Take That have been announced to play at this year’s Calling Festival. The famous British band will join a culmination of other big names that will perform on ‘the Rock’ on 7th & 8th September this year. It is noted that the group have achieved 56 number one singles, 39number one albums and have received 8 Brit Awards. As part …
Holidaymakers looking for an Easter break in Spain could be in for a massive interruption to their plans as 60,000 Spanish airport workers threaten to go on strike starting April 20th. Ground staff at all of Spain’s airports say that they are prepared to continue negotiating over pay and conditions but if an agreement is not reached by April 20th …
New studies into climate data have revealed that the length of summer in Spain is five weeks longer than it used to be back in the 1980s. A report by Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET and the Ministry for the Ecological Transition have come to the conclusion that summers in Spain are lasting longer based on 40 years of data. This …
Living up to its name as the “Sunshine Coast” the Costa del Sol has recorded its driest ever winter according to the national weather service AEMET. During the traditionally wettest months of the year December, January and February Spain’s favourite holiday destination received just 11-litres of rainfall. The measurement taken from the weather station at Malaga International Airport is the …
Recently released figures show that Spain has seen an increase in the number of people visiting the country using low cost budget airlines. Considering figures released by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism recorded from January 2018 till January 2019 there is a trend towards people using airlines companies such as Ryanair, Easyjet and Jet2 when visiting Spain. Just …
With plans to have it up and running by 2023 a new tourist destination rivalling Euro Disney is to be built in the municipality of Castilblanco halfway between Madrid and Seville. Called Elysium City in reference to Greek mythology’s idea of paradise the park will feature a 40,000 seat stadium, four hotels an 18-hole golf course, equestrian centre, marina, water …
For the first time in history, Spanish doctors have performed surgery on a patient with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Previously considered inoperable, Surgeons at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona were able to operate successfully on a patient with terminal pancreatic cancer. The surgery involves a pioneering new technique which perforates the tumour allowing the cancerous cells to be burned …
A report by Oxford Economics has revealed that the largest nation of tourists in the world today are the Chinese. Not only do the highest numbers travel from China around the globe but Chinese visitors also spend the most money whilst away on their holidays – overtaking USA tourists expenditure last year. The study predicts that by 2023 there will …
If you have a mobile phone with 4G (fourth generation) internet connectivity in Spain then according to most mobile phone companies you should be getting speed approaching that of ADSL and better coverage than its predecessor 3G. But is this happening in reality? Well following a recent study, new statistics released by OpenSignal confirm that Spain does indeed enjoy the …
Supreme Court calls ex-premiers to testify in layoff fund case – Caja Madrid execs “encouraged” to use their undeclared credit cards – Podemos leader visits New York in search of anti-austerity ideas – Union spent millions on trips, food and bonuses during crisis years – PP paid for HQ remodeling using €500,000 of unknown origin – Judge sets €800 million civil bond for former chiefs at Bankia