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Barcelona could join Spanish hotspots cracking down on tourists this summer

The popular city is seeking to reduce visitor numbers that it can no longer accommodate.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

Barcelona joins list of Spanish hotspots trying to keep tourists away for summer

Barcelona is the latest Spanish destination to announce plans to reduce the number of visitors, following in the footsteps of Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and the Canary Islands

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Disgruntled tourists leave savage Tripadvisor reviews of iconic landmarks

Tripadvisor reviewers have lashed out at a series of iconic landmarks across Europe, including the Colosseum, the Eifel Tower, the Acropolis, the Brandenburg Gate and the Széchenyi Baths and Pool

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Peak rail fares in Scotland to be axed for six months to encourage train travel

Trial will see Edinburgh-Glasgow day-return fare almost halved, with ‘oodles of capacity’ on rush-hour trains

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca planning to limit number of tourists over summer months

It comes as Lanzarote declared itself 'saturated' last week

Belfast Live · Feb 8, 2023

Spanish island popular with Brits wants to slash tourist numbers to tackle 'saturation'

Part of the new strategy by the Island Council of Lanzarote will be to become less dependent on Brits who currently account for more than half of holiday numbers

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Canary Islands: La Palma volcano goes silent, but anger rumbles on

After lying dormant for half a century, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, suddenly exploded in a river of fire on September 19, 2021. The eruption lasted for 85 days. No one was killed, but more than 1,000 homes were destroyed, as well as 70…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2023

‘We’re like an island’: inside Florence’s secret neighbourhood

Only minutes from the centre of one of Italy’s most visited cities, the Sant’Ambrogio district has managed to stay under the tourist radar. Locals in market square tell us what makes it so special

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Carnival fever in the French city of Dunkirk

In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates…

France 24 · Jan 31, 2023

Man's flight to Italy and pizza cost him less than a Domino's

He got a cheap plane ticket to Milan and managed to score a margarita pizza for less than a Domino's

Liverpool Echo · Jan 31, 2023