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Lanzarote loses about 760,000 tourists in the first half of the year
The crisis generated by the coronavirus pandemic caused the Canary Islands tourism sector to lose some 3.87 million foreign visitors and 4,794 million euros in spending during the first half of the year. In the case of the island of Lanzarote , which represents twenty...
Lanzarote urges the British Government to cancel its quarantine
Lanzarote has raised its voice to request a rectification from the British Government regarding its quarantine. In effect, the Cabildo, through Turismo de Lanzarote, has urged the British Government , through a press release released by the London communication agency...
The English community on the islands expects their government to back down
The English who reside on the island and who have economic interests in Lanzarote do not understand the measure that the British Government has taken to impose a quarantine on tourists who come to the Canary Islands. Daniel Trigg, representative of the Association of...
UK advises against non-essential travel to Spain, including the islands
For those of you that watched it, and those who didn't, LBRA President Danny had a very successful interview on Sky News yesterday evening and we have received hundreds of positive comments and requests for more interviews. But despite what everyone expected the UK...
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The Minister of Tourism of the Government of the Canary Islands, Yaiza Castilla, said on Monday that with the quarantine imposed by the United Kingdom on people traveling to Spain as a whole, in the case of the archipelago, 250 weekly flights are "at stake" currently...
A senior government official in England enjoys in Playa Blanca
These days the Secretary of State for London, Paul Scully, was in Playa Blanca, enjoying a vacation and here he has caught the forty imposed by the British Government on all travelers from Spain. Scully has shown through her Instagram images of how she...
Update from our association members Blevins Franks
If you have any questions regarding this or any other financial matters please do not hesitate to contact Paul. Will UK assets invite a bigger tax bill after Brexit? By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins Franks 928 433 411 canaryisles@blevinsfranks.com...
Torres satisfied with the EU agreement
The President of the Canary Islands Executive ensures that the negotiation has paid off "and that the results are better than expected The President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, was "very happy" on Tuesday with the agreement of...
The Canary Islands Government does not extend the mandatory nature of the mask, but will intensify its “vigilance”
The spokesman for the Government of the Canary Islands, Julio Pérez, explained on Thursday that the regional Executive is not going to extend the mandatory use of the mask, but will intensify its "vigilance". Pérez said that the government has decided "to...
Airport Figures
Thanks to La Voz In the last three months it only received 52,396 travelers Lanzarote airport lost 2.1 million passengers in the first half of 2020, according to Aena figures published in the Cabildo Data Center. And it is that, from January to June this year, there...
Airport Update
Little by little, normality, now called new normality, tries to reach Lanzarote, although still with great caution. César Manrique airport was experiencing this Sunday the day with the most operations since the start of the pandemic. Tourists return to the island,...
New Lanzarote protocol to control suspects of Covid-19 in airport and accommodation
The Cabildo de Lanzarote hosted a meeting on Tuesday in which the document 'Procedure of action before the detection of a suspected case of Covid-19 infection at the Lanzarote-César Manrique Airport and in the establishments was approved accommodation ', which...
An OTM delegation will evaluate the safety of Lanzarote as a destination
Lanzarote will receive a delegation on Wednesday to present the presentation flight of the Canary Islands as a safe destination, promoted by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of the Canary Islands Government in collaboration with the World Tourism...
Hotel Openings
The island's tourist establishments resume activity after several months of hiatus as a consequence of the spread of the coronavirus. Some opened their doors to the rhythm of the de-escalation and for weeks have offered their services to residents, but with the...
Alert for high temperatures
Declared the alert for high temperatures in the Canary IslandsThe General Directorate of Security and Emergencies , based on the prediction of AEMET and / or other available sources, updates the situation, going to ALERT for Maximum Temperatures . The temperatures...
Travelling to Spain
This is the link for the form to be completed for people traveling to Spain https://www.spth.gob.es/ it should be completed 48 hours before travel to Spain and it is a mandatory requirement.
Airport Update
Thanks to Lancelot Digital - Airfield air traffic awarded to César Manrique-Lanzarote for € 22,771,000 Aena has awarded the contract to Saerco for a period of seven years with the possibility of three annual extensions At its last meeting, held on June 30, the...
TIE Update
Thanks to Brits in Spain As you will be aware from our previous posts and the Ambassador’s recent video, the Spanish government is introducing a new residency document for those UK nationals who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement – the Tarjeta de identidad de...
Blevins Franks Update
Is time running out for tax-free pension transfers? By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins Franks 928 433 411 canaryisles@blevinsfranks.com www.blevinsfranks.com If you have chosen to retire in Lanzarote, it is sensible to review your pension options now, before Brexit...
The new Canary airline, about to take off
The Canary Islands will launch a new airline shortly. In effect, it will be launched by Tenerife hoteliers (Ashotel) who have already acquired their first aircraft, as published in Diario de Avisos. It is an Airbus purchased from Atlantic Airways, as anticipante...
The first international flight arrives in Lanzarote this Tuesday
The first international flight arrives in Lanzarote this Tuesday. Tourism Lanzarote will carry out in the coming weeks reinforced promotional campaigns in the main European source markets of the island " The decision of the Government of Spain, chaired by Pedro...
Island Update
Good news its a new week and hopefully a new start for Lanzarote as of yesterday after more than three months under a state of alarm, this ended and we are entering the so-called “new normality,” yesterday we also had flights arriving from mainland Spain. Lanzarote...
Lanzarote begins to reopen to peninsular tourism from this Sunday
Ryanair will resume operations with flights from Santiago and Valencia on June 21 and Iberia Express will recover the Sunday connection with Madrid Little by little and gradually, Lanzarote will begin this Sunday, June 21, its reopening to peninsular tourism,...
SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote approved benefits of 3,216,411 euros in 2019
The General Meeting of SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote, held this Wednesday, definitively approved the Entity's accounts for 2019, whose turnover amounted to a total of 3,216,411.16 euros, with the favorable report of the accounting audit and external financial activity to...
Terminal 2 of the Lanzarote Airport “closes” its doors
Airborne boarding and disembarking operations will be transferred to Terminal 1 of the César Manrique Airport in Lanzarote from June 21, the day the State of Alarm ends in Spain. Terminal 2 or inter-island will be inoperative from that day That is, flights between...