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Playa Meloneras in Gran Canaria re-opens

The Meloneras beach (Playa Meloneras) in the south of Gran Canaria has re-opened after works have been carried out to remove the stones and rocks that were preventing access to the marina and the use of the beach and more sand has been deposited on the beach. Clean up tasks were carried out during four [...]

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Unemployment reached 30.93% in Canaries in 2011

The number of people who were unemployed in the Canary Islands last year increased by 27,500 people, an increase of 8.75%, reaching a total of 341,900 people without work which represents a 30.93% of the regional workforce, according to data released by the National Institute Statistics (INE). According to the ‘Encuesta de Población Activa’ (Labour [...]

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Jellyfish invade the Canary Islands beaches

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 [...]

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Ryanair threatens to cut flights if air tax benefits stop

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 [...]

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Spainair flights grounded as the airline company closes

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 [...]

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Maspalomas to host ‘World Tourism Day’

Posted by Canaries News on January 24th, 2012
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Maspalomas (in the South of Gran Canaria) has been chosen by the World Tourism Organisation as the venue for the celebration of World Tourism Day on the 27th of September 2012. The president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna, and the mayor of San Bartolome de Tirajana, Aurelio Perez, made the announcement yesterday morning. It is the first time that Spain will have hosted the celebration of World Tourism Day. Mr. Bravo de Laguna stressed that this celebration will “enable Maspalomas to be known in all corners of the planet”. The celebration of World Tourism Day will coincide with both the 50th anniversary of the creation of Maspalomas Costa Canaria as well as the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the councils.

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Gran Canaria to turn tourists away next winter season

Posted by Canaries News on January 23rd, 2012
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The growing demand for bookings for the Canary Islands for the rest of this years winter season is causing a flurry of bookings for next years winter season, which has so far seen an increase of around 10%. The Nordic tour operators are unable to find available rooms in Gran Canaria for 2012/2013 winter season according to sources at this years FITUR trade fair in Madrid.

Employers acknowledged yesterday at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) that Scandinavian tour operators that have been looking for rooms in the Canary Islands, specifically Gran Canaria, have been unable to make any bookings due to the strong growth in demand which has forced accommodation providers to reject offers, some at very good prices.

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Bruce Springsteen concert announced for Gran Canaria

Posted by Canaries News on January 19th, 2012
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Update : There is now doubt that the Bruce Springsteen concert will go ahead, according to sources close to the Gran Canaria council. The tickets were due to go on sale tomorrow (1st February) but there appears to be confusion over the confirmation of the concert and the date set (15th May) has not appeared on the singers official website. The president of the council announced the date 10 days ago at the FITUR trade fair along with the private promotors on the island. Bruce Springsteens official tour organisers have announced that while they continue to be in negotiation, the concert has NOT yet been confirmed to go ahead.

Update : 46,000 tickets for the Bruce Springsteen concert in the capital of Gran Canaria will go on sale from 1st February 2012 at a price of between €60 and €70. It is the biggest music concert to be held in the Canary Islands. It has been confirmed to be taking plaec on the 15th May.

Today, Thursday 19th January 2012, at a press conference at the International Tourism Fair of Madrid (Fitur) it will be announced that on May 15th 2012, Gran Canaria will receive a visit from one of the most important icons of rock music, Bruce Springsteen. Although there is no official confirmation yet, the president of the Cabildo, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna, will appear next to the director of the company LM Productions, Leopoldo Mansito and the Councillor for Tourism and the Municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Paul Barber, to give all the details of what will be the most important musical event of the year on the Island.

The initial idea of ​​the organisers is to fill the enclosure of Siete Palmas in Gran Canaria and it plans to offer tickets at ‘affordable prices’ ranging from €60 to €70, plus passes to special areas which will have a higher cost. Until now, Bruce Springsteen and the ‘E Street Band’ have confirmed five official concerts in Spain between May and June, in addition to the one in the Canary Islands, the World Tour will open at the stadium of La Cartuja in Seville on May 13, travel to Gran Canaria for the 15th, 17th and 18th he will play in Barcelona, June 2nd in San Sebastian and finally in Madrid on June 17th.

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Air passenger travel increases in the Canaries

Posted by Canaries News on January 12th, 2012
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There has been a significant increase in the amount of air travel in the Canary Islands with the Gran Canaria airport beating its records with 10.5 million passengers (an increase of 11.1%) during the 2011 period and positioning itself in 5th place in Spain, according to figures release by AENA. The airport of Fuerteventura saw a rise of 18.6% handling 4.9 million passengers as did Tenerife Souths Reina Sofia airport, with 8.6 million passengers (17.6% increase). Lanzarote also saw its air passenger numbers increase by 12.3%.

Nationally, the AENA airports received more than 204 million passengers in 2011, representing a 6% increase over the previous year, the second highest in history after the record of 210 million in 2007. This is the third consecutive year of increases in the total number of passengers over the network (over 187 million in 2009 and 192 million in 2010). Apart from increases in the Canary Island airports, there were other well performing airports such as Barcelona-El Prat, which has broken its record with 34.3 million passengers. There were also record numbers in Alicante (9.9 million), Ibiza (5.6 million), Seville (4.9 million) and Santander (1.1 million). Of the total of 204.3 million passengers which used the airports during 2011, 203.2 million were commercial flights (+6%) and of these, 76.2 million were domestic flights ( -0.6%) and 127 million international flights (+10.4%).

The Madrid-Barajas Airport holds the passenger record over the whole of the AENA network, with 49.6 million (-0.4%), followed by Barcelona airport with 34.3 million passengers (+17, 8%), Palma de Mallorca with 22.7 million (+7.6%), Malaga, Costa del Sol with 12.8 million (+6.3%), Gran Canaria, with 10.5 million (+11.1%), Alicante with 9.9 million (+5.7%) and Tenerife South with 8.6 million (+17.6%).

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Canary Islands 2012 Fitur stand to cost €711,000

Posted by Canaries News on January 11th, 2012
Fitur Stand 2012

The Canary Islands government has allocated €711,000 for this years stand at Fitur, one of the largest International Trade Fair in the world, to be held in Madrid from 18th to 22nd of January. Specifically, the assembly of the structure will cost €466,000, while the price of space will cost €245,000. This years budget is similar to that of 2010. The stand will occupy an area of 1,825 square meters and is the same that is used already in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London and is also used in the Berlin Fair. The main objective is to restore ‘national tourism’, which fell 10% in 2011 over the previous year, according to provisional data provided. In its attempt to ‘stand out’, the stand will have, among other technology, four multi-touch screens to view photos, videos and documents and a ‘Kinect’ system, capable of detecting movements of people.

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Fitur Stand 2012

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