https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A majority of French, Spanish and Germans would prefer it if British and American tourists stayed away this summer, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.es/20200709/french-germans-and-spanish-prefer-british-and-american-tourists-to-stay-away-poll-suggests Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:01:37 +0200 french-germans-and-spanish-prefer-british-and-american-tourists-to-stay-away-poll-suggests A British photojournalist has captured his fellow countrymen at their worst as they enjoy the excesses that Ibiza has to offer. The Local talks to Peter Dench on the publication of his new book "British Abroad". https://www.thelocal.es/20150807/caught-on-camera-brits-behaving-badly-in-ibiza Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:14:47 +0200 caught-on-camera-brits-behaving-badly-in-ibiza The mayor of Salou, a town that has become part of an annual pilgrimage of thousands of binge-drinking young Brits is forbidding people from using a local football stadium to party. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/mayor-tightens-rules-for-saloufest-partiers Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:03:39 +0200 mayor-tightens-rules-for-saloufest-partiers Nine British citizens have been arrested in eight raids in Majorca's controversial Magaluf resort, with a total of €24,000 ($31,000) in cash and cash being seized. https://www.thelocal.es/20140912/british-and-spanish-cops-smash-majorca-drugs-ring Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:22:00 +0200 british-and-spanish-cops-smash-majorca-drugs-ring Seventy British tourists are suing travel giants Thomson and Thomas Cook after they fell seriously ill with stomach bugs brought on by the food served at hotels on the Spanish holiday islands of Majorca and Menorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20140807/vomiting-brits-in-spain-sue-giant-tour-operators Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:36:00 +0200 vomiting-brits-in-spain-sue-giant-tour-operators A UK tabloid newspaper story claiming that a British couple on holiday were imprisoned and fined for refusing to pay a restaurant paella bill has been rejected by Spanish authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20130614/cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:48:00 +0200 cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story Tourism is showing no signs of crumbling in the face of Spain’s crippling financial crisis, with the country’s tourism earning up 8.4 percent in the first three months of 2013 against the same period last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130426/foreign-holidaymakers-spend-big-in-spain Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0200 foreign-holidaymakers-spend-big-in-spain