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Archive for January, 2012

Jellyfish invade the Canary Islands beaches

Pelagia noctiluca

Over 100 kilos of jellyfish have been washed up on the shores on Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria and eleven people have had to seek medical treatment after being stung by jellyfish on the “Playa Honda, Los Cristianos, Las Vistas y El Camisón” beaches of the south of Tenerife (where a yellow flag has [...]

Ryanair threatens to cut flights if air tax benefits stop

ryanair plane

The airline company Ryanair is contemplating eliminating some of its routes to the Canary Islands in the event that the bonuses it receives disappear which is being proposed by the Minister of Energy, Industry and Tourism, José Manuel Soria. The Head of Marketing and Sales for Ryanair in Spain, Luis Fernandez, said yesterday that the [...]

Spainair flights grounded as the airline company closes

Spanair

Update : AENA has received over 2.000 claims against Spanair by passengers who have been affected by the recent closure of the airline company on Friday night. Spanair was due to fly around 23.000 passengers this weekend and the majority have either had to find alternative flights or are still waiting at airports. 222 flights [...]

Gran Canaria tourism increased by 13.75% during 2011

gran canaria tourism

The island of Gran Canaria saw a 13% increase in tourists last year (2011) with a total of 3.3 million people visiting the island according to data provided by the statistical authorities of the Canary Islands and Frontur Index. While Nationally, the increase in tourism in Spain was 7.6%, in the whole of the Canary [...]

Over 67,000 cruise ship tourists for Tenerife during February 2012

tenerife harbour cruise ship

The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has today announced that during the month of February (2012) it is expecting over more than 87,000 visitors who will arrive in 29 cruise ships which will be calling at the capital of Tenerifes harbour. Of the total amount, 67,670 will be tourists and 19,745 people will [...]

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