We don't talk about the Spanish carrier Vueling, but then sometimes no news is good news. The exception is when an airline pulls a stunt that pokes fun at themselves or the industry, as Vueling has just done with their crew Christmas video.

Watch it above. The idea is that classic aviation scenes from iconic movies are acted out by Vueling staff in parody. A prime example is the scene from Snakes on a Plane, recreated by Vueling with snakes arm sock puppets.

Of course we love stuff stuff that's winky like this, but even more we appreciate that it's not loaded with "Merry Christmas/Tis the Season" stuff. Can you name all the movies they've referenced?]]> JetSetCD 2011-12-16T10:16:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/4/81636/8083

Theme park junkies might need to cross the Atlantic to get their next fix in the future, as the newly announced Paramount Park in Spain might just be the next big thing. The corporate wallets are open wide, as organizers and officials are thinking about spending around $1.5 billion to get the new place up and running just outside Murcia along the country’s coast.

There’s a lot of stuff still on the drawing board, as bulldozers and backhoes probably won’t start rolling around until 2012 at the earliest. However, if all goes well it could be welcoming tourists from around the globe in 2015, as it looks to compete with Disneyland Paris as the amusement park hotspot in Europe. ]]> kjb 2011-11-04T08:16:36-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/4/95450/2385

This seems crazy, but leave it to Hertz to figure out more ways to rent things that move to travelers when they just don't need cars. We're talking about electric bicycles, which have now entered Hertz's rental fleets in London and—the newest—all over Spain, including Granada, Almería, Alicante, Valencia, Pontevedra, Álava and Barcelona. Even the islands of Mallorca and Formentera haven't been left out; Hertz has brought their nine different types of Swiss Flyer electric bikes off the mainland.

We'd probably most likely use these on an island; it's already on our to-do list now for Palma.]]> JetSetCD 2011-10-04T10:11:50-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/13/11117/4819

Now that summer is over most of Hollywood is getting back to work, but somehow Halle Berry has found a way to squeeze one more week out of the season.

Halle, her boyfriend Olivier Martinez and her daughter Nahla, were spotted strolling through the streets of Palma, Majorca, Spain yesterday where they are currently on vacation. Earlier in the day, Halle also took Nahla to Palma's outdoor market where they made a few purchases before a scenic train ride. ]]> cmb 2011-09-13T11:01:17-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/7/28/112355/075

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were spotted with seven-month-old son Leo enjoying a day off in Roses, Costa Brava, Spain where they took a stroll through town before stopping for lunch.

The hot couple was joined by Penelope's brother Eduardo and his girlfriend, Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria. Though Cruz and Longoria have only been dating for a few months, she seemed to fit right in with the family. Over the weekend, Eva brought Eduardo to one of her favorite haunts too, her L.A. restaurant Beso, before they headed off to Spain. ]]> cmb 2011-07-28T12:18:56-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/1/3/1492/43546

What airline gets the award for having the biggest hearts this last holiday season? Spain's Spanair for sure, since they pulled off a heartwarming stunt for a planeful of their passengers and also managed to create a lovely, viral-worthy video to accompany it.

You see, there was a Spanair flight flying from Madrid to Las Palmas overnight on Christmas Eve, and the airline thought they'd be cute and gift each and every of the plane's 190 passengers with their own Christmas present at baggage claim, complete with their names written right on the gift-wrapped boxes. Watch the video this way... ]]> JetSetCD 2011-01-03T14:36:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/1/3/14945/08481

Warning to smokers: Don't light up in public places when traveling through Spain anymore. Yesterday the country enacted a ban on smoking in enclosed public spots, including restaurants and bars. So you won't get a chance to partake in the old smoky tapas bar tradition during your visit.

If you get caught puffing away, it will cost you; a first-time offense carries a $40 fine, and repeat offenders will have to cough up as much as $134,000 after the third strike. However, enclosed spots aren't the only places where where your pack of cigs and lighter are prohibited. You also can get slapped with a fine for smoking in some outdoor areas as well, including playgrounds and near hospitals.

This is a big change for the formerly haze-filled country, which was one of the few last remaining Western European nations to allow smoking in public places. Plus, according to the Christian Science Monitor, government officials estimate that 35 percent of residents above 16 are regular smokers.

[Photo: xornalcerto]]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-01-03T09:36:03-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/