There are many cities in Spain that are perfect for a short break away but often get overlooked by the big names of Barcelona and Malaga. So, for something a bit different, we’ve put together a suggested itinerary for a short break in the city of Jerez de la Frontera which may spark your imagination

Spain hosts hundreds of festivals throughout the year covering almost everything and anything you could think of; religion, music, wine and more. We’ve selected a pick of the truly weird and wonderful festivals for your wonderment… Photo by: the.joberg / www.flickr.com Pamplona Bull Running The crazy tradition of bull running is celebrated in various locations

Teide National Park Teide National Park is the basis of the island of Tenerife, an archipelago of the Canary Islands. Teide National Park comprises an enormous volcanic crater with a circumference of 30 miles, out of which towers Mount Teide. She looms at a colossal 3,718m and the park actually sits approximately 7,500m above the

Ask anyone what food Spain is famous for and their answer will almost certainly be Tapas. A tapas meal features several small different dishes consisting of wonderfully fresh ingredients, full of spice and other rich, vibrant flavours. Each dish is quite simply as delicious as the next. Some of the most popular tapas dishes you

A series of serious earthquakes hit the southern Spanish town of Lorca, located in between Murcia and Alicante, on the evening of the 11th May. The first tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit initially and was then followed by a larger, 5.2 magnitude quake. This hit 120km south-west of Alicante and at a

Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic leads the travel entrants on the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List. He has in fact increased his wealth by £488 million to £3.085 billion in the last year and currently sits in 19th position. The Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O’ Leary has actually lost £38 million in

Ryanair will soon be launching a system which allows passengers to reserve their favourite seats when booking a flight. This new facility will be tested on routes from Ireland and Gatwick to Malaga. Customers will be charged 10EUR to select a seat of their choice. There will be 24 seats located over the wings or

Easyjet has announced that it is increasing card processing fees with immediate effect for bookings made using credit and debit cards. The change means that Easyjet will charge customers £8 to pay with a debit card and £12.95 to book with a credit card. Previous to this change, customers were charged £5.50 to pay on

The European Union (EU) has outlined plans to reduce greenhouse gases by replacing short-haul flights to locations such as Spain, with high speed rail links. They are aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 60% over the next 40 years. It is also believed that the proposed measures would eradicate the need for more runways to

Many car rental companies are giving early booking incentives as the trend for late bookings continues. Last year, several of you were affected by the ash cloud incident or experienced delays due to strikes across the summer. This has discouraged many of you from booking too far in advance in 2011, in case you should