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An “Energy Cheque”
for low-income families The Valencia
Government is to introduce an “Energy
Cheque” worth €100
for families having dependent children under 18 and a household monthly income
not exceeding €532
per month. The estimated cost will be
€1 million, and the
scheme will be run by
an NGO, which will be
selected by competition. They are looking for one which has
the right netwook of
offices and spread to
enable access to the
scheme. From Levante: El Consell...
Easter Tourism steady as she goes
Preliminary figures
for hotel occupancy
over easter showed
a figure of 90.13%,
unchanged from last
year and 20 points
up on 2013. Full data

will only been available when rubbish collection, electricity and
water consumption
figures have been assessed. For full story
see: Javeamigos
Almost half the tourists to the Valencian
Community come
during the 4 summer months Despite
efforts to extend the
tourist season over
the year, almost half
the tourists come to
the Comunidad Valenciana
between
June and September.
This applies both to
foreign (48%) and
Spanish (45%) tourists.
The average
hotel
occupancy
along the coast oscillates between 20%
and 80% depending upon the season.
See: Seasonal Tourism for graph.
Experts have advised
diversifying the tourism offering: devel-

oping urban tourism,
gastronomy, culture,
shopping etc. and to
try not to depend too
much on one market,
the UK, for example,
comprises a third of
foreign tourists and
their numbers have
fallen 10% so far this
year. Other tourism
markets such as China and India, which
are not focused on
“sun and sea” should
be pursued.
The Chinese, Russians and Brasilians
also spend more
(€600 per day) than
the Germans and
Brits (€100 Euros).
From Las Provincias
Low cost dominates
flights to the Valencian Region creating fears this will affect quality tourism.
Seven of every ten
travellers flying into
the Valencian Community arrive on low
cost airlines.