Italian tourism experiences a 21% drop on Lanzarote
This year the number of tourists arrived from Italian airports has dropped by almost 18,000 people.
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Mirador Del Rio selected as one of the most impressive viewpoints in Spain
Spains’ Tourist Board has selected the Mirador Del Rio as one of the fifteen most impressive viewpoints in Spain.
Last November was Lanzarote’s hottest on record
Last month was the warmest November on Lanzarote since records began. AEMET have described November 2024 as “extremely hot” and indicated that, with an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, no November has registered such high temperatures on Lanzarote since records began in 1961.
Travellers’ Register “working normally”
The Travellers’ Register launched by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior last Monday is functioning “normally” according to the department. Over 112,000 businesses have signed up to the SES Hospedajes platform in the first week.
Driver had to be freed from vehicle after crash near Matagorda
A van driver had to be extracted from her vehicle by firemen following a collision on the LZ-40 road near Matagorda yesterday.
Cockfighters’ appeal dismissed
A Canarian Court has dismissed an appeal against Sergeant Gloria Moreno of the Guardia Civil’s Seprona department.
Arrecife Christmas Events Programme 2024
Arrecife Ayuntamiento have published this year’s Christmas events programme. Here it is in English.
Yellow alert for high seas on Lanzarote from tonight
Lanzarote has been placed on a yellow alert for high seas from 9pm tonight (Monday 9th) until midday on Tuesday 10th.
Cruise ships would bring “positive economic profits” to Playa Blanca
A survey by Puertos Canarios states that the arrival of cruise ships at Playa Blanca would bring “positive economic profits”. With just 20 stopovers a year, the survey claims that around one million Euros would be left in Playa Blanca.
Three taken to hospital in car crash
Two people had to be extracted from their vehicle after it flipped over on the Costa Teguise/Arrecife roundabout this morning.