With the Olympics all set and ready to go, airports surrounding London are bracing themselves for what could be a turbulent couple of months. Over 120,000 passengers will pass through Heathrow alone in a single day, with many expecting more once the sporting event gets underway.

This week the first wave of athletes touch down in Britain to train and prepare for the games. Whilst local businesses will be looking forward to the economic boost brought in with the extra tourists and spectators, airports will be looking to see these travellers entering and leaving the building very swiftly.
Heathrow airport will witness the main bulk of people congestion as over 80% of passengers they are expecting to handle will be Olympic related; a welcomed joy for airline companies but a rather severe headache for airport staff.

With the recent upheaval over immigration queues in recent weeks at the popular airport, the UK border Force has assured the public that there will be extra staff to cover the desks during the length of the games. This has been further confirmed by the promise made by immigration minister Damian Green, who states that desks will be manned at all peak times of the day.
The ‘Games Lanes’ that have been implemented on all major routes to the stadiums will hopefully ensure that commuting disruptions can be kept to a minimum. However, after the trouble at the recent opening of the lane on the A1, travellers aren’t expecting miracles any time soon.

Daves holiday with friends to Fuerteventura

We decided we wanted some winter sunshine, good flight times and a good 4 star hotel. We opted to go for an all inclusive holiday, I haven’t done all inclusive in Europe before but thought it would be a better idea as there was a group of us. The hotel we picked was the Elba Sara Resort in Caleta de Fuste which was only a 10 minute drive from the airport.

On first impressions on pulling up at the hotel we were really impressed, the reception was very impressive and the check-in was smooth and quick. We requested rooms close to each other and the rooms we received were right next door to each other. We were given rooms on the top floor (sixth floor), there were plenty of lifts throughout the hotel so you never had to wait too long. The rooms were very large, we had a king size bed and a sitting area and the all the other amenities we needed. The view from the balcony was amazing we looked over the pool and the sea and I could of sat there all day taking in the views. It cost 4 euro’s a day to rent the safety deposit box and if you wanted to rent a beach towel you could do from reception by leaving a 10euro refundable deposit. The hotel was right next door to the Atlántico shopping centre with plenty of shops and also had a Euro Spar encase you wanted to pick up anything.

It was 2 minute walk to the golden sandy beach which is very safe for the kids and about a 20 minutes stroll to get into town or around 3euros in a taxi. The pool was huge, one was heated where all the activities took place and the other was cold, there was also a children’s pool. There were plenty of sunbeds and we never struggled to get a group together. The gardens and the grounds are kept immaculate and there is a river with fish in, my god daughter especially loved feeding the fish every morning after breakfast.

The food in the hotel was brilliant, there was a massive selection of food to choose from and they had cooking stations so you could see the chefs freshly preparing the food in front of you. The staff would take your orders at the table and bring your drinks to you, as there were a group of us we always got wine by the bottle and the staff were very generous with us! The drinks on the all-inclusive basis were fantastic and there was plenty of options to choose from, all were local products but you couldn’t tell the difference.

The entertainment in the hotel was mainly based around the children, there was the normal day time activities like pool volley, aqua gym etc. and in the evenings there was always a kids disco and then a show on afterwards in the Broadway bar, like parrot show, snake show, clowns etc. if you wanted a quieter evening there was a bar in the lobby which was more chilled out and relaxed.

Overall my experience at the Elba Sara Resort was fantastic, me and the rest of the party came away extremely pleased with the choice we had made to stay there and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good all inclusive holiday on a beautiful island.