The Fitur tourism fair has been taking place in Madrid and the Provincial President and the Regional President have been sounding very up-beat about the year ahead on the Costa Blanca , saying that the area is well placed to ride out the storm of the economic crisis .

Sadly there was a reality check at the end of last week when it was revealed that hotel bookings for the summer were down by 20% in relation to bookings at the same time last year .

The Valencia president thinks tha the staging of big events is one way of tackling the crisis and he quoted the upcoming Davis Cup match betweeb Spain and serbia which will take place in Benidorm .The  ticket sales will begin this month and the price of the tickets will begin at 90 euros .

Hotel owners feel that a more accurate prediction of the summer will happen after easter .They all feel that a good Easter season will be crucial to 2009 .

Another of the big events was announced this week and the World Medical and Health Games will be based in Alicante this year .The event attracts more than 4000 visitors and competitors take part in 24 different events .

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