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Language Exchange – Playa Honda, Lanzarote
Don't forget that the next Language Exchange is on Wednesday 6th April from 17.00 until 19.00 in Friends Bar, Playa Flor Apartments, La Concha, Playa Honda. Come along, whether you have been before or if it will be your first time and join in. It doesn't matter how...
Nine Lives Lanzarote Easter Fun Day
At the Sociedad in Tías on Sunday, 17th April 2011 Time: from 1-4pm Tickets: €5.50 Activities •Children to bring a painted egg to put into competition for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. •Easter Egg Hunt •Egg and Spoon race •Activity corner, making Easter themed bookmarks,...
Deiland – Sports Week
The Deiland Plaza in Playa Honda have got a sports weeks lined up from Monday 4th April until Sunday 10th April. There are lots of different classes which anybody can join in with and it costs absolutely nothing! The schedule of classes is as follows: - Monday 4th...
The Carnival comes to La Graciosa this weekend!
This weekend it’s Carnival in La Graciosa. A party which is expected to have at least 2,000 people, because there is no accommodation on the island for weeks. The carnival will begin on Friday, at 18 hours, with a Parade announcer, which will feature performances by...
Playa Blanca gets a new playground
The Mayor of Yaiza, Angel Dominguez, Deputy Mayor, Leornardo Rodriguez and the Security council, José Lemes, opened on Friday afternoon, a new playground in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. The park is located in Calle Ucrania, next to the Residential Pechiguera, and has five...
Lanzarote Airport starts to open for night flights
Night flights started operating from Guacimeta Airport yesterday (Sunday 27th March 2011) with an extension of the time the airfield opens after a demand from Ryanair. The municipalities of San Bartolomé and Tias demanded of Aena that the Ministry of Development made...
Earth Hour in Lanzarote
“Through the symbolic act of switching off our lights for one hour on Saturday 26 March from 8.30 – 9.30pm we will collectively send our clarion call for change around the globe. ‘Please, political leaders and captains of industry, we implore you. Take action against...
AFOL presentation on Colon Cancer
On the 31st March 2011, AFOL - the Association of Families of Cancer Patients in Lanzarote - have organised a talk by two doctors in the Gran Hotel of Arrecife on Colon Cancer at 18.00. The two doctors are Dra T Barata and Dra Pinar who will be talking about the...
Teguise, Lanzarote, gets a new website
The mayor of Teguise, Juan Pedro Hernandez, the Councillor for Tourism, Oswaldo Betancourt, and the Director General of Tourism of the Canary Islands, Rita Hernandez, presented on Wednesday the new tourist website of the municipality, www.turismoteguise.com. This new...
Don’t forget to put your clocks forward!
Remember to put your clocks and watches forward by one hour on the night of Saturday 26th / Sunday 27th March at 2.00am (so that it becomes 3am). It's one hour less in bed unfortunately, but fortunately our evenings become longer.
Tias Launches a network of playgrounds in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote
The Mayor of Tias, José Juan Cruz Saavedra, Tuesday morning, opened a "network of playgrounds of Puerto del Carmen" in the Plaza de los Naciones , with an investment of 180,218 euros. In addition to the playground located here, the Town Hall announced the launch of a...
Hotel Prices in Lanzarote
A study by hoteles.com reflects Playa Blanca hotels experienced a decline of room rates by 18 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year. By contrast, hotels in Costa Teguise staged a price rise of 15 percent. According to the Hotel Price Index, one room at a hotel...
Festival Malpaís 2011 en Arrecife
Maybe you haven´t heard about this festival in previous years, but you can´t miss the 2011 edition! It´s great for all of us in Lanzarote to have the chance to enjoy Art in the streets of Arrecife. Everything is ready for the fifth edition of a festival that will make...
Cabildo of Lanzarote to produce a guide to Scuba Diving
The Office of the Lanzarote Biosphere Reserve and the Tourist Board of the Island Council, together with Trade Promotion Society of Lanzarote (SPEL), are working in publishing a guide to diving in Lanzarote with the aim of spreading the qualities of the island an...
Hotel Occupancy in Lanzarote is up for February
Hotels and accommodation on the island of Lanzarote have managed to achieve 80 percent occupancy during the last half of February, which is 10 percent more than the same month last year. In addition, in data gathered in the first two months of 2011, occupancy has...
Puerta de entrada…
a los periódicos del mundo. That´s what Kiosko.net is, and you´ll find it very interesting. Kiosko.net is a visual daily press directory that gives access to the world's largest news sites and displays a readable image taken from today's frontpage cover of each...
Arrecife given an award at Seatrade Cruises
The port of Arrecife has been given an award at Seatrade Cruises, the world's largest trade show being held this week in Miami, the international journal of Dream World Cruise Destinations. El Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas, has also been given an award. Specifically,...
Union reach a tentative agreement with Aena to call off strikes
After a marathon day of negotiations, which lasted about 17 hours, unions CCOO, UGT and the USO arrived on Tuesday to a tentative agreement with Aena, to call off the planned strike days in the key dates of Easter and the summer. The draft agreement must now be...
Intercambio – Language Exchange
Don't forget the next Intercambio/Language exchange, organised by the Lanzarote Business Association, is being held on Wednesday 16th March at Friends Bar, Playa Flor, La Concha, Playa Honda, Lanzarote from 17.00 until 19.00. It is your chance to practice Spanish with...
AENA Strikes
The following twenty two dates starting from Easter have been confirmed for strike action (huelga de AENA) in relation to the privatisation of some Spanish airport services. The strike action is being called for by the CCOO, UGT and USO unions. Airports within Spain...
9Lives Easter Event
Make a note in your diaries for the popular 9Lives Easter Party, provisionally scheduled for the 17th April 2011. The venue has not been finalised yet, but full details will be published when they are known. Last year 60 children attended and therefore tickets will be...
Air Berlin renews agreement with Lanzarote
The Lanzarote Tourist Board and Air Berlin have renewed their cooperation agreement for the second consecutive year. The agreement was signed during the International Tourism Fair in Berlin by the mayor of Teguise, Juan Pedro Hernández, the Minister of Tourism of the...
Festivos…
If you wonder when the next Bank holidays are... The following is a list of National Holidays in Canarias in 2011, as well as the local one for Lanzarote. During these days, you will find that Banks, Ayuntamientos and the majority of businesses will be closed,...
Buen cine en Teguise – Secreto!
I´ve just learnt, thanks to a very well informed (and generous) friend, that there is a small cinema with about 20 seats upstairs at La Cantina Restaurant in La Villa de Teguise. They show films in English and foreign films in their original language. On Friday 11th...
All Inclusives on the up
All inclusive hotels are grabbing much of the hotel accommodation in Lanzarote. Year after year, this type of tourism has been growing and many tour operators now require these features to meet the demand of visitors. The Tourist Business Association of Lanzarote...