Las Colinas Golf & Country Club has added another international award as it celebrates its 15th anniversary. The Orihuela Costa resort has been named Spain’s Leading Villa Resort at the 2026 World Travel Awards, marking the tenth time it has secured the national title and adding to seven previous honours in the European category.

Las Colinas wins national award again

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club has been named Spain’s Leading Villa Resort at the 2026 World Travel Awards, adding another international honour as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.

The Orihuela Costa resort received the award during the European World Travel Awards ceremony held in Kotor, Montenegro, on October 17.

It marks the tenth time Las Colinas has received the award for Spain’s Leading Villa Resort, alongside seven previous honours in the European category.

Award marks resort’s 15th anniversary

Gonzalo Valdes, Real Estate Customer Director, said the latest recognition reflected 15 years of work focused on service, attention to detail and the efforts of the resort’s team.

The latest award therefore comes during a milestone year for Las Colinas, which has developed its residential, sporting, leisure and dining facilities over the past decade and a half.

Resort combines golf, dining and Mediterranean setting

Las Colinas is set within a 330-hectare valley surrounded by hills and combines residential properties with leisure, sporting and dining facilities.

Its development has focused on low-density housing and contemporary architecture designed to integrate with the surrounding Mediterranean landscape.

Facilities include an 18-hole golf course, the unik, il Palco and umawa restaurants and WOW Beach, its beach club on the Mediterranean coast.

The resort also offers a range of sporting, gastronomic and wellbeing experiences for residents and visitors.

World Travel Awards celebrate tourism industry

The World Travel Awards are now in their 33rd year and recognise businesses and destinations across the international tourism industry.

For Las Colinas, the 2026 title adds to a collection of previous national and European awards and gives the Orihuela Costa resort another international recognition during its 15th anniversary year.

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport has recorded another bumper month, with more than 2.1 million passengers using the terminal during September. International travel continued to drive the growth, led by almost 700,000 British passengers, while the airport outperformed Spain’s four larger airports and the wider Aena network.

September passenger numbers rise 11.5 per cent

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport has set another monthly passenger record after more than 2.1 million travellers passed through the terminal in September.

The airport handled 2,127,532 passengers during the month, an increase of 11.5 per cent compared with September 2025.

International travellers accounted for 1,888,158 passengers, up 12 per cent, underlining the importance of overseas markets to the continuing growth of Alicante-Elche.

British passengers remain the largest international market

British passengers remained comfortably the airport’s largest international market, with almost 700,000 travellers.

Germany followed with around 141,000, ahead of the Netherlands with approximately 119,000 and Poland with 117,000.

Domestic traffic also increased, reaching 235,923 passengers, 7.1 per cent higher than a year earlier.

The figures mean growth was recorded across both international and domestic traffic during September.

Almost 16.9 million passengers in nine months

Between January and September, Alicante-Elche handled 16,867,055 passengers, representing growth of 10.1 per cent compared with the same period of 2025.

Aircraft movements are increasing too, with 13,146 flights handled during September, up 12.4 per cent year on year.

With almost 16.9 million passengers already passing through the airport during the first nine months of 2026, Alicante-Elche is now heading towards another record-breaking year.

Alicante-Elche outpaces Spain’s larger airports

Alicante-Elche remains Spain’s fifth busiest airport by passenger numbers, behind Madrid, Barcelona, Palma and Malaga. However, its September passenger growth exceeded all four larger airports.

The figures also comfortably outpaced Aena’s Spanish airport network, which recorded overall September passenger growth of 4.2 per cent.

The latest results continue a strong year for the Costa Blanca’s main airport, with both passenger numbers and aircraft movements showing substantial year-on-year increases.

Bigastro residents are being encouraged to step out together in support of the fight against cancer when the town’s annual Cancer March returns on Sunday, October 25. Now in its 12th year, the event will combine a community walk with workshops and a charity raffle, raising funds for cancer research and support for patients and their families.

Cancer March begins at 10:30 AM

Bigastro will once again turn out in support of the fight against cancer when the town holds its 12th annual Cancer March on Sunday, October 25.

Organised by the local Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), the event begins at 10:30 AM from the Huerto del Cura Park. Participants will follow a route through Bigastro before returning to the park for further activities.

The €10 registration fee includes the official event T-shirt, a bottle of water, nuts and other items.

Registration remains open until October 25

Registration remains open until October 25, while those already signed up can collect their T-shirts from the AECC office at Calle Mayor 5 between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

Funds raised will support cancer research and the AECC’s work assisting patients and their families throughout diagnosis and treatment.

The annual march gives residents an opportunity to show their support together while helping raise money for the organisation’s continuing work.

Charity raffle supports cancer fundraising

A charity raffle will also form part of the event, with prizes donated by local businesses.

Tickets cost €1 and are available from the AECC office and participating businesses around Bigastro.

After the walk, activities will continue at the Huerto del Cura Park with workshops and the raffle, extending the event beyond the morning’s route through the town.

Bigastro residents encouraged to take part

AECC Bigastro president Jose Julian Martinez said the event continues the successful format of previous years.

Mayor Teresa Belmonte has also encouraged residents to participate, highlighting the importance of cancer research and community support.

Now reaching its 12th edition, the Cancer March continues to bring Bigastro together around a shared cause while raising funds to support research and people affected by cancer.