The Nomad Today

Tourism

AIRLINES

Easyjet cabin staff in Spain to strike in July for more pay

The Nomad Today 6/22/22

Around 450 cabin staff stationed in Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Málaga will go on strike to demand a pay increase of at least 40%

Spain

DISASTER

Fire brigades bring wildfires in northern Spain under control

The Nomad Today 6/22/22

However, the official forest fire season still lies ahead, in July and August

Sports

SPORTS

Football's FIFA joins other sports in reviewing transgender rules

The Nomad Today 6/21/22

The aquatics body FINA and the International Rugby League (IRL) decided over the past days to exclude trans athletes from women's events, and World Athletics may follow suit

Tourism

TOURISM

German tourist in Mallorca dies while swimming in the sea

The Nomad Today 6/21/22

A wave washed him close to some rocks where he hit his head

Spain

DISASTER

Evacuations as forest fires rage in northern Spain

The Nomad Today 6/21/22

The villagers have been housed in emergency accommodation

World

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Macron's party misses out on absolute legislative majority in France

The Nomad Today 6/20/22

Further complicating the picture, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally did far better than anticipated, winning 89 seats, over 10 times as many as it previously held, making it the third…

World

ELECTION

Colombia elects Gustavo Petro as first ever leftist president

The Nomad Today 6/20/22

As the world's largest producer of cocaine, which is mainly supplied to the US and Europe, Colombia works closely with the US to combat drug smuggling and receives several million dollars annually…

Spain

DISASTER

Spanish heatwave eases, but forest fires continue to rage

The Nomad Today 6/20/22

The worst fire in the Sierra de la Culebra in north-western Spain near Portugal was brought under control, however, thanks to falling temperatures and occasional rain

Spain

ANDALUSIAN ELECTIONS

Conservative party PP win absolute majority in Spain's Andalusia

The Nomad Today 6/20/22

The socialist PSOE of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez - which governed Andalusia for decades until 2018 - won just 30 seats, coming in a distant second

Spain

ANDALUSIAN ELECTIONS

Right-wing populists eye government role as Spain's Andalusia votes

The Nomad Today 6/19/22

Andalusia could become the country's second region to be ruled by a PP-Vox coalition, following the autonomous community of Castile and León

Tourism

TOURISM

Spain received 7.7 million international air passengers in May

The Nomad Today 6/19/22

77.6% of UK passengers flew with a low-cost airline

Spain

DISASTER

Eight Spanish villages evacuated due to forest fires

The Nomad Today 6/17/22

The fire in the region has destroyed around 9,000 hectares on the Sierra de la Culebra mountain range