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Canarias closed 2018 with the highest hotel profitability in Spain
The Canarias closed 2018 with the highest hotel profitability in Spain and the highest efficiency score in its tourism model, according to the Monitur report from the Exceltur management. The Canarian archipelago has the best data of RevPAR, the best and most...
Setback for tourism legislation
The Proposal of Law of Modification of the Law of Renovation and Tourist Modernization 2/2013 and the Law of Ordination of the Tourism of Canaries 7/1995 "presents / displays serious doubts of constitutional legality in certain key precepts of its regulation". This is...
The ‘Zapatillas Solidarias’ campaign continues until March 25
The Cabildo of Lanzarote reminds that until next March 25 may be deposited sports shoes, disused but that is in good condition, in any of the about 50 points located in different public administrations, schools, health, tourism and sports, among others, adhered to the...
The new Lanzarote radar
Lanzarote launches a new radar. ENAIRE, manager of air navigation in Spain, has put into service on Monday a new "state-of-the-art" radar on the island of Lanzarote that "allows coverage and surveillance service for flights from the northeastern area of the Canary...
Brexit Update
With thanks to Brits in Spain Thanks to everyone who joined our live Q&A. We’ll be posting a document with answers to the FAQs in due course. Meanwhile, here are links to some websites we mentioned during the session: Living in Spain guide: Essential information...
Lanzarote will have a day hospital for adults
The Governing Council held on Monday approved the Mental Health Plan of the Canary Islands, a document resulting from the collaborative and coordinated work of 22 multidisciplinary and inter-institutional working groups, in which more than a hundred people...
Carnival Costa Teguise
On his tour of the island of Lanzarote, Don Carnal settled on Saturday the tourist town of Costa Teguise. Carrozas, murgas, charangas, batucadas and spontaneous traveled with their fantasies the main streets of the area. Spectacular atmosphere and a...
St Patrick’s Day Events
Puerto del Carmen, the leading area in the accommodation of Irish tourists who visit Lanzarote every year, joins the green and the clover this weekend as an element of loyalty of visitors to Ireland. This weekend the town of Tias will host several activities to...
The residents of Playa Blanca are interested in Brexit
The British Consulate, the National Police and the Yaiza City Council are responding about how it could affect British citizens The mayor of Yaiza, Oscar Noda, thanked the British Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Immigration Department of the National...
Brexit Update
We had a great but busy time yesterday accompanying the Brexit representative from the British Consulates office in our partnership role. Thanks to everyone who attended the meetings, over 200 in total. Lots of questions and answers. Please stay up to date by signing...
Brexit Deal or No Deal
Please read the key messages relating to deal or no deal that were discussed at our Brexit partnership conference in Barcelona last week. As partners with the British Consulate we shall be posting first hand direct updates as we receive them. Please note that these...
Lanzarote and Menorca close 25 years of the Biosphere Reserve
The Cabildo of Lanzarote and the Insular Council of Menorca closed on Monday, March 11, with the reading of a joint statement, the commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the declaration of both Biosphere Reserves (Unesco). The result of this twinning and the will of...
Brexit Update
The British Consulate in Las Palmas have arranged two events for next Wednesday 13th March, one in Playa Blanca and another in Costa Teguise, these are open to everyone to attend.
Lanzarote starts on the right foot the ITB 2019
The island starts at the fair with an appreciable growth of 8.7% of German tourism registered in January, the largest in the Canary Islands With a 12.1% increase, compared to 0.3% increase in the whole of the archipelago, Lanzarote was placed last January at...
Brexit Update
Residency: If you have not already done so and you wish to apply for residencia then do so now, most likely your appointment will be for after 29th March but this will not matter, if you have been a resident for 5 years then you should apply for residencia...
A tail of the storm Laura may affect the Canary Islands
The storm Laura, which is hitting 45 provinces of the Iberian Peninsula and is at risk from rainfall La Coruna, Orense, Pontevedra, Huesca, Salamanca, Avila, Cáceres, Huelva and Seville, where rainfall has accumulated between 15 and 50 liters per square meter, may...
Two beaked whales in Lanzarote waters
A small fishermen's boat from the island of Lanzarote recorded a few days ago beautiful pictures of a couple of beaked whales in the northwest waters of the island. According to the expert in cetaceans, Vidal Martin, it is about two females of Blainville...
See here the news of the new decree of the holiday rental of the Canary Islands
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands has delivered the new decree of holiday rental to the seven councils and 88 municipalities, represented by Fecam and Fecai, with the aim that these administrations can study the...
Sign of ‘prohibited bicycles’ on the rise of Femés
The queues of cars that were formed until a few days ago when the Femés mountain was being climbed or lowered by the bicycles that were rolling by has already ended. Traffic has placed some signs of banned bicycles at the entrance of the town towards Playa Blanca and...
Register on the padrón
Register on the padrón If you are resident in Spain for more than three months, you must also register yourself on the padrón, which is a list of all the people who live in a certain town. How you register You register for the padrón at the local town hall by filling...
The Cabildo expects the airport to be named ‘César Manrique’ soon
The Cabildo of Lanzarote is pleased that the Ministry of Development, led by José Luis Ábalos, signed on Monday the ministerial order to make effective the change of name of Lanzarote airport that will be called "César Manrique" as a tribute to the legacy of the...
Binter offers a new Bintazo with flights from 9.98 euros.
Binter launches next Monday February 25 a new Bintazo with more than 25,000 seats available that will allow its customers to purchase tickets from 9.98 euros each way to fly on the inter-island routes that the airline operates in the Canary Islands. These...
Canary Islands Plan for Tourism 2025
Lanzarote brings together professionals from different sectors around a vote for the future of tourism in the Islands In the procedure, general actions of the Archipelago and the Island in particular included in the draft of the new Canary Islands Plan for Tourism...
From Lanzarote to Gran Canaria in Fred Olsen for € 13.50
Fred. Olsen Express launches on Tuesday February 19 a special promotion to travel on its new route between the capitals of Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, which will allow its passengers to travel between Arrecife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from € 13.50 Canarian...
High Waves Alert
The Consortium for Security, Emergencies, Rescue, Prevention and Fire Prevention of Lanzarote reports that the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has declared the situation of pre-alert due to adverse coastal...