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16 FRIday 14th June 2019 www.weekender.news<br />
Local&WhatsOnBenidorm<br />
Benidorm<br />
number two<br />
in Spain<br />
A recently published survey<br />
from a major travel website<br />
by Andy Mansell<br />
suggests that Benidorm is<br />
still as popular as ever with<br />
holidaymakers from within<br />
Spain.<br />
TripAdvisor, questioned<br />
1500 Spanish users of their<br />
website to compile the survey<br />
entitled Summer Holidays in<br />
2019.<br />
The news is a welcome boost<br />
to worried tourism bosses in<br />
the resort, concerned following<br />
a disappointing start to the<br />
crucial Summer season.<br />
Ninety five per cent of the<br />
people surveyed said they were<br />
planning to take a Summer<br />
vacation this year, compared to<br />
91.5% who took them last year.<br />
Tenerife came in at top spot<br />
for the 39% of travellers who<br />
intend to take their holidays in<br />
Spain, with Benidorm in a close<br />
second, followed by Mallorca.<br />
Those who are planning<br />
a trip to the Costa Blanca’s<br />
most popular destination<br />
praised Benidorm for, “its great<br />
beaches, its long boardwalks<br />
and its vertical architecture”.<br />
In addition, to its “immense”<br />
coast and its varied gastronomic<br />
offerings, the potential visitors<br />
were impressed by the varied<br />
inland attractions near to<br />
Benidorm and the opportunity<br />
to discover hidden places,<br />
such as the Fonts de l’Algar<br />
andGuadalest.<br />
The majority of travellers<br />
will book for two weeks<br />
(35.5%) and will have a budget<br />
of between 1,000 and 3,000<br />
euros per person, including<br />
transportation, accommodation,<br />
leisure and restaurants, with the<br />
latter taking 20-40% of that<br />
budget.<br />
August is the month in<br />
which most of the respondents<br />
have planned to travel, with<br />
36%, followed by July (25%),<br />
and September (22%), while<br />
June is the month in which<br />
fewer Spaniards will enjoy their<br />
summer vacations (17.5%).<br />
Benidorm Tapas Route<br />
Twenty one establishments are<br />
lined up to take part in this year’s<br />
ninth edition of the Benidorm Tapas<br />
Route, which begins this weekend and<br />
runs for eight days.<br />
The bars and restaurants will<br />
compete to win a prize for the best<br />
original tapa, voted for by customers,<br />
who can vote by using the ‘Gastro<br />
Events’ App on their phones.<br />
To participate in voting, diners<br />
must try at least five tapas from<br />
different venues taking part in the<br />
competition.<br />
This year’s participating<br />
by Andy Mansell<br />
establishments in the tapas route,<br />
which runs from Saturday June<br />
15th to Sunday June 23rd, are,<br />
Atxuri, CerveceríaAngelillo,<br />
BodegónAurrerá, El Choquero,<br />
Cervecería Cruz Blanca, El Txoco,<br />
Sturión, La BraseríaAurrerá, La<br />
Cava Aragonesa, La Familia, La<br />
Mejillonería, La Tabernita del South,<br />
La TaperíaAurrerá, Los Peces, Margin<br />
Restobar, Marisquería El Puerto,<br />
PintxosAurrerá, Saltoki Tavern, Tapas<br />
and Wine, Tragantona and Zarzosa.
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