Spain must be for September or December - not August.
Here I thought it was a gesture by Spain to try to improve their image in the Muslim world (after the expulsion of the Moors).
The last time I was in Marbella, the beaches were nowhere near the quality of Gulf beaches. Things may have changed though, since Franco was still alive then.
“The Spanish news stories are false. He is not going to Spain for a vacation.”
Then he must be there to demand a bailout.