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 traveller from South Korea caused a bomb scare and forced the evacuation of a bustling tourist spot in the the Costa del Sol resort of Nerja on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160720/tourist-sparks-bomb-scare-by-locking-suitcase-to-park-bench Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:45:24 +0200 tourist-sparks-bomb-scare-by-locking-suitcase-to-park-bench The local government of a Costa Blanca beach town said the use of the umbrella to make a 'reservation' was obstructing public access to the sandy shores. https://www.thelocal.es/20160527/spain-beach-hogger-tourist-fined-for-saving-spot-with-umbrella Fri, 27 May 2016 13:38:46 +0200 spain-beach-hogger-tourist-fined-for-saving-spot-with-umbrella A British tourist was found drowned in the bathtub of her hotel room in Magaluf on Monday night after an evening spent drinking. https://www.thelocal.es/20160503/british-woman-drowns-in-bathtub-at-magaluf-hotel Tue, 03 May 2016 15:53:33 +0200 british-woman-drowns-in-bathtub-at-magaluf-hotel Police detained two women in the beach resort town of Marbella for reportedly seducing elderly male tourists and making charges on their credit cards of up to €50,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20160318/women-arrested-for-seducing-and-stealing-from-elderly-tourists Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:34:11 +0100 women-arrested-for-seducing-and-stealing-from-elderly-tourists Sick and tired of tourists behaving badly on their holidays, the popular resort of Lloret de Mar on Spain's northeastern coast will now banish troublemakers from their hotels. https://www.thelocal.es/20150805/beach-town-to-expel-drunk-and-disorderly-tourists Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:02:10 +0200 beach-town-to-expel-drunk-and-disorderly-tourists For the first time, Spain made it to the top of the charts in a world ranking of tourism and travel released on Wednesday, beating Switzerland to the top spot. https://www.thelocal.es/20150507/spain-rated-most-tourist-friendly-country Thu, 07 May 2015 12:31:37 +0200 spain-rated-most-tourist-friendly-country UPDATED: The family of a French 19-year-old girl found dead in a Barcelona hotel room on Sunday with knife wounds had reported the young woman missing, telling police she was depressed and displaying suicidal tendencies, Spanish media are reporting. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/19-year-old-french-tourist-found-dead-in-barcelona Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:05:00 +0100 19-year-old-french-tourist-found-dead-in-barcelona A 73-year-old French tourist has died on a beach in Spain's Catalonia region after a five kilogram rock fell on her from a ten-metre height. https://www.thelocal.es/20140819/french-sunbather-killed-by-falling-rock-in-spain Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:07:00 +0200 french-sunbather-killed-by-falling-rock-in-spain 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 Spain's hostels are packed with weird and wacky characters. From the so-called 'brag packers' to the hen night weekenders, The Local's Cécilia Brès rounds up the best of the guests from her own experiences working at a Madrid hostel. https://www.thelocal.es/20140730/top-ten-stereotypes-typical-spanish-travellers-spain-hostels Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:40:00 +0200 top-ten-stereotypes-typical-spanish-travellers-spain-hostels The capital of the Spanish holiday island of Majorca is likely to pass a new bylaw which will see tourists slapped with a €600 ($800) fine for walking around shirtless when they've left the beach. https://www.thelocal.es/20140502/majorca-fines-to-ban-bikinis Fri, 02 May 2014 13:00:00 +0200 majorca-fines-to-ban-bikinis Seventy people in Barcelona were trapped 85 metres above ground level on New Year's Day when the famous city cable car they were travelling in suffered technical problems. https://www.thelocal.es/20140102/trapped-mid-air-barcelona Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:07:00 +0100 trapped-mid-air-barcelona Spain saw a record number of tourists in June, while overall spending was also up by 6.6 percent for the first half of the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130726/spain-sees-record-tourist-numbers-in-june Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:12:00 +0200 spain-sees-record-tourist-numbers-in-june The number of British expats and tourists needing consular assistance in Spain fell sharply last year but there was a worrying increase in the number of rapes and sexual assaults. https://www.thelocal.es/20130718/british-behaviour-abroad Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:37:00 +0200 british-behaviour-abroad Spain's tourist numbers could be boosted this summer by holidaymakers avoiding the conflict in Turkey and opting for a safer stay in Spain instead. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/turkeys-troubles-to-boost-spanish-tourism Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0200 turkeys-troubles-to-boost-spanish-tourism Barcelona has received the highest score ever in a survey on tourist satisfaction carried out by the city’s Tourism Bureau and City Council published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130430/tourists-award-brand-barcelona-record-score Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:21:00 +0200 tourists-award-brand-barcelona-record-score 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