Holidaymakers have received bad news as a popular tourist location is planning to double their tourist tax starting in April. Parliament has passed a law that will allow Catalunya to double its tourist tax meaning that the charge could reach €15 a night in some luxury Barcelona hotels by 2029. The charge for all Catalunya areas, except the capital, will …

The football superstar Cristiano Cristiano bought a 25 percent stake in the Spanish club UD ALMeria. The team is currently ranked third in La Liga’s second division. The 41-year old Portuguese footballer, who is also an ex-Real Madrid star, revealed that he made the move via CR7 Sports Investments. This new subsidiary was created by his CR7 SA, a company …

Mid-Costa del Sol residential golf resort empty properties invite squatting. Credit: Concerned local The peaceful mornings of one of Costa del Sol’s best-known golf resorts have been shattered more than by wayward drives. Residents of this exclusive hillside community in the middle of the Costa del Sol hills are battling two squatter occupations on empty investment-fund properties – one involving …