In a landmark client rights victory, Ryanair has refunded a passenger €13.20 for a cost imposed for bringing carry-on baggage into the cabin. That is the primary out-of-court settlement in Spain following a effective of over €150 million levied in opposition to Ryanair and three different airways in Might by Spain’s Shopper Affairs Affiliation. The passenger, Águeda Fernández Martín, had …

THE BALEARIC Islands have actually gotten over 11,479,118 worldwide vacationers in between January and August. This stands for a 6.8% rise on the exact same duration in 2015. According to Turespaña, the islands have actually invited over 2,484,000 vacationers in August alone, 6% greater than in August 2023. That suggests the Balearics are blazing a trail in Spain, with 22% …

Sensible suitcases are all of the craze after a TikTok video goes viral Credit score: Shutterstock Sensible Suitcases try to revolutionise journey, providing greater than only a solution to transport belongings, however are they the long run? These motorised, self-tracking suitcases can journey as much as 13 km/h, with one already noticed zipping by means of Santa Justa railway station …

AUTHORITIES in Ibiza have introduced a crackdown on the variety of cruise ships allowed to dock on the island amid a wave of anti-tourist protests. The Council of Mayors revealed plans on Friday to permit not more than two cruise ships to reach on the identical time. The transfer follows within the footsteps of authorities in neighbouring Mallorca, who restricted …

THE price of flying with baggage on Vueling has reached new heights.  Regardless of the EU handing out fines of €150 million to European airways for ‘abusive’ baggage insurance policies final 12 months, it appears the chaos continues unabated.  The Olive Press checked out the price of flying two folks from Malaga to Barcelona and again over the past week …

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada is launching a flash sale with reductions on passes of as much as 30%. The sale celebrates the resort’s sixtieth anniversary and can start at 9am on Monday (tomorrow).  The 30% low cost on long-term ski passes will solely be in impact for 60 hours, in different phrases till Wednesday at 9pm.  After …

MALAGA hopes to supply direct flights to New York all through all the 12 months, it has emerged. It comes after the province’s president, Francisco Salado, and tourism boss Jacobo Florido held a gathering with business leaders in San Diego this week.  Presently, the Costa del Sol airport provides direct flights to New York between Could and September.  However Salado …

SPANISH residents heading to the UK will quickly must pay to acquire permission to enter the nation. The brand new digital Digital Journey Authorisation (ETA) would require guests from the Europe Union, Australia, the US and Canada to pay £10 (€12) to enter the nation, the British House Workplace introduced as we speak. The ETA will come into impact from …

ANDALUCIA is about to announce its finest ever tourism season due to record-breaking income from worldwide guests. The interval from January to July is on observe to ship almost €10.6 billion in income, introduced Tourism Minister Arturo Bernal – a 5% improve in comparison with final 12 months. In July alone, the area noticed a outstanding €2 billion in income …

IF you’re a long-term resident of Andalucia, you is perhaps to listen to that very quickly you should have the possibility to take a direct flight from Sevilla airport to one of the vital charming cities on the earth for guests: Istanbul. Direct flights to the massively widespread vacationer vacation spot will begin on the finish of September from the …