Interviews

A Town in Transition: Arrecife’s Tourism Transformation

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Lanzarote’s capital, Arrecife, has changed a lot in recent years. Once little-known to tourists, it has now become one of the most popular locations on the island. We recently spoke to Eli Merino, who has been in charge of Arrecife’s Tourist Department since 2023.
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Pride of Lanzarote: Kenneth Gasque’s Enduring Legacy

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Kenneth Gasque was recently named as an Adoptive Son of Lanzarote, one of the highest honours the island can bestow. It’s the latest in a long list of honours and awards that Kenneth has received, but it may just be one of the sweetest. We caught up with the man who transformed Lanzarote into an athletes’ paradise recently.
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Celebrating Five Years of Movie Vault

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"There's no place like home." Dorothy may have said it in The Wizard of Oz, but for David and Emily, home turned out to be somewhere they never expected. Five years ago, that place became Lanzarote.
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“We Should Celebrate Our Tourists” – Yaiza Tourism Councillor Daniel Medina

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Lanzarote’s southernmost municipality, Yaiza, receives hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, mostly in the resort of Playa Blanca. Keeping those tourists happy, and ensuring that income benefits local residents is just one of the challenges faced by the local council in a world which bring new challenges all the time. We spoke to Daniel Medina, Yaiza’s Tourism Councillor, last month.
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Interview with Marci Acuña, Lanzarote’s Councillor for Social Welfare

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Marciano Acuña is the Cabildo’s Councillor in charge of Social Welfare – a department which covers areas such as the elderly, gender equality, addiction, mental health, disability, children in care and other issues.
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Electric Cars Gain Ground in Lanzarote as Costs Fall and Interest Rises

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The Canaries should be an ideal place for the e-car revolution, with short distances, huge potential for renewable energy and no tax on new electric vehicles. However, up until now take-up on the islands has been slow compared to the rest of Spain.
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