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Trump tariffs hit Canary Islands wine sector

The Canarian wine and cheese sectors are most likely to be affected by the global tariffs introduced by Donald Trump yesterday, according to the Canarian Government. Canarian exporters will be hit by a 20% tariff that Trump imposed on all imports from the European Union.

Storm Nuria hits Lanzarote

Emergency services on Lanzarote attended fifteen incidents related to yesterday’s high winds.

Royal Caribbean Cruise swaps Gran Canaria for Lanzarote

Royal Caribbean has informed guests that its “Discover The Canaries” cruise in May this year will be swap its stopover at Gran Canaria for one in Lanzarote due to a berthing conflict.

Cruise Critic name Canary Islands cruise in Best Christmas Cruises list

Cruise ship review website owned by TripAdvisor, Cruise Critic, has named Cunard’s “Canary Islands Celebration” cruise in its list of the “Best Christmas Cruises”.

Vueling resumes A321neo operations from Barcelona this July

Vueling is set to resume operations with its Airbus A321neo aircraft from this July from Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The Spanish airline resumes its domestic flights with the A321neo with six weekly flights to the Canary Islands.

Eurowings adds flights from Prague to Canary Islands this Winter

Eurowings will have six new flights between Prague and the Canary Islands this winter, in addition to Smartwings’ summer flights connecting the islands to Václav Havel Airport.

Tourist suffers panic attack in La Graciosa

A young tourist was escorted to safety after suffering from a panic attack on Montaña Amarilla in La Graciosa yesterday.

Wind and high seas warnings on Lanzarote today

Spain’s weather agency, AEMET, has issued yellow alerts for high winds and rough seas on Lanzarote today.

Lanzarote Tourism Figures February 2025

Lanzarote recorded almost 315,000 tourists in February this year according to the Lanzarote Data Centre.

Gary Shearer’s disappearance on Lanzarote “makes no sense”

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Gary Shearer went missing in the busy tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote on 16th March 2023. Two years on, there is still no sign of him. We met his devastated mother Ann and his niece Darcie last month as they returned to the island to seek answers and, perhaps, closure.