Alicante province has the highest number of blue flags flying with a total of 60 blue flag beaches and 14 marinas. Torrevieja has been awarded five flags this year for La Mata, Los Locos, El Cura, Los Náufragos and Cala Piteras beaches along with the international marina. Guardamar has three blue flags and Orihuela Costa […]
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Blue flags for Costa Blanca beaches
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Costa Blanca gearing up for a busy summer
The tourism sector on the Costa Blanca is gearing up for a busy summer after a ‘very positive’ Easter. Hotels in Alicante city achieved 80% over the May Day bank holiday. That’s according to data by the Provincial Hotel Association (APHA). Councillor Marta García Romeu said the figures were “very positive” and follow on from […]
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Holiday homes with swimming pools make a splash as 23% of Brits are scared to swim in the sea
As Britons prepare for their sunshine holidays over the Easter break, with millions more busy planning their summer getaway, a survey conducted by leading online travel agent On the Beach has revealed that whilst 67% of holidaymakers consider themselves confident swimmers, almost a third (31%) won´t swim in the sea! Indeed, the survey also revealed […]
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Winter flights confirmed for Alicante from Humberside
jetXtra.com are pleased to announce that following continued demand for our Alicante service on offer over the summer months and having listened to customer feedback, flights to Alicante will operate over selected December 2014 and January 2015 dates allowing for Christmas and New Year holidays from Humberside Airport. jetXtra.com founder Daniel Reilly said; “We are […]
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Construction cogs turn once again as Costa Blanca property market shows signs of recovery
According to official statistics from the College of Technical Architects and Surveyors of Alicante, activity in the construction sector, which suffered a significant slump after reaching record highs during the boom years, has begun to show signs of recovery, returning to levels witnessed at the beginning of the crash in 2008. Indeed Alicante alone ended […]
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Norwegian starts Turku-Alicante flights
Flights from Turku to Alicante start this week, operated by Norwegian airlines. The connection is operating as a trial, initially until August 2014. Turku airport lost a number of connections when Ryanair announced it would leave the south-western city. Now it plans a comeback with Norwegian, which will fly to Alicante and back once a […]
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Costa Blanca’s a top Nordic choice
THE Costa Blanca is the top destination for Nordic visitors on mainland Spain. Between January and August this year 435,087 visitors from Nordic countries moved through Alicante-Elche airport with around 32,000 citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden now regularly working in the province. Last year these tourists spent around €600 million. Only the Canary […]
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Holiday flights to Alicante and Majorca to return
FLIGHTS from Humberside Airport to Alicante and Majorca will return next year after a successful first summer. Operator jet Xtra.com has confirmed it will run the flights again from the airport. Departures from Humberside to the two sunshine destinations took off weekly from May to September. Daniel Reilly, founder of jet Xtra.com said: “It has […]
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Alicante expands light rail network
THE light rail network in Alicante became Spain’s largest on September 4 with the official opening of the city’s fourth line, which links the city centre with the university and the nearby town of San Vicente del Raspeig. Line 2 services share tracks with the three existing lines (1, 3 and 4) on the 1.6 […]
