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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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Leave the laptop at home, holidaymakers urged |
08th August 2008 |
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 Holidaymakers have been urged to leave their laptops at home when they set off to their chosen destination this year.
A growing number of Britons are finding it impossible to switch off from their professional lives even when they hit the beach and soak up the sun.
With this in mind, Cary Cooper, a psychology professor from the University of Lancaster, has told the Telegraph that anyone heading on holiday to Spain should do all that they can to leave their work behind.
"The rise in mobile phone and internet technology has already effected our weekends and now it is invading annual holidays," said Professor Cooper.
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Brits list their holiday irritations |
08th August 2008 |
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 British consumers have made clear their biggest irritations when it comes to going on holiday to Spain or to another of the most popular places in Europe.
The number one reason why British holidaymakers get annoyed is the extra charges they often face for using their credit and debit cards, the Post Office reports.
Second and third respectively in the list of top irritations was bumping into other tourists from the UK and having to pay more for goods and services than local inhabitants.
While for around one in 20 of the people polled, a phone call from the office back in the UK is the greatest annoyance they anticipate.
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Popularity of southern Spain explained |
07th August 2008 |
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 The popularity of parts of southern Spain has been explained from the perspective of a property investment expert.
Apart from the near-constant summer sun, the region can offer visitors a taste of the history and culture of Spain, suggests the Easier Property website.
In addition to holidays in Spain, the area of Jerez in Andalusia attracts Britons to buy up luxury apartments and houses and its property sector is said to out-performing most others in the country.
"With a thriving rental market and undervalued prices, Jerez is still very much a shrewd mid- to long-term investment proposition," says Chris Mercer, from the property specialists Mercers.
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Holidaymakers issued EHIC warning |
07th August 2008 |
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 Holidaymakers from the UK have been warned that they should not confuse their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) with travel insurance.
According to American Express Insurance Services company, there is a chance that some people travelling for a holiday in Spain will set off with the mistaken belief that they are fully insured.
An EHIC entitles Britons to cut price healthcare while on holiday in Spain or in another European Union member state but cancellations and curtailments are not covered, the insurance firm has made clear.
"With so many Brits planning a summer holiday in Europe this month, travellers should be careful not to rely on EHIC," said Chris Rolland, head of American Express.
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Sun-seekers offered health tips |
07th August 2008 |
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 Sun-seekers who might be heading off on holiday to Spain this summer have been advised to take care and avoid unnecessary health problems.
Dr Prasanna Kerur has explained to the Telegraph that failing to use protection against the sun's raise can leave British tourists feeling seriously unwell when they should be enjoying themselves most.
The doctor advises that sun-cream be used when out in the sun, ideally of a high factor and avoiding the midday sun altogether when in a famously hot climate like the one travellers find when on holiday in Spain.
It is also important for holidaymakers to avoid dehydration by drinking plenty of water and to take insect repellents to places they might be needed, Dr Kerur maintains.
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Report highlights 'holiday envy' |
06th August 2008 |
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 A recent report has suggested that there are millions of British children suffering from what might be described as holiday envy.
Figures compiled by the cruise company Ocean Village have shown that close to one in three children from the UK feel that their friends enjoy their holidays more than they do.
The research could impress on parents the importance of making sure their children have plenty to do while on holiday in Spain or another part of the Mediterranean.
There are a wide range of activities for children to do at the La Manga Club, which could help parents make sure that their sons and daughters are not among the 28 per cent who describe their holidays as boring.
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Don't get caught out, holidaymakers warned |
06th August 2008 |
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 Holidaymakers have been warned to plan ahead before setting off to their chosen destinations.
According to the information firm Defaqto, it is very important for travellers to familiarise themselves with the details of any relevant insurance policies they may have and to only take as much foreign currency as they are likely to need.
Travel insurance policies tend only to cover loss of cash up to a certain value so it is advisable not to carry any extra above this limit, the company maintains.
Thousands of families will be looking forward to their holiday in Spain this summer and anyone leaving the UK should make sure their credit card payment situations are in order.
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Holiday in Spain helps film star recover |
06th August 2008 |
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 A holiday in Spain appears to be helping the movie-star Rhys Ifans recover from his break up with fellow celebrity Sienna Miller.
Ifans has been spotted enjoying the company of an as yet unnamed beauty in the Spanish sun while on holiday in the Balearics.
According to a report from the Mirror, the actor's friend, superstar Kate Moss, has been encouraging him to return to Ibiza despite reminding him of the times he shared there with his former girlfriend.
The newspaper jokes that the star of Notting Hill and the 51st State has effectively replaced his old partner with "Sienna Mk II" because of his new girlfriend's apparent resemblance to the actress.
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Kate Moss hits the beach in Spain |
05th August 2008 |
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 Supermodel and headline-grabber Kate Moss has been spotted enjoying a day on the beach while on holiday in Spain.
The star, perhaps showing that Spain can be a great place for family holidays, was with her five-year-old daughter Lila Grace and her mother Linda.
Naturally, Moss was holidaying in Spain with other well known faces, in this case those of fashion designer Marc Jacobs and his boyfriend Lorenzo Martone.
She was spotted on the island of Formentera and in all likelihood has been enjoying luxury accommodation while soaking up the Spanish sun.
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Luxury travellers still heading to Spain |
05th August 2008 |
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 Consumers planning luxury holidays in Spain are likely to go ahead and set off to the sun, it has been suggested.
There are a number of holiday sectors in which demand for services and accommodation has dipped in recent months but luxury Spanish holidays remain popular, according to Sebastian Escarrer, co-vice president of the Sol travel company.
In light of the global economic slowdown, many people from the UK and from Europe have been unable to afford a holiday in Spain this year and the same could be true again in 2009, Mr Escarrer told the El Mundo newspaper.
"We companies have to prepare ourselves to face the deceleration in our two principle markets: the Spanish and British," he is quoted as saying by Reuters.
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