In Alicante, fun is guaranteed. For the children, Diversons. In the Concha Municipal Auditorium on Alicante´s Esplanade, there will be four concerts taking place between 25th and 28th August. At this 6th edition, Alicante will enjoy the rumba rhythms of the group Rumba Vella, Portuguese expression music from Lusofonías, the Brazilian group Baiao Brasil and [...]
If you were at Alicante airport this weekend, you may have been lucky to have bumped into a famous face or two.
In fact, you may have had some well known people on your flight. Why? Because this weekend the cast arrived into Benidorm to start filming the 2010 Xmas special of the ITV comedy show.
The [...]
A British girl of two has drowned in a swimming pool at her mother´s villa on Spain´s Costa Blanca.
Gabriela Louisa Manning fell in the pool while her mother was inside the house with her twin brother.
The tragedy happened at around 5pm on Saturday in the village of Benitatxell, 50 miles north-east of Alicante, where the [...]
Several beaches on the Costa Blanca north of Alicante were closed to bathers after swarms of the Mauve Stinger jellyfish plagued the beaches of the Mediterranean. The tentacles of the bright purple creatures, which emit a yellow glow at night, deliver mild stings but can cause severe allergic reactions in some people even leading to [...]
Ryanair after meeting with it´s staff in Bournemouth, has given their assurance for a continued support to Bournemouth Airport while, at the same, laying down effective cost cutting measures for the coming winter.
Ryanair had announced two weeks ago of its intention in minimizing its air services to the UK. And today they have confirmed the [...]
Passengers flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Sunday face having to find alternative flights after easyJet cancelled several planned departures.
The airline scrapped a 12.45pm flight to Malaga today.
And five scheduled Sunday flights: the 7.15am to Barcelona; 1.35pm to Malaga, 2.50pm to Nice; 6.20pm to Belfast and 7.40pm to Alicante have all been cancelled.
Easyjet said [...]
Travellers to Spain, including tourists using the Mediterranean airports, have been suffering long delays in recent weeks as dozens of air traffic controllers have called in sick, leaving control towers understaffed.
Delays of between 30 minutes and two hours have been reported in Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca so far this week.
Spanish air traffic [...]
By now, everyone knows about the excellent conditions offered by the Costa Blanca coast for water sports. It is no coincidence, therefore, that its waters are once again hosting an international competition such as the Platú 25 World Championship 2010, which will be taking place from 18th to 24th July at the Alicante Royal Sailing [...]