Issue No. 1920
21 - 27 April 2022
Protective buoys ONCE summer arrives, the regional government’s Posidonia Oceanica direc‐ tives will be in force. The new regulations bar pleasure craft from an‐ choring above Posidonia seaweed meadows, a move that will affect the area’s important recre‐ ational sailing sector, the Marina Alta Nautical Tourism Association (ATN‐ MA) said. Following meetings with town hall officials and the Posidonia Working Com‐ mittee, ATNMA’s Presi‐ dent Ricardo Burriel put forward his plan to install banks of mooring buoys along the Marina Alta coast. This would be compati‐ ble with the environment and sailing. Burriel said: “The more buoys we in‐ stall, the more we can protect the Posidonia and avoid overcrowding.”
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PETS WELCOME THE Diputacion Provincial Council is launching Pet Friendly, an additional tourist incentive for Costa Blanca destinations. Diputacion President Carlos Mazon said pets are a niche market of growing importance which require more infrastructure, resources and public spaces that are specially adapted for them. The Provincial Council has sent out questionnaires to Alicante municipalities able to offer specific ser‐ vices and 20 municipalities have now expressed in‐ terest in the Costa Blanca Pet Friendly brand. All are prepared to offer zones specifically de‐ signed for pets, including parks, nature trails, open spaces and dog beaches as well as hotels and tourist accommodation that accept pets. The Tourist Board is currently compiling promo‐ tional material and resources to publicise the initia‐ tive. Mazon added: “This specialised offer is becom‐ ing increasingly important and we want to focus on marketing the segment with a brand enabling visi‐ tors and agencies to locate services for pets.”