Season Review 2012

As the 2012 season comes to an end, some personal thoughts on the year

As I was preparing this entry a quote came to mind from the opening lines of the Tale of Two Cities that seemed appropriate….." It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”

There is no doubt that the resort in terms of population and commercial enterprise is growing steadily. There are still a  large number of properties available (certainly the lower number penthouse blocks all seem available ?) it’s apparent by reading the forums that there are a lot of new buyers around , attracted by the rock bottom prices and also no doubt.. the longer term potential of the resort.

The biggest social  / commercial change has come about with the resurrection of the Al Kasar courtyard, once a dusty barren area,  this now contains lively Bars / Restaurants and even a gift shop and Ice Cream Bar, we also have a US style diner proposed. Our thanks must go to all the individuals who have dedicated time and money to establishing such excellent services within the resort.

Thankfully we finally saw this year the siting of the golf clubhouse, many of us will recognize this building as we all stood on its roof many years ago and surveyed our dusty off plan purchases !.

The Condado golf club continues to go from strength to strength and arrival of a 19^th hole at the course will further cement the fine reputation these 18 holes have within Europe.

The twin pillars of optimism in Corvera Airport / Paramount Theme Park are still glinting temptingly on the horizon but not yet within touching distance.  However I read reports today that the military flight restrictions that have delayed Corvera may finally be resolved and that a April 2013 opening for commercial flights is now scheduled.

After the initial blast of publicity from the stone laying ceremony, news on Paramount has been limited,   I assume that they have been looking for finance with which to commence the build.  Jesus Samper the head of the project was originally quoted as saying there was money in place for initial build and I read since that there have been presentation tours in the US to raise capital finance. There has also allegedly been interest from Russia following news of large casino investments in both Barcelona and Madrid 

You will all have been aware of the emails sent out from Milenniun and the previous blog posts and it is this I think of as the "worst of times" in 2012.  Its sad when member of the community who has worked so hard on an unpaid and voluntary basis is so publicly vilified, by daring to ask legitimate questions over how OUR  money is spent in running the resort. There are allegations over commercial issues and as yet these are unproven although evidence is alleged to exist that evidences Mileniun may have not always been working in our best financial interests - further information to follow when publicly available.