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Update from association members Blevins Franks
Please see below the latest financial update from Blevins Franks. Please do not hesitate to contact Paul should you have any questions related to this or other financial matters. https://www.blevinsfranks.com/spanish-tax-2023/ Spanish tax – what has changed for 2023?...
IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY
IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to us all, the association is 15 years old today, and this has only been made possible by your loyal support. We started the association in order to help others and improve the way of life in Lanzarote and to be part of the...
Lanzarote, pending the strike of air traffic controllers
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT Lanzarote is waiting for the development of the air traffic controllers' strike scheduled for today Monday and for the following Mondays in February, in protest at the failure of the negotiations to sign a new collective agreement. ...
TripAdvisor chooses Lanzarote as the only Spanish destination among the best of 2023
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT It will be for its volcanic landscapes in which the black of the rofe contrasts with the white sands, it will be for its blue beaches , for the impressive Geria, for its gastronomy, for its wines or, perhaps, for its Centers of...
Lanzarote, ‘Best Winter Destination’ according to the Irish Travel Agents Association
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT Awards and distinctions do not stop raining down on Lanzarote as a destination. In fact, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, through the Lanzarote Tourism team, traveled to Ireland this week to collect the award for 'Best Winter Destination',...
There is already a date for the end of masks on public transpor
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT Lanzarote, like the rest of the Spaniards, will be able to stop worrying about the mask when they travel. And it is that the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has announced this Thursday that on February 7 the Council of Ministers will...
The Canary Islands close 2022 with fewer overnight stays than before the pandemic, but more income
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT Tourism does not stop giving, in this 2023, good news to the Canary Islands. And it is that, although the overnight stays last year did not reach those of 2019, pre-pandemic figures, the truth is that the income was much higher. Great...
Please see below the latest financial update from Blevins Franks.
Please do not hesitate to contact Paul should you have any questions related to this or other financial matters. https://www.blevinsfranks.com/6-key-things-for-understanding-uk-pensions/ UK pensions – 6 key things to understand By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins...
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT With the arrival of Friday the professional part of the international tourism fair in Madrid ends. Despite the fact that tomorrow and Sunday, the Ifema facilities will welcome onlookers and tourists in general, the job is already done. ...
Tías-Puerto del Carmen, distinguished as a Smart Tourist Destination
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The municipality of Tías and its tourist area, Puerto del Carmen, received at the Madrid International Tourism Fair (Fitur) the plaque of recognition as a Smart Tourist Destination (DTI) granted by Segittur, linked to the Government's...
Find out what the Canary Islands stand will be like at Fitur
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The Canary Islands stand at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), which will take place in Madrid from January 18 to 22, will have a surface area of 1,425 square meters (m2) and a total of 16 large aerial cubes as a visual attraction...
Latest Financial Update From Association Members Blevins Franks
Please see below the latest financial update from Blevins Franks. Please do not hesitate to contact Paul should you have any questions related to this or other financial matters. https://www.blevinsfranks.com/financial-planning-for-spain/ It’s a New Year. It is time...
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa will lead the 'Canary Islands Net Zero' sustainability and zero emissions cluster of the World Economic Forum. Its president, José Valle, signed this commitment last November in New York...
Voting in Spain / Local Elections
Voting in Spain / Local Elections Important Information- Registration ends 15th January 2023 This year there will be Spanish municipal elections on 28 May 2023. Thanks to the agreement signed between the UK and Spain in 2019, all UK nationals who have been residents...
Lanzarote closes the year with 290 fewer people unemployed
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT According to the data provided by the Ministry of Labour, Lanzarote closed the year 2022 with 8,937 unemployed people, 290 less than in the month of November, which represents a decrease of 3.1 percent compared to the previous month. ...
Know the requirement to receive the help of 200 euros to buy food
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The Government of Spain has decided to activate an aid of 200 euros to buy food due to the increase in prices. And it is that, more and more, making the purchase has become more difficult and it is necessary to be careful when...
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Have You Been to the Amazing Sunday Market in Teguise? Being a small island with a relatively low population, Lanzarote is not what you would describe as a shopper’s paradise, and most residents and visitors are fine with that. Of course, there are ample shops in...
The tourism sector, not happy with the fuel agreement
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The tourism sector is not happy with the fuel agreement, and it is not because it has left out both the UK and Switzerland. Indeed, the Board of Directors of the Federation of Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurs of Las Palmas...
The AENA staff strike is called off
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The Comisiones Obreras union called off the strike scheduled for the Christmas holidays at Spanish airports on Wednesday, to which more than 10,000 workers from the Aena business group were called. The union has explained that after...
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Please see below our latest blog please feel free to copy and share. What makes Christmas and New Year Special in Lanzarote? The Christmas period, one of the most important times of the year, is almost upon us, with people rushing to get their last-minute shopping...
The César Manrique reaches 632,229 passengers in November
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT The César Manrique airport reached 632,229 passengers last November, that is, 11.2% more than before the pandemic, a figure that places it in third place on the islands. The Canarian airports as a whole closed last month exceeding...
Seven flights cannot land in Lanzarote
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT Seven flights, the majority of foreign tourists, could not land at the César Manrique Airport yesterday due to adverse phenomena, in this case gusts of winds of more than 70 kilometers per hour. The affected planes were forced to...
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5 Reasons why you will love a winter trip to Lanzarote If you are living in Europe, winter is closing in, and for most of us, things are starting to get a lot colder. This is especially true if you are from Northern European countries such as the U.K., Germany, and...
Success of the first edition of the Festival of Volcanic Kitchens
THANKS TO DIGITAL LANCELOT JESUS BETANCORT The I Saborea Lanzarote Festival of Volcanic Kitchens has ended in El Varadero in Puerto del Carmen late this Sunday afternoon. In the absence of the definitive count, it is estimated that it has left behind around...
Latest Financial Update From Association Members Blevins Franks
Please see below the latest financial update from Blevins Franks. Please do not hesitate to contact Paul should you have any questions related to this or other financial matters. https://www.blevinsfranks.com/uk-autumn-budget-2022/ UK Autumn Budget 2022 By Paul...