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Winter season to be “good considering the circumstances”

Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres has claimed that the Canarian Winter season is likely to reach 60% of the occupation levels of last year. The regional President also said that tourist numbers so far had been better than expected,…

New Canarian mask laws likely

The Canarian Government indicated on Thursday that it is considering measures to make the use of masks compulsory. The General Direction of Public Health on the islands is drawing up proposals for measures “adapted to the situation…

Play-offs but no relegation

The premature end of season left UD Lanzarote in 14th position with eleven matches remaining, all of which have been cancelled. Ian Lane reports on how Lanzarote’s league will play out, with big changes to come next season. First published…

Call the Professionals

As Lanzarote climbs back to its feet after the lockdown, it‘s becoming increasingly clear that villa rentals are going to be an important aspect of the tourist sector in the near future. If you want to capitalise on this unique opportunity,…

Rent Readjustments Required

The end of the State of Alarm has been welcomed by many, but it also comes as a bucket of freezing water to many others – among them rental tenants who may now face eviction. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. Rent…

Vaccine “ready by spring next year”.

Spain’s health minister, Salvador Illa, has predicted that a vaccine against coronavirus will probably be ready to be administered to the population in the second quarter of 2021. Illa said that the vaccine “could be delayed or could…

Six new cases on Lanzarote

Lanzarote registered six new cases of coronavirus this week, five of which were related to the arrival of a boat bearing migrants from Morocco. The most recent case is a resident on the island who recently returned from a trip to Mexico.…

Ireland beat Spain for Eurogroup Presidency

The election of the Irish finance minister Paschal Donohue as president of the EU's Eurogroup of finance ministers could have far-reaching consequences for Spain's economic future. Donohue's victory by 10 votes to 9 came as a surprise…

Protecting Tourists to Protect Tourism

From this month Spain's borders open once more to foreign tourism. However, the long-awaited return of the Canary Islands' main economic activity will come with new challenges and new risks that the islands are still addressing. First…

UK advises against cruises

The British Foreign Office has issued advice to its citizens not to book holidays on cruise ships – a decision which adds more uncertainty to the future of  an increasingly popular form of tourism. At the start of the coronavirus…