Spain will consider a “green corridor” for vaccinated British tourists if there is no EU agreement on vaccination passports, the country’s tourism minister has said, as the European commission prepared to table a proposal for leaders this month. Fernando Valdés said his government would seek to find agreement on a common system among the 27 member states to allow tourism to restart, …

TUI is ‘preparing intensively’ for holidays to resume, with the European giant in talks with the key destinations of Greece, Spain and Cyprus. Chief Executive Fritz Joussen predicted customers will be able to travel this summer, and declared there was ‘no doubt’ a vaccination passport would ‘restore freedom to travel’. “Travelling in Europe will be possible in summer 2021 – …

Airfares to the UK’s favourite holiday hotspots are up to a third cheaper than the last two summers, data from Skyscanner has found. In the days after Boris Johnson announced the roadmap plan, Skyscanner said it witnessed a ‘surge in bookings’, with Spain, Greece and Turkey among the most sough-after destinations. Research found current prices are up to 34% cheaper …

Greece Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has spoken of his hopes of a ‘semi normal’ summer after confirming talks are underway between Greek and UK officials over ways to reopen travel. He said ‘technical discussions’ have begun, with vaccination passports understood to be among the topics under discussion. While at a preliminary stage, Theoharis said he was hopeful an agreement could …

Sterling experienced a modest end to last week, falling slightly against both the euro and US dollar following the latest round of television debates between political party leaders. A lack of economic data releases this week will keep investor attent...

After a quiet week last week for both UK economic data releases and in the movement of sterling, we are in for a much busier week this week when it comes to UK economic data releases. I suspect we will also see some larger movements for sterling. Tod...

Economic turmoil in Europe over the last few years has led to economic, social and political upheaval. Several countries have been particularly hard hit; notably Spain, Greece and Italy which have all been forced to accept tough austerity measures and ...

Twenty ships from eight different countries are currently taking part in the training exercise 'Spanish Minex' off the coast between Alicante and Cartagena which will continue until 22 September. The exercise has been organized by the Spanish navy to ...

In a press conference on Wednesday, it was revealed that Spain will be flying the Blue Flag of quality on a total of 573 beaches and 108 marinas this year, an increase of 34 over last year. Of those new flags gained, 23 of them relate to beaches, the ...

Although the announcements by the Spanish government are insistent on pointing out how the country is well on its way out of recession, the picture is still a bleak on when it comes to unemployment figures quoted by the European Union. According to th...

The release of the Eu Anti-Corruption Report from The Commission To The Council And The European Parliament suggests that the perception of political corruption is far worse a problem than the reality, with Spain seemed as one of the most politically c...