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| 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. | |
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Kids get golf lessons during their holidays |
01st August 2008 |
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 A number of children from South Wales are being taught how to play golf this summer as part of their holiday activities.
A scheme designed to get youngsters in the Neath and Port Talbot areas playing sports and staying active is underway and is being organised by the George Best Foundation and supported by the Ryder Cup.
The 70 or so children involved, who are aged between seven and 15, have been instructed on some of the basic shots in golf and it is hoped that they will get a taste for the game and look to hone their skills.
A local representative of the foundation behind the scheme Pat Lyons told the Port Talbot Guardian: "Their first day saw them fire shots towards a hole 40 yards away with the nearest players getting towels and shirts as prizes.
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Spain gearing up for F1 Grand Prix |
28th July 2008 |
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 Spain is gearing up to host the European Formula 1 Grand Prix next month.
The event is to be staged on the streets of Valencia on the weekend of August 23rd and 24th and it is expected to draw tens of thousands of spectators to the city.
Formula 1 is popular with sports fans from around the world and the race in Valencia will be the fastest of the year in an urban environment, with drivers reaching speeds of more than 300 km per hour.
The Spanish tourism office has said this year's European Grand Prix will have a "unique setting with the sea and the famous Arts and Sciences Centre as backdrop".
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Shopping at La Manga Club |
24th July 2008 |
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 Whether you are holidaying to La Manga Club for a relaxing break by the pool or you intend on taking a serious golf holiday to La Manga Club, if you forget your suncream or seven-iron don't fret as there are plenty of onsite shops available to you.
For souvenirs, postcards and other necessities such as toiletries, daily newspapers and chocolates, the Lobby shop is open from 09:00 local time until 20:00 daily.
For those in the Hyatt Lomas Village, the Deli Café stocks various food items as well as offering a DVD rental service.
Other resort shopping outlets stock from gifts and clothing as well as sports goods including golf and tennis equipment.
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Golf holidays to La Manga Club: Celebrity tournaments |
23rd July 2008 |
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 La Manga Club is more than just a luxury holiday resort in Spain, it is also home to some of the foremost sporting facilities in Europe.
In addition to being the training ground for many UK football teams and having in the past hosted such tennis events as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, La Manga Club regularly hosts a series of celebrity golf events.
When it is not playing host to people enjoying golf holidays in Spain, La Manga Club becomes the venue for the annual Sunday Telegraph Junior Team Golf tournament.
In this competition, top golfers from Britain and Ireland compete in the Home Nations Championship Final at La Manga Club in four teams: England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
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Lib Dem leader to holiday in Spain |
18th July 2008 |
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 Do not be surprised to see one of the country's premier politicians on the golf courses of Spain while on holiday there this year.
Nick Clegg is apparently heading on a Spanish holiday in order to visit his in-laws, the BBC reports.
Should the leader of the Liberal Democrat party choose to pack his clubs, a trip to La Manga might be a good choice. The championship-standard courses are as testing to golfers as an election campaign is to an opposition minister.
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Golf holidays for comedian? |
17th July 2008 |
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 One of the UK's leading comedians could become a regular on the fairways of La Manga's golf courses in future, following his recent admission.
Dom Joly - star of Trigger Happy TV - admitted in the Independent that he has fallen in love with golf.
The funnyman used his column in the newspaper to describe how he has thrown himself into the worlds of golf and fishing - two facts which, he jokes, show that he is getting older.
"Middle age is inexorably creeping up behind me," said Joly.
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Business owners 'take their jobs on holiday' |
17th July 2008 |
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 Blackberry devices and laptops are just as likely to be packed as suntan lotion by British entrepreneurs, a new survey has found.
Alliance & Leicester polled business owners heading out to holidays in Spain and elsewhere and found that 72 per cent stay 'in the loop' while abroad.
The golf courses of La Manga might be a good way to relax for the 72 per cent of West Midland professionals who find themselves worrying about their companies when on holiday.
"It is understandable that business owners feel the need to be around 100 per cent of the time to keep their business on track," commented Alliance & Leicester's Steve Jennings.
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Golfers prepare for corporate cup in La Manga |
26th June 2008 |
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 Golfers are getting ready to participate in the Diners Club World Corporate Golf Challenge in La Manga it has been reported by the Khaleej Times.
The team who will be representing the United Arab Emirates in the golf competition will include Martin Lambert, Robert Holtkamp, Sheena Holtkamp and Jacqui Allinson, those tourists who are planning a Spanish holiday in La Manga might like to know.
Mr Lambert, a golf veteran with much experience of playing in La Manga, commented: "Sheena and Jacqui are two of the best lady players in the UAE and we’ve got Rob who’s pretty good as well. Hopefully I’ll be able to support them in any way I can.
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Travel insurance age limits 'could relax' |
25th June 2008 |
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 Before heading abroad for a relaxing golf holiday in Spain, older holidaymakers are advised to take the same precautions as anybody and buy travel insurance.
Some insurers have age limits in place on their policies, which could restrict choices for older customers. However, this situation is beginning to change.
According to Saga, many providers could begin to relax their stance as the market begins to recognise that today's society is an older, healthier one than in recent generations.
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Golf break offers at La Manga Club |
24th June 2008 |
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 Keen golfers who wish to practice their swing in a sunny climate can now take advantage of a new offer from La Manga Club.
A 40 per cent discount is available on golf wear at the resort until July 15th, while there are also great rates on golfing breaks.
Holidaymakers can stay at the Hyatt Regency La Manga hotel or in the Hyatt Las Lomas Village and when they pay for five rounds of golf they will receive two additional complimentary rounds.
Also, those paying for four rounds of golf will receive one free.
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