A scheme hailed by the European Union as a “once in a lifetime chance to emerge stronger from the pandemic” didn’t deliver the hoped results in Spain, according to a property expert. Mark Stucklin blamed the planning system, bureaucracy and political games
On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing conflict between Spain and Cuba, the latter located less 100
British holidaymakers in Tenerife have hit back against local protesters accusing them of ruining the island and contributing towards a lack of affordable housing. But despite a 70,000-strong protest set to hit the town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna tomorrow (April 20), most Brits
An expat nicknamed the ‘King of Benidorm’ has said that locals “love Brits” despite anti-tourist protests. Nigel Pope, originally from Cornwall, moved to the popular spot on Costa Blanca in Spain seven years ago after getting divorced. The barman and TikTok creator,
An ingenious expat has turned an “offensive” nickname often given to British people in Spain on its head by using it as the moniker for his new clothing brand. Entrepreneur Tom Hopcroft, 31, from Birmingham, moved to Spain almost a decade ago
A famous Spanish opera singer has hit out at “flip-flop”-wearing tourists, just days before locals in the Canary Islands are to take their anger against overtourism to the street. Ainhoa Arteta, who received several awards during her highly successful career, said the
A Spanish neighbourhood has come up with a unique way of handling overtourism – deleting themselves from the map. The Spanish suburb of La Salut, minutes away from Barcelona, had long complained about the impact of overcrowded tourism. Every year approximately 9
German tourists flooded Palma airport, in Majorca last month, setting a new record as their numbers surpassed those of Britons by a staggering 4 to 1 margin. Official figures revealed that while 442,156 Germans traveled through Palma airport in March, only 125,000
Spanish locals living in packed tourist hotspots have been up in arms over fears that their beloved homes are being overrun with Brits abroad.Now, the Spanish government’s tourism agency – Turespaña – is set to conduct formal nationwide research into whether Majorca,
Tensions between Britain and Spain have escalated over the status of Gibraltar, with leaked diplomatic cables revealing Britain’s capitulation to Spanish pressure in recent negotiations. The controversy surfaced after the cancellation of a Red Arrows aerobatics display last September, following warnings from