MICE tourism

The Hospitality Industry

The Alicante Convention Bureau which is the office that processes MICE tourism has seen a notable increase in requests for information to celebrate conventions and corporate and incentive trips in the city.

THE department of Culture of Aspe Town Council recently held a talk entitled: Information and efficiency against energy vulnerability. The talk was given by Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez­Barquín, Civil Engineer, Mabel Perez Lozano, a graduate in Law, and Carolina Carin, a graduate in Social Work.

In the last few weeks, they have processed about 20 applications for this year and next.

Energy saving

In the talk, concepts such as ‘energy poverty’ and ‘vulnerable households’ were explained.

Advice on energy­saving measures was also given. Among them, the speakers pointed out that showers should not last more than five minutes. “Each minute of running the tap uses 8­10 litres of water.”

It was also recommended to use fans instead of air conditioning or to set the temperature of the air conditioning to 25ºC.

Key services

THE Torrevieja Health department is preparing for the arrival of summer and has presented its care plan that guarantees 100 per cent care coverage for the population in key services such as Emergencies, Primary Care and Hospitalisation.

37 Tons

WITH the installation last year of 330 solar panels on the roofs of Villamartin Vega Baja and Limonar School facilities in San Miguel de Salinas and its Buenavista and Montevida campuses, 37 tons of CO2 emissions have been avoided.

Bargain tickets

RENFE tickets are now on sale so that young people can travel at a discount this summer. Europeans between the ages of 18 and 30 will be able to benefit from discounts of up to 90 per cent on travel tickets.

Donation marathon

THE sixth Blood Donation Marathon was held on June 12 at the MARQ Archaeological Museum in Alicante and is being celebrated as a huge success. Alicante mayor, Luis Bacala, confirmed: “We can all need a transfusion at any time and a single donation can save three lives."

Number 14

THE department of Education of Torrevieja has anticipated it will take three months to create School Number 14 in Torrevieja City made exclusively out of prefabricated classrooms to help with the recent demand.

Tabarca expansion

ALICANTE City Council has now approved the expansion works of the Isla de Tabarca cemetery with an investment of €145,200. The works include the repair of the interior and the perimeter walls.