Emergencies
British tourists among Majorca flood victims
Two British tourists are among the victims.
Scams
Britons warned about about taxi scams at the airport
British tourists have been warned of “pirate taxis” charging clients triple the official rate at Palma airport.
Behaving badly
The British have the reputation as being the bad boys of the Majorcan tourist industry.
Big success
British industry has recently completed the largest ever Royal Navy warship, the new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth.
Population
There are twice as many Britons in Spain than Spaniards in Britain
With much of the Brexit talk focusing on rights for EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the European Union, it has been revealed that there are more than double the number of British people in Spain than Spanish people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Tourism
Tour firms worried about negative false claims impact
British tour industry leaders are urging the government to implement “simple changes” that do not require a parliamentary vote to speed up a resolution to the surge in holiday illness claims, as the boss of one consortium warned the high rise in such claims could put travel companies “out of business”.
Tourism
International hotel staff name British holidaymakers world’s friendliest
The British may be the "best" holidaymakers but they also complain more and make more noise than other nationalities.
- Britons will have to pay to come to Mallorca from 2022
- More bad news for British residents driving in Spain
- Palma airport damaging Mallorca's image in the UK
- Tourist who dived into Magalluf pool was egged on by friends
- Enough is enough! Petition launched after UK driving licences banned in Spain for residents
Comment
What a week!
“I think this week we saw British politics at its best. Brexit is a nightmare but the parliamentary dream lives on...”
Jason Moore21/01/2019 14:48