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20 June 2010
ORIHUELA MAYOR Monica Lorente travelled to Valencia to collect the beach quality flags ¨Banderas Qualitur´ issued to the municipalities in the region each year.Lorente then proudly announced at a local press conference the all of the beaches on the Orihuela Costa have been awarded one of these flags for this year. There will be 11 Qualitur flags flying across the coast which signal to tourists that the quality, services and environmental management of each of theses beaches is second-to-none. Special recognition was given to Jose Aniorte, councillor for the coast and beaches and his team.
The newly received flags were presented by the mayor together with representatives of the three council departments responsible for obtaining the quality labels for the beaches, Jose Antonio Aniorte, Pepa Ferrando, Councillor for Tourism, and Gines Sanchez, Councillor for Environmental Quality.
Issued by the Valencian Agency of Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism, the banderas qualitur scheme recognises the beaches that have been certified as outstanding in terms of quality and environmental management. These flags are hallmarks that symbolise the efforts made by the coastal municipalities of the region, in terms of improved facilities and services for those specific beaches.
A total of 141 beaches in 42 municipalities of the Region have received the quality certificates for clean waters and sand, toilet facilities, policing, leisure facilities and services, accessibility and environmental protection measures. The Region is the first in Spain to be awarded flags for number of municipalities, with 42 of its 60 award-winning coastal towns being rewarded. It is also the second in the country for the number of certificates issued, with 103 for a total of 141 beaches.
Orihuela received 11 of the flags and the Mayor was keen to announce that as far as awards for the coast is concerned, she has recently been informed that Orihuela has also been awarded 6 internationally recognised Blue Flags for: Playa Flamenca, Cala Capitan, Cabo Roig, Campoamor, Barranco Rubio and Mil Palmeras and a new Blue Flag has been awarded to the marina Puerto Deportivo de Cabo Roig. These double awards put Orihuela Costa beaches at the top of the ranking for Spanish beaches with the maximum number of awards.
BLUE FLAGS
The award issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), its Blue Flag has become a label and an environmental award universally known and appreciated by tourists and tour operators. The International Blue Flag Jury for 2010 has awarded Spain with 605 Blue Flags breaking down into: 521 beaches and 84 marinas. This outcome represents a strong increase of 34 Blue Flags, 28 beaches and 6 ports, compared to 2009.
This is a considerable increase, especially as judging criteria was tightened in terms of eligibility. This essentially equates to one in six Spanish beaches in 2010 flying a blue flag, and that one in six of all of the Blue Flags in the world are flying in Spain.
Of the 42 Municipalities in Valencia, 96 beaches and 12 Marinas have been Blue Flagged. This includes six beaches and one marina in Orihuela Costa.
Q FOR QUALITY
Finally, Lorente announced that on 14 June Orihuela has an important event in Madrid, where the city will receive three Q Quality flags from the Ministry of Tourism: Cala Capitan, Playa Flamenca and Campoamor la Glea beach. In addition, the Mayor of Orihuela said that she has already submitted two further nominations for Mil Palmeras and Punta Prima to be included in the next tranche.
Winners of the prestigious"Quality Q" flags have to pass a strict audit to ensure that the service it is providing for people is quality assured, safe and professionalism. These awards are bestowed by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality. Since 2008 Orihuela has consistanlty been awarded Q status for Cala Capitan, Cabo Roig, Playa de Campoamor La Glea and Playa Flamenca.
In total Orihuela Costa beaches will have been awarded 21 accolades this summer for its beaches. Placing this stretch of coast at the top of the list for the best beaches in Spain. This year the beaches of Orihuela Costa will fly is flags with pride.
Issued by the Valencian Agency of Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism, the banderas qualitur scheme recognises the beaches that have been certified as outstanding in terms of quality and environmental management. These flags are hallmarks that symbolise the efforts made by the coastal municipalities of the region, in terms of improved facilities and services for those specific beaches.
A total of 141 beaches in 42 municipalities of the Region have received the quality certificates for clean waters and sand, toilet facilities, policing, leisure facilities and services, accessibility and environmental protection measures. The Region is the first in Spain to be awarded flags for number of municipalities, with 42 of its 60 award-winning coastal towns being rewarded. It is also the second in the country for the number of certificates issued, with 103 for a total of 141 beaches.
Orihuela received 11 of the flags and the Mayor was keen to announce that as far as awards for the coast is concerned, she has recently been informed that Orihuela has also been awarded 6 internationally recognised Blue Flags for: Playa Flamenca, Cala Capitan, Cabo Roig, Campoamor, Barranco Rubio and Mil Palmeras and a new Blue Flag has been awarded to the marina Puerto Deportivo de Cabo Roig. These double awards put Orihuela Costa beaches at the top of the ranking for Spanish beaches with the maximum number of awards.
BLUE FLAGS
The award issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), its Blue Flag has become a label and an environmental award universally known and appreciated by tourists and tour operators. The International Blue Flag Jury for 2010 has awarded Spain with 605 Blue Flags breaking down into: 521 beaches and 84 marinas. This outcome represents a strong increase of 34 Blue Flags, 28 beaches and 6 ports, compared to 2009.
This is a considerable increase, especially as judging criteria was tightened in terms of eligibility. This essentially equates to one in six Spanish beaches in 2010 flying a blue flag, and that one in six of all of the Blue Flags in the world are flying in Spain.
Of the 42 Municipalities in Valencia, 96 beaches and 12 Marinas have been Blue Flagged. This includes six beaches and one marina in Orihuela Costa.
Q FOR QUALITY
Finally, Lorente announced that on 14 June Orihuela has an important event in Madrid, where the city will receive three Q Quality flags from the Ministry of Tourism: Cala Capitan, Playa Flamenca and Campoamor la Glea beach. In addition, the Mayor of Orihuela said that she has already submitted two further nominations for Mil Palmeras and Punta Prima to be included in the next tranche.
Winners of the prestigious"Quality Q" flags have to pass a strict audit to ensure that the service it is providing for people is quality assured, safe and professionalism. These awards are bestowed by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality. Since 2008 Orihuela has consistanlty been awarded Q status for Cala Capitan, Cabo Roig, Playa de Campoamor La Glea and Playa Flamenca.
In total Orihuela Costa beaches will have been awarded 21 accolades this summer for its beaches. Placing this stretch of coast at the top of the list for the best beaches in Spain. This year the beaches of Orihuela Costa will fly is flags with pride.
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