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Where are you all.? I'm bored.!

Sanji

2007-03-21 22:03:55

I'm bored

there's more life in a cemetry than this forum at the moment.

Where are you all ?

Just been looking on the Ayuntamiento de Benidorm site ( I must be really bored).
Here are some statistics, although I don't know the total numbers of visitors and while this might be boring, it is quite interesting to note that the British make up the greatest number of tourists (hardly surprising) and that a Madrileno make up the biggest Spanish visitors.( again no surprises)

The method of booking/reserva threw a surprise and the age statistics...but the most pleasing statistic was the rise in percentage of British tourists.....say no more !!!!!!

Nationality of visitors to Benidorm ( data May 2006)
Great Britain "¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦58-13 % *(56-6 % in 2004)*
Holland"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 12-56 %
France"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 11-19 %
Belgium"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦6-50 %
Italy"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 2-84 %
German"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦2-65 %
Portugal"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦2-03 %
South America"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦1-73 %
The remaining percentage negligible.

The Spanish visitors came from
Madrid (no surprise there)"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦26-61 %
Pais Vasco (Basque Country )"¦"¦"¦"¦ 18-61 %
Communidad Valenciana"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦13-36 %
Castilla-Leon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 12-88 %
Cataluna"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ . 6- 48 %

Visits made in Winter and Summer.
1st time"¦"¦ 26-8 % .46-5%
Repeat visits"¦73-2%"¦"¦53-5%
Intentions to come back"¦"¦
YES: Winter 96-6 %"¦Summer 89-0 %
NO: Winter 2-6%"¦ Summer 5-3%
Not sure"¦ 0-9%"¦ "¦Summer 5-7%

Method of reservation"¦
Individual (DIY) Winter 41-2 % "¦Summer 53-1 %
Travel Agent"¦ Winter 53-9 %"¦Summer 39-6 %

Ages of tourists Winter"¦Summer
26-45 .............. ....21-1%"¦"¦70-3 %
46-60 ............... .. 27-8 % .23-5 %
60 + ......................51-3 % .62-.0 %
Married couples: Winter 49-6 % and 32-3% Summer.
Families : Winter 21-10% and Summer 36-2%
The rest made up of friends, singles and groups.

Sanjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Chivas69

2007-03-21 22:11:29

I bet all the other nations have low numbers because of all of us british who go there!

SUE ALLEN

2007-03-21 22:32:42

I'm bored there's more life in a cemetry than this forum at the moment.
Where are you all ?

On the scrabble site.

It's soooooooooo addictive :lol:

Sue

Sanji

2007-03-21 22:44:15

Well it certainly proves a point that the tastes of the British must come first and foremost.
It also proves that despite what others may want to believe, British tourists are still continuing to visit Benidorm and the percentage has steadily risen.
58.13% in 2006.
56.6% in 2004.
36.0% in 2002......However, I do not know the percentage of what?
A percentage of 2million or 4 million.? :lol:

One thing though....you'll not be fighting a German for a sun-bed. :rofl

Sanjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Chivas69

2007-03-21 23:11:12

To be honest it seems that these days its the brits that are up at 7:30 claiming the beds!!!
We tend to stay up till 1 or 2 am and sleep till 9 so if all the beds are taken we say 'sod it' beach will be fine!
Infact i often find myself alone going to breakfast cus my wife and daughter are still sleeping when theres only 20 minutes of breakfast left!
I'm a bit mad on holiday in that i don't want to miss anything so I'm often up till my eyelids are dropping and then I go to bed and fall straight to sleep and then all of a sudden it's morning and holiday again!!!

Thing is I'll be 32 next thursday and I must be getting old as my eyelids seem to be dropping earlier and earlier these days! Mind you that might be something to do with the Few JD and cokes i've just had!

I find I'm often very entertained just sitting alone on the balcony watching things going on in the street bellow!

One year we were at the bali hotel (CDS) and there were loads of fireworks going off after midnight, when they finished there was silence so I started clapping and then everybody else joined in with the applause! My wife was like 'what are you doing?'
Good fun !

youngestalleninbenidorm

2007-03-22 11:09:33

On the scrabble site. It's soooooooooo addictive

Sue

as opposed to mopping the floor :wink:

Sanji

2007-03-24 22:16:01

To be honest it seems that these days its the brits that are up at 7:30 claiming the beds!!!

Yeah, it's quite sad to see people up on "dawn patrol" for a bed, we stopped doing that years ago, we are early risers, but queueing for a bed is not my idea of an holiday, when as you say, there is a perfect beach just down the street.

Thing is I'll be 32 next thursday and I must be getting old as my eyelids seem to be dropping earlier and earlier these days! Mind you that might be something to do with the Few JD and cokes i've just had!

Nah, you're getting old :rofl

I find I'm often very entertained just sitting alone on the balcony watching things going on in the street bellow

Yes, me too...people watching is one of my favourite hobbies :wink:

Sanji

CazzMicknTom

2007-03-24 22:34:01

Sanji,
Had a laugh at that. I love watching people from the balcony, have done since I was about 30 :shock:

djwoody

2007-03-25 09:52:58

i like to see the germans put towells on bed in such a way to know if its been touched or moved..ie stones folded ends.chairs.even marked the ground with a pen.one thing i hate is getting a bed and not seeing the person till the last hour of sun.

Jay Trip

2007-03-25 16:26:21

post subject

If I want a bed I take one.No one has ever confronted me about it but if they did I would say ,I asked reception and they told me just to take one as they belong to the hotel and you werent using it!.I always fold their towel neatly and place it on a chair!.

CazzMicknTom

2007-03-25 16:57:14

Good on you Jay Trip.
Last year a family of 8 used to reserve 8 beds then sod off till about three pm then only use four of them on returning. (the others were for the kids). After four days of this, hubby got fed up and folded their towels in a neat pile and placed them nearby for other people to use the beds. Not once did they ask who moved them, just picked up the towels and left!
If your gonna leave a towel, okay if your having breakfast but to do anything else is just ignorant.

Rant over :lol:

ELAINE 1963

2007-03-25 20:24:04

I. like Chivas, like to get up and out early in the morning. I wake early, so have a quick coffee on the balcony, then straight down for a sun bed! This is the best part of the holiday for me. No hubby, no kids, just me and by book! Soooo peaceful! Nice too to have a little chat with the spanish cleaning the pool and around the pool. THEN - you get the family who come down and, despite the warnings about it not being safe to get into the pool before they have finished cleaning it, allow their kids to jump into the pool - and can't understand why they get told off about it!!!!

Love this too - watching one person come down very early (in their nighties!) and reserving beds and then going back to bed! Then, later on, the hotel manager comes round and removes all the towels on beds that haven't been occupied for a while and puts their towels on the nearest wall/table etc. Someone then comes along and puts their towels (and their bodies!) on the sunbeds. Just love to see the 1st occupiers of the beds come down and think that the people on the beds have removed their towels!!!

As for people watching on the balcony - I could do that all day!!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Elaine :fly

SUE ALLEN

2007-03-26 18:29:27

Hi all, There'e an article in our local paper tonight that I thought might be of interest.

It says that Gerona has become the fastest rising Easter hotspot for Leeds. Bookings are up 110% on last year.

Other holiday destinations that have surged in popularity this Easter include Gran Canaria up 121% Paphos up 67% and Lanzarote up 21%.

Destinations proving less popular this year include the Costa Blanca, down 43% Mallorca down 19% and Tenerife down 4%

Sue

davidnewman9

2007-03-26 21:37:31

Thats handy because I'm going to Leeds for Easter, That means there wil be plenty of room.
Booked to see Acorn Antiques at the Grand Friday night.

Thanks Sue :lol:

Dave

nwcouple

2007-03-27 06:46:08

Hi folks just joined the site. Bought an apartment in Cuidad Quesada near Guardamar (no not off plans thank god) lol
Had it for 16 months now so if anybody needs advice re the area give us a shout.

SUE ALLEN

2007-03-27 08:04:51

Booked to see Acorn Antiques at the Grand Friday night.

Have a good time David, I was at the City Varieties the other week, went to see a charity "Stars in your Eyes" for Comic Relief, it was a really good night.

Sorry for going :offtop

Sue

lincolnsue

2007-03-31 10:39:48

Hi Sanji
You asked ' where are you all?'
Well i am in Nerja, and really enjoying being here and
find it more Spanish than lots of resorts.
The hotel Perla Marina is very good.
Is it nearly time for your next visit to Benidorm?
Sue

Sanji

2007-03-31 16:28:05

Hiya Sue.

Hope you're having a great time and discovering the delights of the Costa del Sol.
Hope you had a lovely wedding anniversary.
3 weeks from today ( 21st) for me.

Besos
Sanjiiiiiiiiiii

lincolnsue

2007-04-04 18:31:18

Hi Sanji
Yes we really enjoyed being in the C del Sol, it was a lovely area.
We had an enjoyable Anniversary and celebrated with our family before we went to Spain.
I expect you will be counting the days and hours till you are back in Benidorm!
Our next holiday is in the Costa Brava, going 5 weeks today.
I think our next trip to Benidorm will be in early 2008.
Regards Sue

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