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Spain emerges as Europe’s kerosene refuge amid Middle East tensions
Spain has emerged as one of Europe’s most strategically important buffers against the deepening aviation fuel crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East ...
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Madrid Braces for Its Busiest Fortnight Ever as Bad Bunny’s Record Residency and a Papal Visit Collide in June 2026
Madrid is heading into the most concentrated tourism surge in its recent history. Between 30 May and 15 June 2026, the Spanish capital will host ...
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Fuerteventura loses 61,803 German visitors as Canaries fall 7.6%
The Canary Islands recorded a sharp fall in international arrivals in April, with more than 100,000 fewer foreign tourists than in the same month a ...
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Riu Hotels CFO Naomi Riu Says She Built Her Management Skills in Hotel Bars and Kitchens, Not in a Boardroom
Naomi Riu, chief financial officer of Riu Hotels & Resorts, has used her first post on LinkedIn to offer a personal account of how she ...
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Spain’s Imserso Has Unsold Tour Places for May and June
Spain’s Imserso senior travel programme still has spare places on 36 cultural tours scheduled for the final days of May and throughout June, as operator ...
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Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Madrid on 6 June for Four-Day Apostolic Visit
Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Madrid on 6 June 2026 for a four-day stay as part of a landmark apostolic journey across Spain, the ...
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Spain’s Canary and Balearic Islands Push for More Airport Control
Spanish senators have increased pressure on Aena over the management of airports in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, calling for island governments to ...
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Canary Islands Win Key Legal Battle Over Holiday Rentals
The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands has rejected a legal challenge against the region’s controversial vacation rental law, handing a significant victory ...
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Barcelona doubles cruise tourist tax to cut crowds
Barcelona will double the tourist tax charged to cruise passengers in a move aimed at reducing congestion in one of Europe’s busiest destinations. City officials ...
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Palma tourists told to avoid Airbnb as graffiti returns
Anti-tourism graffiti has reappeared in the centre of Palma as the city receives the first cruise ships of the season. Several messages aimed at visitors ...
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Spain’s Historic Streets and Beaches Star in Netflix’s Berlin Spin-Off
The Netflix spin-off Berlín y la dama del armiño has turned some of Spain’s best-known destinations into the backdrop for a new international heist story, ...
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Why Barcelona Says “No More Tourists” After Record Visitor Numbers
Barcelona is introducing some of Europe’s toughest anti-overtourism measures as the Catalan capital attempts to regain control of its housing market, public spaces and local ...
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Ambition cruise ship to dock in A Coruna with 30 sick passengers
The cruise ship Ambition is due to stop in A Coruna on Saturday after being isolated over an outbreak of norovirus that left dozens of ...
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Booking Holdings CEO Tells Spain: Look to Botswana and Everest to Manage Tourist Crowds
Booking Holdings chief executive Glenn Fogel has called on Spain to consider using pricing mechanisms and lottery systems to manage visitor overcrowding at popular destinations, ...
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Singapore Airlines to Add Services Across Europe, Launch New Flights to Madrid To Meet Strong Demand
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will progressively increase the frequencies on flights between Singapore and Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick in the coming months to meet ...
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Trump pressure on Spanish hotel chains in Cuba over 5 June deadline
The United States has put Spanish hotel companies operating in Cuba in a tight spot after sanctions linked to businesses associated with the military-owned conglomerate ...
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Valencia Airport to receive €402 million upgrade with new terminal and Europe’s third largest solar plant
Valencia Airport is set to receive a €402.1 million investment covering a full terminal overhaul, runway works and a photovoltaic plant that will rank as ...
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Santiago de Compostela Airport Closes for Five Weeks as AENA Carries Out Runway Renovation Works
Santiago de Compostela’s Rosalía de Castro Airport has closed for five weeks to allow major runway renovation works, disrupting travel to one of Spain’s most ...
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Hantavirus Cruise Ship MV Hondius to Dock in Tenerife as Spain Prepares Controlled Evacuation of 140 Passengers
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, with the vessel expected ...
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Ouigo Opens Two-Day Flash Sale on 5,000 €5 Tickets Across 15 Spanish Destinations
French rail operator Ouigo has launched a two-day flash sale offering 5,000 train tickets at €5 each across its entire Spanish network, as the company ...
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