We are delighted to now offer some of the best value Alicante Airport Transfers via our new travel partners at the TRANSFER STORE (from alpharooms) where passengers can book superb value shared shuttles to Benidorm from as little as £3.78 each way with NO credit card booking fees or added hidden fees.  If you are in a hurry you can choose a “Speedy” shuttle with a maximum of 4 stops from £9.46 or go private with your own comfy Taxi from £46.20 including up to 4 passengers.  These prices are so good we do not see them being around forever!  Book now for your next Benidorm transfer from Alicante Airport and also book great value transfers to Albir.

TRANSFERSTORE BOOK NOW!

Note: Fares quoted were correct a the time we published but may have changed due to fluctuations in the exchange rate and your date of travel.

A Holiday in the Levante Benidorm  is without doubt the most popular destination in the resort for those looking for a fun, lively good value holiday in Spain.  The famous Playa Levante is the hub of Benidorm where every budget and every taste is catered for, from cheap and cheerful self catering apartments to quality 3 Star and 4 star hotels like the Brisa Beach Hotel which is located right on the Playa Levante over looking the sands.

Guests can enjoy over 500 places to eat and drink around the Levante with average meal prices in the region of just 13€ for three courses.  This makes Benidorm Holidays in the Levante some of the best value available in Spain, expecially from October until May when a one week holiday will set you back from just 200€ including flights and transfers with well known companies such as Jet2 Holidays and easyJet holidays.

The Terra Natura Animal theme park and water park 2012 vouchers are now available to download and print online.  This gives you a discount of 5€ off an adult ticket and 5€ off a child ticket too.  Each voucher is valid for entry for up to 6 people.  Simply print your copy and hand in a the ticket office to enjoy this generous discount coupon.

Discount money off vouchers for Terra Mitica, Mundomar and Aqualandia are not available online at this time but links to their promotion pages are available on our special “money off” page at realbenidorm.  Visit www.realbenidorm.net/benidorm-discount-vouchers

It is not often that we go rather off topic but we thought as it is almost Easter and seeing how Daffodils create happiness, we thought the lovely people at bunches deserved a special mention.  The family company have been spreading smiles since 1989 and have now sent over 2.5 million bouquets across the UK and that is a whole bunch of smiles.  Earn “Posy Ponts” with very order for money off future flowers, enjoy free delivery and free chocolates with each order too!  A great gift as a thanks for your holiday in Benidorm perhaps?

At realbenidorm we have been using Bunches to send flowers to friends and family back in the UK for some years now (30+ bouquets) and have never had any issues.  Always delivered on time, fresh and exceptional value too.  Flowers are all sourced from ethical suppliers and each year the family donate 10% of the company profits to charity.

We would not trust anyone else to deliver flowers for us! Try them with 10% OFF using the special promotion.  Simply enter the code EASTER2012 on the basket page. Valid until midnight Tuesday 10th April 2012.

Click Now to spread happiness!

Either build your own late deal or take a late package holiday with ATOL protection.  It is well worth seeking out ATOL late package offers, with everything included in the price for a cheap holiday to Benidorm and Cost Blanca resorts like Albir, Altea or even Alicante, which has fantastic beaches and is only 10 minutes by Taxi from, the airport.

Here are our top 5 favourite travel companies for best value great late deal holidays.

1. Jet2 Holidays – Top choice for departures from the North of England and Scotland. Known for good flight times, big luggage allowances and an easy booking process.  If you are departing from Belfast, Blackpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Manchester or Newcastle try our unique 1 click last minute deals finder

2. Thomson Holidays – One of the largest travel companies in the world and trusted by millions.  Thomson were one of the pioneers of package holidays on the Costa Blanca. Always 400+ Costa Blanca Benidorm late deals on offer!

 3. First Choice Holidays - The home of ALL Inclusive holidays and superb late deals to Benidorm across Spain and worldwide.  Find as many as 29,000 late deals to suit every pocket.

4. Monarch Holidays – A Benidorm best seller offering classic holidays in Spain from a company with over 45 years in the Spanish package holiday market and a huge following from regular customers.  Always some really smart late deals on offer!

4. Alpharooms – One of the largest and most popular “build your own” online holiday website with over 11 years in the business and over a million customers every year. Find a flight, add a hotel and a transfer, alpharooms offers a huge pic N mix holiday selection.  Choose either a low cost flight (not protected) or an ATOL protected flight to financially secure your holiday (look for the ATOL flights watermark for 100% protection!)

For more Benidorm deals direct from top travel companies, a hotel, a flight, a transfer and mix and match your own holiday at discount prices go to realbenidorm

Update: 07:40 GMT Looking on flight radar the skies over Spain are dotted with mostly ryanair and easyJet flights and lots of them too! many seem to be pretty much on-time so far.  Good news for those flying today.

Update 07:45 ryanair are showing no cancelled flights from the UK to Alicante, looking at those due to arrive in Alicante before noon local time, none are cancelled so far check here

Update 07:58 easyJet are also showing no cancelled flights from the UK to Alicante, looking at those due to arrive in Alicante before noon local time, none are cancelled so far so again great news if you are flying today. Check here

Update 08:31 ALICANTE AIRPORT FLIGHT STATUS flights arriving and departing to/from the UK seem pretty much on-time so far, with very few Alicante airport delays today reported on flights departing before 14:00 at present. Check flights here

Update 09:40 IMPORTANT TRANSFERS DELAYS Passengers who have booked a shared shuttle transfer should note that they will be required to wait several hours at the airport as the movement of coaches in and out of the airport is severely restricted by picket-lines between the hours of 10:30am and 3pm and 5pm and 10pm local time.  Whilst you may see your coach at the airport it will not be able to leave outside of the restricted hours.  Staff are trying their best to help, please be nice to them it is not their fault. TAXIS are running as usual therefore you are advised to make your way to your resort by taxi if you do not wish to wait for a shuttle.  Taxis to Benidorm cost approximately 80€

Update 09:55 DISEMBARKING/BOARDING & LUGGAGE DELAYS We have been informed that there are only a minimum of essential staff working at Alicante airport, therefore you may have to wait some time when arriving to disembark your aircraft and collect your luggage.

Update 12:00 From Facebook via someone not striking who is working at Alicante Transfer Desks – (Please be nice to the staff if you are delayed they are not blame – they are NOT the ones who are on strike)

“National strike in spain. Im at alicante airport working. The unions will not let the buses leave the airport to take customers to their hotels until 12.30. Customers have to wait because of something which is out of all of our hands. Attitude of many of the customers is.”how dare these drivers be on strike til 12.30 and make us wait”. The people who have bothered to go work today.. To keep the country running and to support the tourism industry, pretty much the only industry this country has, are the ones perceived to be on strike by the customers and the ones responsible for the big chunk they have lost from their holidays!”  Staff you see at the airport are trying to help and are working long hours to get people to and from hotels, they are not to blame for the delays.

March 29th will see widespread travel delays within Spain for Bus, Airport Transfers, Coaches and Train travel.  Passengers arriving or departing from Alicante, Murcia or Valencia airports and across Europe can expect severe disruption and /or cancelled flights to or from Spanish airports.  As most staff are expected to walk out for the 24 hour general strike from 00:01 on the 29th, most airports expect picket lines which will restrict access and movement in and around airports to commerical and public vehicles.

An agreement in force should mean that up to 20% of flights arrive and depart from European countries, however at this stage it is unknown which airlines will have to cancel their flights or which routes will be affected most.  Indeed some low cost carriers may decide to pull all flights rather than be left with aircraft grounded at Spanish airports. Update as of 09:00 today 29th NO Alicante flights from the UK have yet been cancelled.

Update Note: The situation is very fluid with things changing from hour to hour. Transfer companies, travel agents and on the ground staff are doing their best to accomodate passengers within the restrictions and uncertainty that they have been given by airport authorities, the police and unions.  Their first priority is the safety of passengers, drivers, and vehicles.  Your understanding and patience will be hugely appreciated over the period of industrial action.  Please be nice to the staff on the telephone or in person, they really are doing the best they can during a situation that is totally out of their control.

IF YOUR FLIGHT IS DEPARTING FROM ALICANTE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO CHECK-IN AND CLEAR SECURITY AS MINIMUM STAFF WILL BE WORKING

Easyjet have already cancelled most of their internal flights and flights in and out of Madrid and Barcelona. Flights that are cancelled are being listed on the easyJet flight checker.

Ryanair have also now been forced to cancel most internal flights and some flights departing from the UK, at the time of writing this did not include Alicante flights a situation that may change at any time.  For the latest information go to the ryanair strike cancellation page.

Jet2 until they know otherwise are operating a normal service in and out of Spain, however some flights are of courtse expected to be delayed and some may still be cancelled for up to date information passengers should go to the Jet2 Flight Status page.

Monarch are likewise in the dark and are waiting to see how things pan out on the day passengers should at the time of writing check in as usual until such time as there is any other news. For up to date information regarding flight delays and possibel cancelled flights Monarch have a dedicated strike latest info link on their Monarch Holidays page.

Thomson are stating that passengers traveling to Alicante can expect delays but as yet flights have not been cancelled.  Passengers are being advised to check the website for up to date information on the day of the strike on March 29th. Thomson website has a “Travel Alert” link.

Iberia – Iberia Express – Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum) and Air Europa have cancelled so far about 70% of all their flights almost 500 in total including most Alicante flights.

AIPORT TRANSFERS DELAYS EXPECTED Transfer passengers who are returning on flights from Alicante or Murcia airports should ensure that they are ready in plenty of time and those who are returing to the airport either by coach shuttle or pirvate taxi should contact their transfer provider as soon as possible to confirm a revised time for your pick-up in the resort.

Please Note: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR TRANSFER COMPANIES TO TAKE ANY NEW BOOKINGS FOR TRANSFERS FOR THE 29th

You may be required to be collected much earlier than usual as picket lines will be in force at Alicante airport which is restricting access to the drop off points at the airport. You MUST wait at the agreed time for collection and should expect some delay being picked-up as there will be many more passengers than usual being collected in a short period of time.  Passengers may have to be picked-up several hours earlier than usual as access is restricted to certain times by pickets at the airport.  Your transport company will be able to advise you.

PASSENGERS ARRIVING in Alicante or Murcia airport may have to wait up to 3 or 4 hours for a transfer depending on their time of arrival as restrictions are also expected to be in place restricting the departure of coaches, taxis and private vehicles.

ALICANTE AIRPORT INFORMATION The official website for Alicante airport can be accessed here in English where you can check on any delays or cancelled flights.

MURCIA AIRPORT INFORMATION The official website for Murcai airport can be accessed here in English where you can check on any delays or cancelled flights.

VALENCIA AIRPORT INFORMATION The official website for Valencia airport can be accessed here in English where you can check on any delays or cancelled flights.

ALSA AIRPORT BUS There may be severe delays and a possibility of some cancellations and/or restircted timetable to and from the airport on March 29th.  You are advised to use an earlier Bus or rank Taxi to enure you can get to the airport on time.

COMPENSATION FOR CANCELLED FLIGHTS Other than a full refund or a new booking on an alternative flight do not expect any compensation or supply of accommodation on “flight only” reservations as airlines are not required to give any compensation when flights are delayed or cancelled due to industrial action. Those on an ATOL protected package holiday who are already in Spain should be offered accommodation if flights are cancelled.  Check with your airline or travel agent.

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Channel 4 series,  ”Four in a Bed” recently filmed a Spain Special in Benidorm at the famous Queen´s Hotel owned by the infamous Julia Grant.  The third season brings the team to the long established Gay friendly hotel in Benidorm where the other contestants were not immediately impressed with the popular low cost fun hotel or it´s guests,  however their stay ends on a happier note when everyone participates in the nightly cabaret show with resident drag Queen Miss Coco Chanel.  However despite a great end to the evening some of the fellow Four in a Bed guests leave Julia Grant fuming after some of their critical comments.  Enjoy 3 Nights HALF BOARD all year from only 99€ Anytime with no restrictions.  Book Now!

Queen´s Fun Hotel Benidorm

You can see the special Queen´s episode on Wednesday April 4th, but Benidorm regulars are advised to tune in at the begining of this brand new mini-series on the Monday.

Almond Tree Villa Lorca

This is sure to be compelling viewing as the mix of other hotels include the up market Boutique style Hotel La Tartana on the Costa Tropical. The Vista Del Torcal in the Andalucian Mountains where adventure and rock climbing is the flavour of the stay. And The final hosts of the week offer the gay-friendly and clothing optional Almond Tree Villa near Lorca.

During filiming Alicante Private Transfers provided speedy transport…..

Hotel La Tartana Andalucia

Needless to say as the week progresses toward the all important best prize tempers, personalities and egos get in the way to make this series one of the best to date.

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The programme will be aired over 5 nights from Monday April 2nd to Friday April 6th showing on Channel 4 at 5.30pm each night.

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£50 OFF First Choice – THE HOME OF ALL INCLUSIVE.  Offer is for holidays worldwide including of course Benidorm and Costa Blanca Spanish Holidays.  With 4* ATOL protected holidays in Benidorm from £297 in April you will have no problem finding a great value holiday on Spain´s White Coast.

Offer valid this weekend only using the code below:

Please write down and use the discount code: 27751

First Choice will be running the voucher code over the weekend. This is live today and ends at 11:59 pm on Monday evening.  The £50 promotion voucher code is valid on all ALL holidays for travel in April, May & June 2012

T&C,s Minimum spend £600 per booking Offer ends midnight Monday 26 March 2012

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY & CHECK AVAILABILITY

For more ATOL protected package holidays visit us below!

THOMSON  Also have £50 OFF Holidays this weekend (Same Terms as above)

Use the discount code 27746  BOOK HERE

The lovely people at Jet2 are having a nice coupon sale 10% OFF all return flights for travel until the 15th of April 2013.  The discount will be applied to the total of any flights (including tax, but excluding booking fees and credit card charges)

Discount is valid for use until 2nd April 2012 so be quick!

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT OR CHECK PRICES

£25 off easyJet holidays with no minimum spend.  Enjoy a great discount on your next holiday to Benidorm or any destination in spain too! Here is a handy coupon code to get a lovely £25 off today.

Please Use This Code: EJHMARCH25 Discount Amount: £25

Expiry Date: 31/03/2012

Terms and Conditions: £25 off holidays. Min 2 adults staying 4 nights. Not including £100 holiday promotion. BOOK HERE