Glasgow may be land-locked, but this May the city’s residents and visitors will be able to enjoy a pop-up urban beach right in the heart of the city.
Created by the Costa Blanca Tourist Board in collaboration with leisure airline Jet2.com and the Spanish Tourist Office, the weekend of 18th and 19th May will see Glasgow’s Buchanan Street transformed into a summer sanctuary of activity, all themed around the Costa Blanca, located on Spain’s Mediterranean coastline.
Visitors to the urban beach will be invited to escape typical daily life and sample the sights, sounds and tastes that best reflect the Costa Blanca with live music, family games and delicious ice creams.
The entrance to the beach will be in the form of an airport entrance gateway replicating a Jet2.com check-in desk and transporting visitors to the sunny sands of the Costa Blanca. Boarding cards will also be issued offering the chance to win a holiday for two with Jet2.com.
“With 2012 being one of the wettest years on record, we wanted to create a summer atmosphere in Glasgow city centre and remind the Scots that the warm beaches of the Costa Blanca are just 2.3h away with Jet2.com”, says Enrique Ruiz de Lera, Director of the Spanish Tourist Office in London.
The free attraction gives Scots a chance to enjoy a day on the beach without dipping into their wallets whilst discovering some of the many attractions of the Costa Blanca.
Jet2 offers flights from just £40 one way including taxes.
For more information on the Costa Blanca as a holiday destination, please visit www.costablanca.org
For more information on Jet2.com, please visit www.Jet2.com / www.jet2holidays.com
