Inside Spain: 'Not my Virgin' and Booking.com crackdown

Inside Spain: 'Not my Virgin' and Booking.com crackdown

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how devoutly Catholic Seville is up in arms about a restoration of a Virgin Mary effigy which has left her looking more like Kim Kardashian, and how unlicenced holiday lets on Booking.com are now also being taken down.

Spanish government makes Booking.com remove over 4,000 tourist rental ads - Spain in English

Booking.com, the major online hotel booking platform, has confirmed it has removed thousands of listings in Spain following the latest efforts by the Spanish government to crack down on illegal short-term tourist rentals. While Spain’s thriving tourism sector has played a significant role in boosting the national economy, it has also sparked growing concerns over the shortage of affordable housing – an issue the minority coalition government has…