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Barcelona Ranked in Top 50 of World’s Best Cities to Live
Barcelona has been ranked 40th in the 50 cities with the best quality of life in the world. Madrid made it to 43rd. Other European cities on the list include Viena and Zurich. The report studied 221 cities around the world, taking New York (which occupies...
80% of Flights Between Portugal and Spain Cancelled
Air traffic between Spain and Portugal grounded to a practical halt Wednesday as 43 out of the 53 programmed flights got cancelled according to AENA, Spain’s airport authority. The 24-hour strike in Portugal called for by uninos in protest of...
Barcelona Airport Sees 18% Rise in Passengers
Barcelona airport has registered an 18% rise in passengers in October compared to the same period in 2009, reaching a total of 2.7 million passengers according to figures released by Aena today. The figures showed a 22.6% increase in international passengers...
AVE Trip Madrid-Valencia to Cost 80 Euros
Travelling by AVE from Madrid-Valencia or viceversa will cost 79.8 euros in tourist class and 143.7 euros in business class according to a statement released by Renfe this morning. 30 trains will service the route, 15 in each direction out of which 11...
August Road Deaths in Spain on the Rise
The first eleven days of August accounted for 52 deaths on Spain’s motorways, this year, ten more than in 2009, a rise of 23.81%. With over 5-million people on the roads, most of them headed for the coast, the statistics are a blow to the DGT who thought...
Spanish Practices Scupper Ryanair Tourism
Budget airline Ryanair is set to slash 7 out of its 9 flights currently servicing San Javier Airport (Murcia). The controversial airline boss is furious at the region’s business inflexibility and its handing €3 million to the small regional airline...
Spain’s Viajes Marsans New Owners to Slash Jobs
According to Spanish newspaper reports; the new owners of the troubled Spanish travel group – Viajes Marsans, plan on dismissing over half of the firm’s workers. The turnover and organizational restructuring policies will definitely come as a shock...
Marbella nightlife offers unlimited fun, excitement and thrill
Marbella the chic, elegant, modern and vigorous city; packed with unlimited fun, excitement and thrill. Marbella in Spain is a classy, glitzy place that overflows with costal charisma and packs everything to help all enjoy unlimited fun, entertainment...
Another luxury hotel on the Costa del Sol closes
The Byblos luxury hotel in Mijas has just announced that it will be shutting its doors the coming 31st May. The five-star luxury hotel with 144 rooms owned by the Aifos real estate group which is under bankruptcy protection has seen a great number of...
