Benidorm participates in the World Travel Market

In this event, they meet more than 50,000 professionals of 187 different nationalities and supposes for the Benidorm an international showcase where to show all their supply Benidorm participates, see you tomorrow Thursday 12 of November, in the thirtieth edition of the international fair World Travel Market of London.

During the fair, the City council has maintained different meetings from work with professionals of the sector, besides exhibiting a sample of the tourist wealth of the city. The councilman of Tourism has indicated that this event, in that they meet more than 50,000 professionals of 187 different nationalities, supposes for the Benidorm an international showcase where to show all their tourist supply. The participation of the City council in the fair World Travel Market is added to the promotion that the Delegation of Alicante did in 500 buses by the main cities of the United Kingdom, and to the agreement subscribed with Turespaña and the Valencian Agency of Turisme for the promotion of the destiny in the international scope.

Campings of Benidorm today

Campings of Benidorm (Alicante) registered an average occupation of the 69.1 percent during the month of June of 2009, which supposes an ascent of 10 points with respect to the month of May, according to the Hosbec employer's association informed today in an official new.

By origins, the clients of campings of Benidorm are mainly foreign, since the international market almost represents the 83 percent of the total of the demand, the 64 percent of them coming from the United Kingdom. The estimations of occupation for the present month of July aim at that they will be covered an average with the 67.5 percent of the places in cámpings of Benidorm.

Spain receives 5.2 million tourists in June

The arrival of foreign tourists to Spain falls a 11.4% in the first six months of the year.

Spain received 23.55 million foreign tourists in the six first months, which represents a fall of 11.4% in relation to the same period of 2008, according to the data of the Survey of Tourist Movements (Frontur) and the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.

The great world-wide crisis begins to see itself in the Spanish tourism.

The first emitting market of visitors of January to June continued being the United Kingdom, that with 6.1 million tourists registered a fall of 16.3% with respect to the same period of the previous year. Secondly the Germans was placed, with the arrival of 4.2 million tourists, a 11% less.

Benidorm spot

A spot of Valencian Community, to show Benidorm and all the Costablanca.

Excellents beachs Benidorm

The beaches of Benidorm obtain a qualification of “excellent” The Ministery of Environment has initiated the program of weekly information of the quality of the zones of bath of the Community with the aim of doing a pursuit updated of the state of our beaches.

In their first analysis the beaches of Benidorm (the East, the West and Evil Pas) have secured the maximum score with a qualification of “Excellent”, as much in their waters as in the state of its sand, the unique detailing is that the Beach of the West, in sand cleaning, has been satisfied to a qualification underneath (“good”). However, they are optimal results that demonstrate the quality of their beaches and the effort that is realised from the municipal Beach department.

Benidorm information

We remember you the place to be informed in Benidorm:

TOURIST INFO BENIDORM

Av. Martínez Alejos,16
03501 BENIDORM

Telephone:965851311 / Fax:965863625

benidorm@touristinfo.net

Bruce Springsteen in Benidorm

There will be an historical Concert of Bruce Springsteen in Benidorm, next the 28 of July.

The province of Alicante will have the privilege to be between the chosen ones by Bruce Springsteen in its next Spanish tour next to Valladolid, Bilbao, Malaga and Santiago de Compostela. Springsteen publishes his new album Working On To Dream. Engraving with the E Street Band, the disc includes 12 new compositions of Springsteen and two bonus track. Working On To Dream is the fourth collaboration enters Bruce Springsteen and Brendan O' Brien.

Concert of Bruce Sprinsteen in Benidorm. Tuesday 28 of July. Municipal stage. You can buy your entrance since Friday 6 of March.

Magical Kings in Benidorm

The children of Spain receive gifts on the feast of the Epiphany. The Magic are particularly revered in Spain. It is believed that they travel through the countryside reenacting their journey to Bethlehem every year at this time. Children leave their shoes on the windowsills and fill them with straw, carrots, and barley or the horses of the Wise Men. Their favorite is Balthazar who rides a donkey and is the one believed to leave the gifts.

The three magical kings of East will arrive the next Monday to Finestrat they will do and it by means of two cavalcades that will allow to as much distribute gifts them in the historical helmet of the municipality like in Cala. The hour of beginning of the cavalcade of the historical helmet is the 19,00 hours and will start off from the Raval, around the restaurant Colored person, crossing the Benidorm Avenue and carrer the Fonteta to arriving at the Plaça of European Unió.

The delivery of gifts will be realised in the assembly hall of the House of Culture. On the other hand, the magical kings also will make their traditional cavalcade to make arrive the gifts at the children and children of Cala. This cavalcade will start off on the 19,00 hours, from the Marine Avenue Baixa and will cross all the avenue to arriving at the stroll of the beach where the delivery of gifts will take place. At the end of the two cavalcades all the assistants will be able to enjoy a chocolatada tea and. The Council of Celebrations organizes these cavalcades, having on the collaboration of the Commission of Celebrations 2009 and numerous neighbors of Cala who also have wanted to turn upside down in this so close event.