No 654
Monday 13th - Sunday 19th February, 2017
Tel: 637 227 385
Beach study shows improved satisfaction ouncils are required to provide information to the Department of Tourism so as to enable the evaluation of local beaches for the annual quality awards. In the case of Orihuela the study, carried out by local marketing organisation Cuma, seems to have been based on questions put to just 1500 people, both residents and visitors, between 16 June and 30 September last year. The sample would seem to be rather small but a spokesperson for the council said that it was about the usual number if not a slight increase on similar surveys carried out in previous years. Nevertheless, according the new councillor for beaches,
C
Luisa Boné, the important factor is the 6 point increase in the level of general satisfaction that seems to have been enjoyed by those who were questioned showing global satisfaction of very nearly 80%.. Following the dip experienced
in 2014 when the level fell back to 73.44%, almost 4 people in every 5 gave Orihuela
Costa beaches a ‘thumbs up’ in 2016 which saw it increase to 79.61%. Continued on Page 2