism” on the islands after introducing a sustainable tourism tax in 2016

WTM 2018: Palma’s app solution

The Majorcan capital of Palma is one of a few Spanish cities to have faced criticism for overcrowding this year – and seen locals fall out with tourists as a result

WTM 2018: Madrid-Panama City route for Air Europa

Latin American carrier Air Europa is launching a new route from Madrid to Panama City, opening up the narrow strip of Central America to European travellers

WTM 2018: Palladium Hotel Group to open first property in mainland Spain

The group will open a new four-star all-inclusive property on the Costa del Sol in July 2019.

Spain ‘unconcerned’ by eastern Med comeback

Spain’s tourist board chief insists it remains “unconcerned” about the resurgence in popularity of the eastern Mediterranean, instead focusing on maximising its own appeal to new sections of the UK market

Thomas Cook firms up plans for own-brand hotel expansion

Cook will open 20 new Casa Cook and Cook’s Club own-brand hotels by the end of 2019

Ryanair strikes deal with Belgian pilots and cabin crew union

The airline has recently come to similar arrangements with unions in Spain, Portugal and the UK

All the news from the Abta Travel Convention - day two

Check out all the highlights and headlines from the second day of the Abta Travel Convention in Seville

Two Britons killed after taxi swept away in Majorca flash floods

The island was hit by severe flash flooding on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

Club Med returning to Spain with new resort

Club Med Magna Marbella will open its doors to guests in August next year

Thomas Cook reveals major growth plans for Cook’s Club brand

The operator, which opened its first youth-focused Cook’s Club hotel in June, hopes to launch another 10 next year

Storm Ali winds rip Oceania Cruises ship from moorings

Oceania Cruises has confirmed passengers were able to return to Oceania Nautica on Wednesday night, adding the ship would continue its 38-day voyage from Stockholm to Barcelona as planned

Ryanair flight turns back due to 'disruptive' passenger

The Manchester-Ibiza service was met by police on the runway

Ryanair to launch Malaga, Malta and Naples from Exeter

Exeter will become Ryanair’s 21st UK base next April when the flights launch