Archive for February, 2008
« Previous EntriesNew direct routes from Alicante Airport this summer
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008New direct flights have been announced from Alicante El Altet Airport, with SkyEurope Airlines flying to Vienna and Prague for the high season, and Vueling to Ibiza from mid June.
The SkyEurope flights will fly twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, between 3rd May and 25th October. Vueling, who already fly to Paris from El [...]
YouTube helps decide who reigns in Spain
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008If it weren’t for YouTube, a man wearing a little black dress and a pearl necklace would be unlikely to get a question in for the leader of the Spanish opposition.
Hundreds of Spaniards have lodged YouTube questions for the two main candidates in a parliamentary election on March 9, addressing issues ranging from pensions and [...]
Valencia government prepares formal objections to Alicante film studio allegations
Monday, February 18th, 2008The EFE news agency has revealed that one of the film studios which registered complaints against the Ciudad de la Luz studio in Alicante, and led to an investigation by the European Commission, is Pinewood Studios in the UK. The EC is investigating whether funding in Ciudad de la Luz from the Generalitat de Valencia [...]
Proposal takes place on flight to Alicante
Monday, February 18th, 2008This Valentine’s Day one couple’s romantic Spanish holiday began while on a flight to Alicante, with a proposal of marriage. While flying through the air on the way toward a luxury holiday in Spain Mick Hill proposed to his girlfriend Sharalyn Anderson.
The couple were taking a flight to Alicante from Luton when 52-year-old Sharalyn of [...]
AVE train station to serve Elche and Alicante
Saturday, February 16th, 2008A new idea has emerged from the Business Confederation for Alicante Province, COEPA, of creating a single AVE high speed train station to serve both Alicante and Elche. The station would be located at Bacarot between the two cities, and the idea has been put to the Ministry for Development. There is plenty of time [...]
Alicante Film Studio defends itself from EC allegations
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Following the allegations from the European Commission of possible illegal funding at the Ciudad de la Luz film production centre in Alicante, the lawyers for the studio have said that the investment made by the Generalitat regional government was legal and justified because of the economic and social productivity of the complex.
Representatives of the Ciudad [...]
New AVE train link cheaper than flying
Friday, February 15th, 2008Set to run on 20 February, the AVE’s new Madrid-Barcelona high-speed (2hr 43min) rail link will offer 17 trains daily in each direction, at a lower cost than flying. Iberia’s same-route flight, however, has the advantage in terms of number of trips offered daily (80-90) and a more accommodating time-table. The cheapest price for the [...]
European Commission investigates Spanish film studio
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Public funding of the Ciudad de la Luz film studios in Alicante is under scrutiny by the European Commission, who have announced an in-depth investigation to determine if funding from the Generalitat de Valencia, the regional government, could have distorted competition between European studios.
It follows complaints from two film companies in Europe, and there are [...]
Will Miss Alicante Become Miss España?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Lorena Blasco is hoping to be crowned ‘Miss España’ when the contest takes place on 2nd March in Castellon. Lorena, who lives in La Hoya, won the Miss Alicante contest at the Benidorm Palace in October 2007, which qualified her for Miss España.
The 22 year-old beauty is a student of Psychology at Elche University and [...]
Property Prices On The Rise In Murcia
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008The Murcia region of Spain, is looking forward to a prosperous 2008 as tourism booms and property prices increase.
The latest data from Spanish property website Kyero.com, reveals property prices in the Murcia region of Spain rose nearly four per cent in 2007, with an 18 per cent increase in tourism.
Figures from the Ministry of Tourism [...]