IN the past 10 years, 1.3 million people have visited Elche Municipal Park’s Information Office, although the actual number of visitors is thought to be much more. This is an 80 per cent increase from prior to 1999, and is thanks to the two UNESCO World Heritage awards bestowed on Elche, which served to raise awareness of the town. […]
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Elche’s World Heritage awards have attracted millions
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Baby you can drive my car
Palma de Majorca is Brits’ favourite holiday destination for car rental in 2010. The top ten holiday destinations favoured for car rentals in 2010, compiled by car rental specialist carhiremarket.com reveal: Palma de Majorca is the most popular holiday spot for car rentals for the second year running More than one in three Brits head […]
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Promotional campaign sees excellent feedback
A CAMPAIGN to promote the Costa Blanca in the UK is well under way in ten British cities and organisers of the promotional campaign has said this week that they are already getting some excellent feedback. The Tourism Council of the Costa Blanca has installed images from the province of Alicante in 23 tube and […]
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Going for Golf in Spain
Recent reports from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) show that Spain is top of the polls for golf tourism with this Mediterranean destination capturing 35% of the European market. Andalucia and the famous Costa del Sol is the most popular region for the budding sportsmen and women within Spain, a trend recognised by both […]
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El Altet airport grows both in size and passengers
ALICANTE’S El Altet Airport expects to close the year with passenger arrival figures of approximately 9.5 million. This is thanks to increased domestic tourism, the increase of flights by low-cost airline Ryanair, and the increase of passengers from countries like Norway and now Finland. The enlargement of El Altet is costing 670 million euros which are […]
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Orihuela cooks rustle up national award
Two chefs from Orihuela restaurant Casa Corro have been awarded fifth place in a national culinary award scheme. The Congress of Gastronomy is a national cookery competition aimed at honouring “great traditional cooks” from across Spain. This tribute ensures that Orihuela will once again stand out on the national restaurant scene. Chefs Teresa and Berná […]
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Ain’t too proud to beg
The Costa Blanca is buzzing with the news that The Temptations are coming to the Orihuela Costa for a one night only concert. Since news started leaking out that the world famous Motown group were on their way, organisers Heatwave Promotions have been inundated with requests for tickets. All but a handful of the VIP […]
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Come to the Costa Blanca!
THAT IS the message that will be conveyed to millions of Brits after it was announced that a joint promotional campaign by the Provincial Patronage of Tourism and the Tourism Department of the Diputacion of Alicante will be launched in the UK to encourage British holiday makers to come to the Costa Blanca. Posters promoting […]
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Great expectations
JAVIER BALLESTER, MD of Taylor Wimpey de España talks to us about the Spanish market today and his expectations for 2011. Taylor Wimpey closed 2009 with 175 home completions in Spain. What is your forecast for the rest of 2010? Leading up to 2010 there has been less development by Taylor Wimpey de España in […]
