September 2022

Spain’s rail operator forced to change booking system after passengers game the system and leave trains half empty

Spain’s state rail operator Renfe is being forced to modify its booking policy after passengers started taking advantage of an oversight in a government plan offering free tickets on medium-range journeys.  Since September 1, canny travellers have been reserving seats on a range of different services on the same day so that they could then […]

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Carmen Thyssen Museum in Spain’s Malaga will celebrate Tourism Day with an open day and free guided tours

THE Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga will join the celebration of World Tourism Day on Tuesday 27 September with an Open Day and free guided tours in Spanish and English. Malaga residents and visitors who come to the Palacio de Villalon on this marked day will have free admission from 10 am to 8 pm to

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Spain’s Costa del Sol has best summer ever in terms of tourist income

THE Costa del Sol has had its best summer ever this year with tourist income passing €7,400 million to beat previous records. The president of the Diputación de Málaga and Turismo Costa del Sol, Francisco Salado, announced yesterday, Monday September 19, the balance of the tourist season in the province; a period in which tourist

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Queen Elizabeth II funeral photos: Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia honour monarch at Westminster Abbey

The Spanish royals were among hundreds of mourners at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral as heartwrenching photos show just how much the beloved monarch will be missed. The Spanish royals gathered in London to say farewell to Queen Elizabeth on Monday morning as the rest of the world tuned in on television and online to watch the

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WATCH: British naked tourists wallowing in puddles in Benidorm in Spain’s Costa Blanca caused by the heavy rains 

FLOODING which hit Benidorm may have been serious to most – but for some Brit tourists it was an opportunity for some naked fun. In a video posted online by Benidorm.MemeSh*t a group of British lads are filmed throwing water at each other. In another, a young man lies face down on the ground pretending

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Passengers from a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Algarve end up in Malaga in Spain’s Costa del Sol

HUNDREDS  of passengers from a flight from Dublin to Faro were left in shock after realising that their flight to Algarve was landing in Malaga. According to the low-cost company, Ryanair, the disruption took place because of strikes in French Air Control. Barry Masterson, a passenger who was on the flight, tweeted; “Got on aRyanair

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