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Bribes, arrests and unsafe cars: ITV scandal rocks Spain
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (412+ words) Alleged payments to approve unroadworthy vehicles. Credit: La fabrica de nubes / Creative Commons Spain's Guardia Civil is investigating an alleged fraud scheme involving six employees from the vehicle inspection station (ITV) in Ondara, in the province of Alicante, and a…...
Benalmadena hacksaws off key boxes to rental holiday flats
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (198+ words) Key box locked to lampost. Credit: Arialman87 Reddit Benalmadena has taken firm action to protect its public spaces. On Monday, February 2, the local police, in coordination with council operational services, removed seven lockboxes used for storing keys to tourist rental properties....
Record year for Spain: 97 million tourists with UK leading growth
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (248+ words) The expansion in spending was observed across a range of tourism services, from accommodation and dining to cultural attractions and local transportation. Spending growth nearly doubled the rate of arrival increases, indicating that Spain's tourism industry is becoming less reliant…...
Balearics see explosion in luxury tourism
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (520+ words) Balearics see explosion in luxury tourism: What it means for expats in Mallorca'Euro Weekly News Balearics see explosion in luxury tourism: What it means for expats in Mallorca Luxury tourism boom Credit: Pexels David Vives The Balearic Islands " and Mallorca…...
Spain braces for floods as Google launches real-time risk map
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (572+ words) Meteorological forecasts for early February indicate that flood risk will intensify in several regions ahead of and during the middle of the week, as successive Atlantic storm systems move eastwards across Spain bringing sustained rainfall, strong winds and coastal swells....
Europe cracks down on overtourism
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (645+ words) For years, Europe sold itself on the same promise: cheap flights, short breaks, and the idea that every historic city was an open playground. It worked. A little too well. In some destinations, the number of visitors now dwarfs the…...
Storm Leonardo to give a drenching to Spain
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (306+ words) Storm Leonardo due to drench Spain. Credit: Tricky Shark - Shutterstock At first it looked like a breather, but it was just the lull before another train of rainy havoc. Weather prediction models are forecasting another week of extreme rainfall across…...
Caminafit takes Torrevieja with coastal fitness walk this February
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (193+ words) The event will be a 5-kilometre dynamic fitness walk that incorporates aerobic exercise, toning exercises, and cardio, all led by passionate, professional trainers. The activity will be complemented by motivational music, which participants will listen to through wireless headphones given…...
Mallorca tops global tourism charts
4+ day, 3+ min ago (220+ words) Busy crowds in Palma Credit: Pexels Burkay Canatar This explosive growth in visitor numbers is amplifying demand on resources, public services and infrastructure. The Human Pressure Index " which estimates total people present on the island during peak months " reached nearly…...
Spain says it would welcome UK back into European Union
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (581+ words) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez has said his government would welcome the United Kingdom back into the European Union, marking a notable softening of tone in post-Brexit relations and highlighting growing openness among some EU leaders to renewed British membership....