Spain isn’t banning tourists but is introducing new measures to manage overtourism and housing issues, including freezing short-term rentals in some areas.

Spain attracted a record 94 million tourists last year, making the Southern European nation famous for its Mediterranean coastline, sweeping landscapes and historic cities among the most visited countries on earth.

A new measure has taken effect this month to curb overtourism in one of Spain's most frequently travelled destinations

Spain is taking measures to combat overtourism, with visitors to some of its most frequented destinations set to face new restrictions this year. Malaga - a popular destination that is also the capital of the Costa del Sol - is one of those places to have introduced its own restrictions, including a cap on holiday rentals.

Malaga city, which is the capital of Costa del Sol, will ban the registration of holiday rentals across 43 districts

The biggest change is that the EU's Entry and Exit System (EES) will finally be launched in 2025, most likely in the first half of the year.

New Spanish rules will effectively ban British expats from moving to the country, experts say. While the hundreds of thousands of UK citizens who have moved to Spain for a life in the sun won't be hit,

Here's what to know about this Spanish region's recent decision to change its tourism rental laws, and what this means for you as an international tourist.