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On Wednesday (i.e. tomorrow) the police in Mazarrón will try out an alternative to simply fining people who park their cars badly or inconsiderately - they will be affixing stickers to the driver's side of the car to reprimand them. The stickers will say: "Está usted mal estacionado. Por favor, la próxima vez hágalo bien. ¡Gracias por su colaboración!" ("Are you badly parked. Please next time do

I was contacted yesterday by someone called Brad Sullivan who told me about a new service shortly to open in Spain, serving various popular airports - basically a company where British tourists may hire a car with the steering-wheel on the right, which according to the website would have the following benefits for those unfamiliar with driving on the 'wrong' side of the road:10 Exclusive Brit Car

The Spanish government yesterday approved an enery-saving measure, hoped to reduce oil imports by 5 per cent, saving the country €2.3bn a year. The measure involves reducing the national speed limit from 120 km/h to 110 km/h. The new national speed limit will come into force on Monday 7th March 2011 and will remain in force at least until 30th June 2011, when it will be reviewed and extended if

Sinmaletas.com is a company specialized in the door to door luggage collection and delivery service. In fact, we deliver and collect all kind of personal luggage such as sports material (ski boots, snow boards, bikes, golf sticks, surf boards, etc.), strollers and clothes among others.

Our completely personalized service offers with the maximum quality and security to ship your luggage from your home to the any delivery address you provide.

Forget about lounging around with your bags and paying excess luggage taxes. You will also avoid long queues in the check-in desks and in baggage reclaim at the airports. But most important of all is that nobody will loose your personal effects with our service.

Have a peaceful trip knowing that your luggage will be waiting for you at your destination. Travel handily and comfortably, travel without luggage.

http://www.sinmaletas.com/en/

Discover the magic of Lanzarote by exploring the spectacular volcanic landscapes which seem to come from distant planets, and where the heat from the centre of the earth shoots to the surface. Relax in the peaceful beaches of white sand and transparent water, and take in the impressive views of the small islets that can be glimpsed from the cliff tops



Lanzarote is a special experience for the senses, especially in terms of sight and sound, which capture these impossible formations in the landscape and the silence which fills you with peace. A Biosphere Reserve, the island also boasts a Marine Reserve, a National Park and 12 natural protected areas: this is a treasure for those who like to spend their leisure time in natural settings, enjoying the sunshine along with the fresh sea air. In the island of the volcanoes you will see, as in nowhere else, the extent to which the volcanic origin of a land influences the lives of its inhabitants. In agricultural settings of great beauty, you will discover how the peasants of Lanzarote worked with nature, in order to survive, and developed a unique system of cultivation that made it possible for them to grow excellent products in an apparently sterile land, where crops are cultivated below a covering of black volcanic sand.

http://www.turismolanzarote.com/en/index.jsp






Although Lanzarote is on its way to the wheelchair accessibility, there are still many challenges at the infrastructure level. We in Sadiv are firmly committed to open the island to all the tourist, no matter what their needs or limitations are by offering our services.
That is why the idea of offering our services to all, using the best technical support and human resources to help open the path to the accessible tourism in Lanzarote.



TARGET AUDIENCE:

• disabled persons
• elderly
• people with temporary disability (due to accident or illness)
• families in difficult situations
• In general people with difficulties to cope with their daily routines


ABOUT US

We are a team of professionals with social-health vocation, special training and years of experience.We are ready to provide the best care adapted to each indivudal´s situation. Our main goal is to offer the best service to tourist who come to our island whatever the degree od dependence, the situation or needs are. We know how to help to make the stay on Lanzarote an unforgettable experience.
Sadiv aims to:
o help you enjoy the time of your vacation
o avoiding the isolation of elderly or disabled in the hotel or resort
o increasing the autonomy of both, dependent and their relatives
o giving the security for people fearing travelling alone because of physical or mental problems
o Providing the personal assistance in order to relieve the stress of regular caregivers
o Accompaniyng in the hotel, on the island, enjoying the sxwimming pool, the beach, etc.
O Making the elderly sure that they are being safe and well cared of




SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Personal assistance:
- getting up
- showering, bathing
- getting dressed, changed
- shaving
- helping to prepare maels, eat
- getting up and down the stairs
- etc.

• Tecnical items: electric hoist, wheelchairs, etc.

Traffic volumes on the Cartagena-Vera extension of the AP7 motorway seem to have recovered a little from the trough experienced last year, even although it is difficult to compare the figures directly because the figures given then and now relate to differrent, but overlapping, time-periods in the two years.In the first 5 months of 2010 the average traffic volume is given as having risen 9 per

In line with one of the main objectives of Cicar from the industry leader in car rental in the Canary Islands continues to innovate. If a year ago Cicar joined the fleet of "Opel Vivaro adapted" for transporting disabled people now they want to go further incorporating a fleet of rental vehicles adapted to driving for people with reduced mobility.

For the launch of this new project, Cicar has relied on the new Opel Astra in the version 1.6, with automatic gearbox. A Orvecame brand sold by another company of the Group Cabrera Medina.

Adaptations installed devices Canary Sapphire Electro Group company, unique in the archipelago and a specialist in the adaptation of such vehicles, covering about 80 percent of disabilities, so people with reduced mobility can rent at any island a vehicle adapted to their needs.

The equipment has a knob on the steering wheel, rev the accelerator, hand brake lever and approved electronic accelerator ring, to move with any of the possible adaptations. The rental price is the same as a vehicle without adaptation of the same group.

Mamerto Cabrera, CEO of Cicar, believes that "this initiative is another step forward to improve service to our customers." "We want to provide barrier-free service on all islands, so we have created a fleet perfectly adapted to cover 80 percent of physical disabilities."

"The history of the company and commitment to our customers and Canary us to improve every day by offering more services and taking our slogan to the maximum exponent. We intend to be faithful to this concern we have delivered for more than 40 years and therefore We extend our services to as many customers as possible, "Cabrera added.


Agreement with Sixt

Moreover, Sixt and Cicar became collaborators since last August 1 in the Canary Islands and more than 100 countries in Europe, Africa, South America, Asia, Oceania and South America.

Cicar (Canary Island Car) was founded in 1967 with a fleet of only five cars, but now offers a fleet of more than 7,900 vehicles and employs through group Cabrera Medina Lanzarote, more than 950 people . Now, through Cicar, Sixt now offers its customers an excellent coverage anywhere in the Canaries.

Sixt rent a car S.L.U. It is present in our country since 2005 directly and since then has grown steadily. Sixt employs over 150 people in Spain, 30 of which deal with the central services of the German subsidiary in Palma de Mallorca. A fleet of 8,000 new vehicles are distributed throughout the 18 establishments that Sixt has scattered airports and TGV stations in the center of some Spanish cities.

SIXT rent a car S.L.U. It is a subsidiary of the German company SIXT AG, founded in Munich in 1912 Martin Sixt. It operates in over 100 countries and generates a turnover of 1,600 million euros per year, employing about 3,000 people worldwide.

Estanislao Pérez Mata, managing director of SIXT rent a car Spain has said that "with this agreement we have an excellent partner in the Canary Islands." And, now, customers of this company can make reservations for any of the islands. It seeks to "provide greater coverage" to customers, "in another corner of the Spanish territory," said Mara. In addition, customers Cicar, added, "will feature Sixt services in over 100 countries around the world."

http://www.cicar.com



Source of the information in Spanish: http://www.lavozdelanzarote.com/article42791.html

Canary Islands, the perfect destination for disabled and senior citizens ...

Sol Access Service is a team of highly qualified, multilingual professionals, with 20 years experience in accessible travel industry. We are committed to provide the best possible service and support to meet the needs, a deep knowledge of the destination and the most competitive prices in the market.

A warm welcome will be awaiting you!




Our sevices includes
-Accomodation:we offer a wide range of accessible hotels, apartments, bungalows and villas, the majority of which are equiped with a pool hoist.
-Groups: please give us your requirements and budget and we will endeavour to accomodate your needs.
-Transfers in adapted vehicles.
-Full excursion programme.
-Rental for equipment.
-Carer/assistance service.
-Car rental.
-Multilingual representatives.

At SOL ACCESS we take care of every aspect of your holiday which is tailored to your individual needs.

Sol Access Service, despite his short professional career, has managed to gain the confidence of the majority of disability associations and agencies specializing in barrier-free tourism in Europe.



SOL ACCESS SERVICE S.L.L.
C/ J. González González nº 20
38626 Valle San Lorenzo
Tlf. 922 76 51 86
Movil: 664 64 64 84
E-mail: ic@solaccessservice.com
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InfoMallorca is an initiative by the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Island Council) and the Consorci d'Informàtica Local de Mallorca (Local Information Technology Consortium of Mallorca), which offers a cultural, procedural and tourist agenda for all Mallorca's institutions to visitors.

As well as being the only agenda of institutional events in Mallorca, Agenda Mallorca is a web space where you can find all kinds of social and cultural information.
It is important to everyone to be able to arrange your leisure time optimally. With this in mind a travel guide attempts to assist the visitor in the decision about whether the accessibility of the various forms of public transport or touristic facilities correspond to his / her particular requirements.

At the same time the visitor recieves advice about where he / she can recieve complementary information to any queries.


Further Information:

Tourist Guide Mallorca

www.mallorcaforall.com

ASC is a car rental company that has adapted vehicles.
Situated in Madrid and Toledo

http://www.ascalquiler.es
+34 902 47 47 50 / +34 902 47 47 48

Approval for Mazarrón municipality to join the Public Transport Authority (PTA) has been given by the Governing Council of the Murcia Autonomous Region and awaits only final approval from the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning, under whose control the PTA operates.According to the linked report, the objective of this change is to allow the benefits of public transport services to be

(Please see UPDATE at end)Traffic volumes on the Cartagena-Vera extension of the AP7 motorway have fallen far short of expectations during its first two plus years of operation, largely attributed to the fact that for almost the whole of its length it is a toll road (98 of 114 Km length) and exacerbated by the recession which has accelerated the deterioration in usage levels in the last year.A

Well according to bloggers John and Mary Middleton, who live in Formentera del Segura, you need to be aware that you might face a fine of upto 3,000 Euros if the police suspect you are running an illegal taxi service - and it's up to you to prove you are not, not up to them to prove that you are.There are two main things (amongst many others) that immediately occur to me:- this is a possibly

Following on from its first-ever annual loss announced just a few days ago, Ryanair appears to be embarking on a round of precipitate route-cancellations.So far I'm aware of a route cut involving Inverness Airport (INV) and East Midlands airport (EMA), coupled with the cancellation of the service from Durham Tees valley airport (MME) to Dublin aiprort (DUB). Both routes will cease to operate

A few weeks ago I had some guests staying here and one day I decided we should take a trip to Murcia, a city I had never visited before (except for visits to La Nueva Condomina and to Ikea), specially as my guests had expressed a wish to see some traditional architecture in a large Spanish city. A couple of weeks before that, someone else here had mentioned that he and his wife had enjoyed a day

With only four days left in the month, it is expected there will be a fall of 40 per cent in new car registrations in Spain in August when compared with a year earlier. The last comparable fall in new car registrations was in January 1993, which recorded a fall of 51 per cent against the previous year. For the period January-August this this the drop in registrations is expected to be 20 per cent

A new 2,000 metre runway solely for military use will soon come into use at Murcia-San Javier (MJV) airport, leaving the existing runway for use by civilian aircraft. This may permit airlines to schedule flights at any hour of the day from next March. Currently most civilian flights out of MJV operate in the evenings, apart from some domestic flights in the early morning to destinations such as

Madrid yesterday declared three days of mourning in memory of the 153 killed in the Spanair air disaster at Barajas Airport Madrid. Madrid Council also observed five minutes of silence in the Plaza de Cibeles yesterday.So far 49 of the 153 victims of the crash have been identified by forensics teams and it is hoped to identify the remainder over the course of the next few days. It is hoped to

Were you watching British television station Channel4 on Thursday evening (29th May)? I was. Well, if you were too, you may recall having seen an advertisement during the 'Come Dine with Me' programme which was quite spectacular - I think it was the mid-point advertising break around 8.30pm - basically it showed some stunt parachutists jumping out of a light aircraft and free-falling in formation

Last Tuesday I decided to take a trip down to Almeria, basically because I wanted try out the rest of the Cartagena to Vera extension of the AP-7 toll motorway beyond the Cartagena to Mazarron sector, with which I am already very familiar. I also wished to check out for myself the route to Almeria airport; Almeria lies on the A-7 motorway, which one joins at the end of new AP-7 extension at