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holiday in Spain next year? Think again. Eurocamp are offering
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The picture at the top of the
page is a live view of the bay at La Cala de Finestrat which is
approx 3 miles from Benidorm. The picture updates every
thirty seconds. The view may change during the day. The
camera is switched on between 8 am and 7 pm.
Webcams are a great way to discover what's going on around the
world. From beaches to cities, with the wide availability
of online webcams, we can find out what the weather is, how much
traffic is on the road in a particular place and even try to
spot friends and family on holiday. My webcam in La Cala
de Finestrat is situated on the balcony overlooking the
Mediterranean. The view is spectacular and by putting a webcam
on the site, I hope you can get some idea of how lucky I am to
have these fantastic views. The dilapidated building in the
forefront is due for demolition soon which should give us an
extended view around the bay. We've been promised that
nothing else will be built when it goes but this is Spain, so we
won't hold our breath.
Hotels
Combined is a free independent search engine which checks
hotel prices from the top internet hotel booking agents
and displays the results quickly in an easy to read
format.
Does
It Really
Save Money?
Before deciding whether to
display the Hotels Combined search engine on our website,
I did a lot of research to see if there were any
worthwhile savings to be made. In the past, to book
a hotel, I would have found the first booking agent I came
across, probably using google, chosen a hotel and assumed
that the price was what the hotel was charging. I'm
sure that's what most people do. When I tried the hotels
combined search engine, I
wasn't really expecting that any money could be saved
but the results were incredible, I had no idea that the
top booking agencies were charging such vastly different
amounts for the same hotels. I had to look twice at
some of the prices because I couldn't believe how much
money could be saved. I checked hotels in Benidorm,
because of its status as Spain's largest holiday resort
and found savings of more than thirty euros a night on
many 4 star hotels, that's over 200 euros a week saved and
more than fifteen euros a night on lots of 3 star hotels.
For example, prices for the 4 star Deloix aqua centre
hotel for two weeks in May 2009 ranged from 58 to 137
euros per night, a massive 77 euros a night difference for
the same hotel, same dates and same accommodation. Here's
another one, the Bali hotel, Benidorm's largest ranged
from 44 euros to 60 euros a night, 16 euros a night saving
or 224 euros on a fortnight holiday. That saving
would buy you some good nights out. Even on two and three
star hotels there were fantastic savings to be made, the 3
star Son Pelicanos hotel had a price differences of 13
euros a night. The 4 star Melia hotel was being charged at
57 euros by hotel-board and 76 euros by skoosh, 19 euros a
night difference. Even the 2 star Mar Blau gave a 6 euro a
night saving. The list goes on, Torre
Dorada hotel 15 euros a night difference, the Agir hotel
52 euros a night difference between three booking
agencies. These prices were taken at random from the
Hotels Combined search engine for dates between the 2nd
and 16th May 2009. There are huge savings to be made
on many of Benidorm's most popular hotels. I
honestly believe that you will save money using it, I
really hate the thought of people losing £££'s because
they haven't heard of it. Don't take my word , have
a look yourself below. Its free to use and take less
than a couple of minutes to find the hotels and prices
being charged.
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Is your budget tight this year?
Join the club. You may be amongst the many thousands
of people who have chosen to forfeit their
annual holiday in the sun to try and get
something cheap in the UK. This has pushed up
the price of uk holidays and driven down the price
of holidays in the sun. There are a lot
of great deals around at the moment and you
can still find a package deal in the Med that won't
break the bank. Thomson Holidays, one of
the biggest online tour operators in the UK are
constantly updating their late deals pages, if ever
there was a good time to find a bargain, this is it.
Want To Learn Spanish?
I
'm
ashamed to say that after living here on the Costa
Blanca for the past ten years on and off, I haven't
learned the language. I know hundreds of words
and after starting an 8 cd course I thought I would
soon be on the verge of speaking it. The
problem was that it went into far too much detail
and left me feeling dizzy and not wanting to carry
on. A friend of
mine who lives in Denia told me that she learnt
with a course called Rocket Spanishwhich she
highly recommended. When I checked out their
site, amongst the testimonials was one from
her. The course sounds really good and I've started
the free trial which I must say, I'm very impressed
with. Finger's crossed, this is the one.
If you're interested, you can
get the free trial here
Taxi fares
from Alicante airport to Benidorm
have shot up in the past two
years. The normal taxi fare to Benidorm is now a
whopping 70/80 euros one way, a big chunk out of your
holiday spends and if you're like me, you'd rather be using
the cash to enjoy a couple of good meals. Instead of splashing
out on expensive taxi fares try the
Resorthoppa,
a private shuttle bus
which takes you from the airport direct to your hotel or
apartment for only £9.68.
Hello Resort Hoppa
Thanks for a excellent service, and not at silly prices.
We have already recommended you to a number of friends.
Cheers Reg Harkins
Dear Resort Hoppa
Used your services once
again over Christmas period, again very efficient from Hotel
Medditerraneo.
Thanks and a Happy New Year
Diana Pitchford
Just a note to thank you
for the arrangements made on behalf of myself and my
friends...we arrived at Alicante Fri p.m. 12.5 and stayed in
Benidorm...you picked us up from the Fiesta Park and took us
back to Alicante Mon p.m. 15.5.06...everything went very well
and the
Coaches and Drivers where first class...a great big thank you!
Colin Kirby
Thank you a 1st class
service Alicante -Benidorm 3 feb return 10 feb (hotel los
dalmatas) great driver, on time excellent start and end to our
holiday.
Many Thanks Angela
Ashbourne & party
I would like to thank you
very much again for you’re quick response to my booking
enquiry. Your customer service is first class and i will
certainly highly recommend resorthoppa to everybody!!!!
Muchas Gracias
j. williams
Myself and a friend have
just arrived back in England, having spent 4 / 5 days in
Magalluf. I have never used your service before but was given
your name by a friend. I just have to say how wonderful it
was. It was a friendly and polite service and I shall
recommend you to others.Many many thanks
Eileen Goodyer
I just wanted to thank
you for the prompt and efficient service that we received. It
was pleasing that it all worked to plan. I will have no
hesitation in recommending you to my friends or using you
again in the future. Excellent.Thank you.
Pete Dinallo
Dear
ResortHoppa Team,
We would like to say a big thank-you for your very
professional and efficient service. This is the first holiday
we have arranged independently and our first time in using
your company for our transfer arrangements-your representative
at the airport greeted us by name and within 5 minutes we were
seated on our bus ready for our journey to our resort. On our
return journey the driver picked us up exactly on time for our
trip back to Palma airport. The buses were very comfortable
and both drivers were helpful with our luggage.
We will definitely use your service again and recommend your
company to others who wish to book a holiday independently.
Once again many thanks for helping our holiday run so smoothly
and making a further visit to Mallorca as enjoyable as always.
Many
holidaymakers just want relax on one of the beautiful blue flag
beaches or enjoy a meal and a glass of wine but for the more
adventurous, the Costa Blanca offers a whole host of leisure
activities from jeep safari's to cabaret shows,
paintballing, theme parks, trekking and much more. A lot
of these activities can be booked online before you go, saving
hours of messing about when you arrive. Online booking
ensures that you have your tickets reserved, a lot of popular
activities sell out during the summer months. It also
saves queuing. Isango
are one of the internet's largest and most trusted online
excursion companies. They offer a wide range of activities
on the Costa Blanca at the cheapest prices available.
Isango
will refund twice the difference, if you can find the same
activity cheaper within three days of booking. This
includes prices at the destination. Below, you can find a
sample of tours, shows and activity pursuits which you can pre
book. Some of the favourites include, Benidorm Palace, a
fantastic cabaret show and meal, Terra Mitica, one of Europe's
major theme parks, Aqualandia water park and the Medieval
Knights show, a great night of raucous entertainment. For
more information and online booking, click on the pictures or
have a look at some videos on our "things
to do on the Costa Blanca" page.
alicante
sightseeing 39 euros
aqualandia 25 euros
benidorm palace 27 euros
catamaran trip 50 euros
mountain biking 34 euros
guadalest tour 34.90 euros
horse riding 25 euros
jeep safari 55 euros
medieval knights 42.50 euros
mundomar 22 euros
terra mitica 26 euros
terra natura 23 euros
Here's a great Christmas present idea,
an Isango Gift Voucher to spend on a holiday excursion.
