Cafés at Madrid-Barajas go dry as workers stage first successful walkout
The combination of overcrowded hallways and no coffee is bound to make Barajas an unpleasant place to be if the series of strikes continue.
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Spain’s already hurting tourism industry takes another hit from air taxes
It’s more than taxes hurting Spain’s vital industry, but any cost that motivates visitors to look elsewhere or the Spanish from traveling domestically is a risky move and likely not worth the extra gains.
If Iberia sneezes, Barajas airport will catch a severe cold
The Iberia woes are symptomatic of Spain's larger woes, and Barajas will mirror whatever happens to Iberia.
The entrepreneurs changing Madrid's streets one small business at a time
Spain doesn't have to be all gloom and doom. If this Monocle report has any real teeth its inspiring that long-unused spaces are being turned in to new opportunities.
How Madrid's Barajas Airport got its design exactly right
High ceilings, tons of natural light, and a bright paint job does wonders for Europe's fourth-busiest terminal by bringing a sense of calm to the crowded concourse.
The El Clásico snub: Sands picks Madrid over Barcelona for the $65 billion EuroVegas project
Even though Barcelona is a bigger tourist city, Madrid gets the nod. Lot depends on how the Euro and Spain's own economic crisis turns out, before the project finally gets off the ground.