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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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Spain produces diet-friendly wine |
19th February 2008 |
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 Britons taking flights to Spain this summer need not overly worry about their alcohol consumption affecting their waistlines if they stick to locally produced brews.
According to Typically Spanish, a vineyard in the wine producing region of Jumilla, Murcia has invented "vino light".
The wine - Altos de la Ermita - has an alcohol content of 6.5 degrees - half the normal amount for traditional wine.
Read More: Spain produces diet-friendly wine |
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Ferry travel for Spanish holidays |
19th February 2008 |
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 Britons taking Spanish holidays may consider reaching their destination by means of ferry travel.
According to the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta), such travel offers a greener method of travel.
The Shipping Times revealed that over 235,000 passengers passed through the Port of Dover over the four days of the 2007 Easter holiday weekend - seven per cent more than the amount that passed through on the 2006 holiday weekend
"It offers customers and families another choice, really. It's just a different type of holiday that you get - it's a very different experience," Frances Tuke, spokesperson for Abta.
Read More: Ferry travel for Spanish holidays |
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Low-cost flights to Spain make country "accessible" |
19th February 2008 |
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 The expansion of low-cost airlines has made traditionally hard to reach areas in Spain "very accessible", it has been reported.
According to Primelocation.com, these Spanish holiday areas have been "opened up" by low-cost flights to Spain.
The news comes as British Airways prepares to launch its new short-haul routes from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports to Malaga and Alicante from March 30th, 2008.
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Brits taking Spanish holidays by car 'should check insurance' |
19th February 2008 |
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 Britons looking to drive on the continent for their Spanish holidays this year have been urged to check with their insurance provider prior to setting off.
According to the AA, although people with UK car insurance will automatically be covered third party when driving in Spain, they will not necessarily be insured comprehensively.
The news comes after the RAC Foundation reported that three million British motorists travel on the continent by ferry and the channel tunnel annually.
"Some insurers do provide … up to 90 days free comprehensive cover for your vehicle anywhere in Europe.
Read More: Brits taking Spanish holidays by car 'should check insurance' |
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Flight to Alicante bags groom "dream wedding" |
19th February 2008 |
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 A lucky groom has won a "dream wedding" in a competition, after boarding a flight to Alicante from Doncaster Airport, it has been revealed.
Thomsonfly reports that Andrew Wagg has been announced the winner of the Ram FM Getaway Groom endurance competition.
Mr Wagg had to get as far away from the radio station in Derby as he could in a 24 hour period.
"The flight to Alicante .
Read More: Flight to Alicante bags groom "dream wedding" |
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Proposal takes place on flight to Alicante |
18th February 2008 |
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 This 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 Leigh on Sea received a special Valentine's Day card and a marriage proposal from her boyfriend.
Cabin crew then announced the couple’s engagement to the rest of the passengers as they shared a bottle of champagne.
Read More: Proposal takes place on flight to Alicante |
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Austrians plump for Spanish holidays |
18th February 2008 |
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 Spanish holidays are in demand among Austrian tourists, according to newly released figures.
Wiener Zeitung reports that a leisure-time and tourism poll by research institute IFT showed that 60 per cent of Austrians took holidays amounting to at least two days in 2007.
And among the favourite holiday destinations for Austrians were luxury holidays in Spain, the publication reveals.
According to the figures, the average holiday was 11 days long and six per cent of holidaymakers took flights to Spain.
Read More: Austrians plump for Spanish holidays |
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Airport accommodation makes top-ten list |
18th February 2008 |
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 On the occasion that travelers' flights to Spain are delayed, there is now the chance to catch up on forty winks in the solitude of a private capsular form of hotel room.
The Yotel at London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 promises to provide "everything you would expect from a luxury hotel in a small space".
A Yotel is also available at London Gatwick's South Terminal where weary travelers can choose from a premium double room or a standard single cabin.
The cabins provide holidaymakers with a private area in which to rest in addition to en suite bathrooms in which to freshen up before their flights.
Read More: Airport accommodation makes top-ten list |
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Love 'blossoms in Spanish holiday resort' |
15th February 2008 |
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 In a heart warming post-Valentine's Day tale, love has blossomed in the popular Spanish holiday resort of Benidorm.
Typically Spanish reports that according to EFE news agency, 35-year old elephant Petita - known as the "ugly duckling" of the zoo - has found love after years of rejection based on her appearance.
The publication notes that Petita is a resident of Terra Natura animal park and had previously been unable to secure the interests of a mate.
So aesthetically unattractive was Petita that she was not only rejected several times but on occasion attacked by potential suitors and had to be protected by fellow female elephant Kaioso.
Read More: Love 'blossoms in Spanish holiday resort' |
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Flights to Spain: Self-service check-in kiosks 'offer seamless experience' |
15th February 2008 |
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 Holidaymakers taking flights to Spain may find they can enjoy a more streamlined travel experience when using self-service check-in kiosks.
According to Virgin Atlantic, holidaymakers' journeys through airports are "easier" as a result of the kiosks.
British Airways, which offers flights to Spain, has 220 BA check-in kiosks at 39 major airports which are used by roughly 675,000 customers to check-in on a monthly basis.
"It gives the customer the choice of how they want to interact at check-in and gives the passenger a simple and seamless experience," Janine Donovan, press officer at Virgin Atlantic commented.
Read More: Flights to Spain: Self-service check-in kiosks 'offer seamless experience' |
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