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Levante Beach on 4th July 2012 - looks deserted? |
Yes Spain is suffering in the economic crisis, much like the rest of Europe. If you are the owner of a business, not only in Benidorm but across the whole of Spain then times are harder than they were. However, people are still opening up new ventures in Benidorm even in these economically strained times .. if it is a good idea it will succeed. One such example which springs to mind is "Levi´s Showboat"which opened on 1st March this year - a dinner & show venue which is packed virtually every night.
Official visitor figures are up year on year..... hotel occupancy for the first half of July reached 89.2% in Benidorm and there is a 12% increase in British visitors this year.
Now onto the "article" ... the first photograph with the caption "Boom n´gloom - Benidorm´s once busy beaches are now half empty" show a picture of the quieter Poniente beach which is mainly used by the Spanish in August, not the bustling Levante beach. As you can see from the initial picture it is as busy as ever and you actually need to be up and down on the sand by 7am if you want a front line position.
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2 different Tavern´s - reporter gets it wrong |
It is quoted that Spain is forecast to be the only member of the Eurozone that will remain in recession in 2013 - there is no mention that the UK is in the worse double dip recession in the last 50 years!
Of the tallest apartment complex, called "InTempo" he writes "but while work continues on the structure, there is no sign it will be completed any time soon". Whether that is the case or not, 50% of the units are already sold and with prices starting at 365,000 euros for a 60sq mt one bed apartment Mr Culliford should have investigated properly.
The "abandoned" hotel "The Atrium" is actually in La Cala - which comes under Finestrat Council and NOT Benidorm. The works have been stopped due to planning irregularities as they were in breech of the license and are currently being contested in the courts by the developer.
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Tiki Beach bar on Levante front - no spare seats here! |
We still have the sun ... not your one, and do not need the heating on in the middle of June. As for the "un-named Geordie" you can find those all over the country, especially in the UK. As the saying goes, never let the facts gets in the way of a good story Graeme.
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Roll on 14th September when we shall be back in our BELOVED BENIDORM...that comic that is called a newspaper...sho uld go the same way as it's sister paper the Screws of the World...
Cinders Pumpkinsoup...x
Sun "journalists".. ..surely that's against the trade descriptions act?
Viva Benidorm....Viv a forever !
Noeline Sharp x
the police were unhelpful the english interpreter was rude and even more unhelpful and listening to the other (mostly) british crime victims confirmed what we had already decided 'never to return'. on the plus side the old town was fantastic, the weather was fantastic but we could get great sunny weather plenty where else on the med.