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Latest La Manga Spain News
Welcome to La Manga Club Spanish Holiday News - the place to find the latest Spanish holiday information and news. Use the categories on the left for all the news about La Manga Club, Spanish Holidays, Golf Holidays and Tennis Holidays. Please also browse our Spanish Holiday features section. | |
| International Puppet Festival in Alicante | 07th November 2007 | | Puppeteers from around the world will be descending on the Spanish city of Alicante later this month to take part and to enjoy the showmanship at the latest International Puppet Festival.
Flights to Alicante depart from various British airports and the city is much-loved by tourists from around the UK. Many are expected to join the crowds at the ever-popular puppet festival.
The festival takes place annually and gets underway on November 30th, running until December 9th this year in what will be its 23rd outing.
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| Spanish holiday 'top choice' for Christmas | 06th November 2007 | | Those looking for a Spanish family holiday might be encouraged to hear that the Mediterranean country is the "top destination" for Christmas getaways, it was claimed this week.
Frances Tuke, a spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents, said due to the good weather, a Spanish holiday is the number one choice for many people.
Particularly noting the continually pleasant temperature of the Canary Islands, Ms Tuke said family holidays over the festive period are popular because while some families want to get away for a break, others want to escape their families - meaning there is something for everyone.
"There's a real mixture of places," she added.
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| Brits 'just love' Spanish culture | 05th November 2007 | | An ongoing "love affair" with Spain has kept it as one of the most popular destinations for Brits, it has been suggested.
While many jet off for Spanish holidays at various times of the year, the vibrant and colourful culture in the Mediterranean country may be what visitors find so attractive, said Mark Stucklin, managing director of Spanish Property Insight.
He described the Spanish way of life as "incredibly appealing" and said Brits are often drawn there because it is the complete opposite to life in the UK.
Citing nice weather and cheaper costs, Mr Stucklin said there is "something about the Spanish way of life and the Spanish character" that Brits want to become part of.
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| Ilford teen heads to La Manga | 05th November 2007 | | An Essex teenage tennis prodigy is heading to southern Spain to compete at La Manga Club, Europe's leading five-star sport and leisure resort.
David Wright, from Ilford, has qualified for the Sunday Telegraph Center Parcs Junior Grand Prix Boys Under-14 Masters Final, which will take place this month.
According to the Barking & Dagenham Recorder, the 14-year-old has qualified for the Masters final following a series of victories in a lengthy Grand Prix schedule that saw him finish first on the under-14 boys' leaderboard.
David racked up 660 ranking points on the domestic circuit and is one of the favourites for the La Manga contest, with a national ranking of 13 and a rating of 5.
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| Spanish museum targets culture-hungry visitors | 02nd November 2007 | | A new wing of one of Spain's most renowned museums has been opened in Madrid as the city aims to tempt more culture-hungry travelers to take a holiday in Spain.
The Museo del Prado features works of art by Francisco de Goya and Velazquez and its latest architectural addition, which took six years to construct, was declared open by the Spanish king Juan Carlos last week.
Raphael Moneo, who designed and built the new wing of the museum, is one of the world's most respected architects and has won numerous awards for his work, and it is hoped that his latest creation will attract art lovers from across the world.
Business Week reported that: "The architect has modestly hidden his creation behind the Prado's historical wing so that only visitors entering the museum through the back entrance can see it from outside.
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| Madrid plans to increase tourism | 02nd November 2007 | | Plans that could see Madrid become a more prominent Spanish holiday destination for Indian tourists are being progressed, according to reports.
The India-based Kingfisher Airline company is considering making Madrid a major stop-over destination in Europe, which it is hoped would drive tourism industries in the Spanish capital.
Around 50,000 Indians set off for holidays in Spain each year and officials from the country's tourist board are hoping to see this figure increase by ten per cent annual over the next few years, reports Monsters and Critics.
Enrique Ruiz e Lera, director of the Spain Tourism Board for India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, is quoted as saying: "We are in advanced talks with Kingfisher and hope to see progress.
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| Ibiza now offering something for everyone | 02nd November 2007 | | Ibiza has been a Spanish holiday attraction for many years and the island can now offer something for everyone, according to a recent report.
The Balearic hot spot is a Mecca for dance music lovers across Europe and the world, but when the party season is over there is much more to enjoy in Ibiza than purely its incredible nightlife.
Millions of Britons take holidays in Spain each year, but few destinations can boast a Unesco World Heritage Site, white-sandy beaches and a plethora of clubs and restaurants, as Ibiza can.
A review featured in the New York Times recently read: "Ibiza attracts party people of every age and demographic, from London fashionistas and Goa-style ravers to French bobos and the prime minister of Spain.
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| Spanish plans for a 'greener, more natural' coast | 01st November 2007 | | Holidays in Spain could soon become an even more attractive prospect as plans are being made to give the country a greener and more natural coastline, it has been revealed.
Millions of people, including tens of thousands of Britons, flock to the Spanish coast on an annual basis and government plans have been designed that will aim to see these areas regain their natural beauty.
Local and regional authorities have still to give the various schemes the go ahead, but the plans have been welcomed by the environmental campaign group Greenpeace, reports the International Herald Tribune.
"It's a plan with good intentions but it doesn't set dates, it doesn't have a clear budget and it hasn't been given clear objectives,"
Greenpeace spokeswoman Maria Jose Caballero is quoted as saying.
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| Online bookings 'more popular than ever' | 01st November 2007 | | Using the internet to book a holiday is now more popular than ever in Ireland, according to data released recently by the Central Statistics Office.
Thousands of people go online to search for villas with pools in Spain and for 1.3 million Irish travellers the internet was their first port of call when looking to plan a trip abroad during the second quarter of this year.
In fact, travel agents could be losing out on customers planning their Spanish holidays, because the latest figures suggest 13 times more people book their trips online than use a travel agent, reports the Irish Independent.
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| Mild summer prompts winter getaways | 01st November 2007 | | Millions of Britons are expected to set off in search of some winter sun during the next few months after a disappointingly mild summer season, according to reports.
Many will be looking to enjoy luxury holidays in Spain after opting not to use up their annual leave allocation from their employers, travel website lastminute.com suggests.
Figures show that around 70 per cent of people around Britain still have the majority of their holiday allowance in tact and thousands look likely to make the most of it by going on a Spanish holiday.
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