NEW analysis of 100 beaches in the world has revealed that Spain’s beach is the happiest on the planet. London-based travel agency CV Villas used AWS facial recognition technology to scan thousands of Instagram photos, determining which beaches had the most smiles – an unusual but intriguing method of ranking the world’s most joyful coastlines. Spain dominates the podium with …

MARIA Robertson-Justiniano was living a ‘fairytale’ life with her husband and son in Chicago when tragedy struck.  In 2018, her husband Alex died unexpectedly, shattering her world and setting her on a new path – one that would eventually lead her to Spain. Maria, unable to imagine living in the US anymore, decided to leave and start over.  READ MORE …

Property portal Idealista reports that landlords have become more discriminatory with tenants because of the drastic shrinking of Spain’s rental housing. The latest data indicates that demand has surged by 319% since before the pandemic, and it has led to property owners conducting ‘rental castings’. Idealista spokesperson Francisco Iñareta warned that these processes have become the number one concern among …