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EasyJet with poblems due to Laborerstrike

Monday, August 17th, 2009

EasyJet with poblems due to Laborerstrike

Holidays are coming to an end. The tourists pile up with long faces in the airports, terminals, train stations and motorways. The operation exit and return of the august vacations, is principally organized along the motorways to give the travelers security and order. But as well the airports see their installations collapsed.

Moreover, this weekend the low cost company Easy Jet suffered a strike from workers in the handling. The strike was summoned in

Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, Alicante and Tenerife.

In Málaga, for example the strike affected approximately 9000 passengers and although there were no cancellations, there were delays in 64 flights.

The strike organized by the Spanish Workers Commissions (C.C.O.O.) will be repeated the 22nd and 29th of august. This will affect the workers from Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and Tenerife.

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From 14th to 17th of august, medieval fair at Fuengirola´s castle Sohail

Friday, August 14th, 2009

From 14th to 17th of august, medieval fair at Fuengirola´s castle Sohail
The castle Sohail of Fuengirola will host from the 14th to the 17th the sixth edition of the medieval Market, being one of the biggest in Spain.
In the Arabian fortress of the 11th century will host more than 70 stands which offer all kinds of artwork and food, being this leisure event for families open to all the public. The visitors will see how the ancient artisans worked, enjoy stories of minstrels and jugglers, practice bow and arrow, take a walk on a donkey and of course sample artisan food of the epoch. The castle opens its doors from 19.00h until 02.00h.

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Car hire sector decays in nearly 90% due to denial of banks for funding

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

The car hire sector actually is experiencing a strange paradox during this high season: The demand for hiring cars is much higher than the actual offer.
This situation, which is displeasing for both, tourist and hiring companies, is due to the lack of financing. During the present year, car hiring companies had to encounter mayor difficulties obtaining credit which had a sensitive impact in renovation or extension of their fleet.
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For practical purposes, this means getting in touch with the car hiring company well in advance to make sure the booking, especially if you are looking for a vehicle of a more economic range.

Nevertheless, the small and medium large car hiring companies in Malaga affirm availability of cars, although nearly discarding the possibility of election of the model. By this time of the year, only can be guaranteed the days that have been reserved in advance. More difficult is the situation at the airport, if you want to hire to hire something on arrival without previous booking.

Both clients and agents confirm another law of the market: Before a lesser offer, the prices rise.
Car hiring companies prefer to label this increase as a “regularization” of the relatively low prices during the last years due to a fierce competency. As well the affirm that the impression of higher cost is due to the fact that by being unavailable the cheaper range, the client necessarily has to restore to a higher range.

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Málaga offers new bus tickets to disabled and unemployed persons

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Málaga’s mayor, Francisco de la Torre, accompanied by his councillors Juan Ramón Casero (Mobility), Raúl López (Universal Accessibility) and Carolina España (Economy) presented today the access requirements for new transport certificates that will cover the necessity of mobility of two significant user groups. He announced that the access conditions to obtain such a ticket for persons with a disability equal or superior to 33 % will improve and the so-called “PMR ticket” will be valid for all local EMT buses, containing 50 rides or the multiple of this amount.

This new ticket is subsidised by 50% by the Area of Universal Accessibility (Área de Accesibilidad Universal), so that a person who applies for it will receive an aid equal to the half of the cost. The ticket price will be 16,12 €, resulting in an amount of approximately 0,32 € per ride. The innovation benefits about 1300 disabled persons that can profit immediately by the new ticket.

On the other hand, the mayor announced the implementation of the “Employment Help Ticket” (“Tarjeta Ayuda Empleo”), which will be totally free of charge. The beneficiaries of this coupon are unemployed inhabitants of Málaga who are registered in programs of the active job-seeking IMFE / MALAGA EMPLEO. According to estimations, more than 1000 persons will be able to benefit immediately from this new ticket that includes 50 rides per capita. The purpose is to help unemployed people who are searching actively for work or who take part in training courses.

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Good drivers to be rewarded with two extra points on their Spanish licence

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The points system is having its second birthday this month. The free daily newspaper Qué! reports that since Spain instituted the points system in 2006, 4.1 million points have been taken away and 7,162 people have completely lost their licences. Points are lost by any number of reasons, including speeding, running red lights, driving without a seatbelt and drunk driving. During the course of this year, there have been 244 less deaths as consequence of driving accidents than last year, a 20% decrease.

Spanish lawmakers must see this as an opportunity to step up the safe driving campaign at the same time as they tweak other aspects of the traffic law. Up until now, new drivers have started with 8 points, while those who have driven for 3+ years started out with 12. Starting next July (2009), those who haven’t committed any driving infractions in 3 years will be rewarded with two additional points, bringing the maximum total up to 14. Keep up the safe driving folks… just because we get a few extra points doesn’t mean we should drive pedal to the metal now.

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