In coastal resorts all around Europe, March and April are the months when local authorities and business start their spring cleaning.  Not only are those shops, hotels, restaurants and bars which close down during the winter months busy putting on their ‘holiday faces’, but road repairs and beach cleaning is in progress too.

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For those who have already done Disneyland Paris to death, news that feasibility studies are to take place into the construction of what would become Spain’s biggest theme park and a rival to the French resort, will undoubtedly be well-received.

Pedro Cruz, Spain’s Minister of Culture, and Ramon Luis Valcarcel, president of the Murcia region in south eastern Spain, have recently returned from discussions in Dubai with executives from Paramount Pictures and Ruwaad Holdings, which could lead to Murcia being chosen as the site for a 2.5km2 theme park complex which would create 20,000 new jobs and could draw in millions of foreign and Spanish visitors.

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Although talk of a new toll motorway to run between the lovely and historic town of Ronda in Andalucia and San Pedro de Alcantara, just 10 kilometres west of Marbella on the Costa del Sol, have been rumbling on for some time, it seems that there may now be a question mark over whether the project ever goes ahead.

Ronda Bridge

The one hour journey between the two towns currently involves negotiating a winding 45 kilometre stretch of road which is consideredto be one of the region’s most hazardous.  If it still goes ahead, the planned new high-speed motorway, meanwhile, would shave the travel time down to just 20 minutes and would not of course incorporate the 365 bends which can be found along the current route.  The plans have, however, met with a degree of opposition from academics and environmentalists which may not only have slowed the project down, but brought it to a complete standstill.

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As is the case for so many countries, the current economic recession has inevitably taken its toll on the tourist industry in Spain’s Costa del Sol region, although it has to be said that the effects have been far less acute here than elsewhere.  Nevertheless, tourism chiefs have come up with a new campaign called ‘I Need Spain’ to promote the country as a first-class cultural and gastronomic destination for those looking to holiday in Spain.

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Although for many others the inauguration ceremony for Malaga Airport’s new Terminal 3 will stick in their minds for other reasons, unfortunately for Spain’s King Juan Carlos, it is more likely to be remembered as the day when the world’s press captured him stumbling as he made his way on stage to make his address.

Accompanied by Queen Sofia, the country’s monarch officially opened the new terminal at a ceremony on Monday 15th March which was attended by around 500 people including some of the country’s top officials.  In his speech, King Juan Carlos congratulated all those who had helped to bring the project to a successful conclusion and stated that he believes that the new terminal will have a great impact in helping to make Malaga, and indeed the region of Andalucia, more dynamic, as well as stimulating tourism in the area.

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Last Friday saw the Spanish government approve a new bill which is aimed at boosting the nation’s productivity and competitiveness over the next ten years by reducing reliance on the construction industry and focusing it instead on the more innovative industries such as renewable energy and biotechnology.  In its attempts to increase exports, make an impact on the country’s huge budget deficit and ensure long-term growth, the government will also be targeting the food, motor and aeronautical industries.

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