Category : Islands

Wizz Air Announces New Flights To Lanzarote

Wizz Air are expanding their base at Gatwick airport. The new route to Lanzarote is every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from October 23rd 2020. Prices start from around €30 euros.

The Parade of Love for 'Timple' The Dog

It replaces the demonstration that had to be suspended due to the health crisisA hundred vehicles have travelled the streets of Arrecife demanding justice for "Timple", the stray dog suffocated to death by two people who were sentenced to four months...

That Was The Week That Was With a Record of 99 Covid Cases

Over the weekend, up to 43 new cases have been counted, completing a total record of 99 cases throughout the island. Although it has not been possible to determine the exact origin of these new infections, the good news is all of them are in home...

TUI Cancels Packages to Spain Except in the Canary Islands

The German government has joined the recommendations launched by the United Kingdom against non-essential travel for all of Spain, except for the Canary Islands. The notable increase in COVID-19 cases in the country, which currently exceeds three tho...

Stay Focused! We Have the Largest Rebound of Covid in One Day

It involves 13 residents on the island and six tourists from other parts of Spain Lanzarote has registered the largest rebound in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with 19 new positives in the last day . Specifically, there are 13 r...

Good News! Turtle Saved and Returned to The Sea

The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has returned to the sea the 40 kg turtle that washed up in early June on the Jinámar coast wrapped in a mess of fishing nets and plastic, reports the municipal corporation. The turtle had deep wounds on its neck and fin...

Long Lines at the Airport:- "Aena Has Lied"

"There are still only two security arches working to access the boarding area," said a passenger this Wednesday, after Aena said 10 days ago that it had taken measures. "Aena has lied". This has been manifested by a passenger, who has denounced them...

Lanzarote Cabildo Warn "We Cannot Lower Our Guard"

"The virus is still out there threatening not only our health and that of our loved ones, but also our economic model, since a rebound in cases could pose a new blow for the tourism sector," they warn. The president of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Ma...

Three Restaurants in Playa Honda Closed by Covid Positive Owner

"We are working on all the sanitary protocols that are necessary to know the magnitude of this case," says the owner of the Patagonia Grill, Goliath and Mesana businesses. The Patagonia Grill, Goliath and Mesana restaurants in Playa Honda have ann...

The Radar Covid App - So How Does It Work?

The COVD19 "Radar COVID" mobile monitoring application is now ready for installation in Spain, although its official launch is scheduled for September. Its key is privacy , since the application does not ask the user for any personal data . The...

Coronavirus Cases in Lanzarote Nearly Double in One Day

Lanzarote has experienced a very significant increase in active cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, probably the highest spike in infections since the health crisis began. The Cabildo has reported, through its web page dedicated to informing a...

A Warning About Refusal To Wear a Face Mask on Flight

The crew asked him "repeatedly", but continued to refuse to comply with this mandatory measure against the coronavirus. A flight by the airline company Air Europa en route between Gran Canaria and Madrid had to be diverted to Malaga airport on Thu...

Tourist Apartments Will Have to Deliver Their Client List

The Ministry of Tourism has published a guide that recommends that the owners of holiday homes provide the tenants with masks, gel and gloves. Those who stay in a tourist apartment from now on will be put on a registry of occupants that the owners o...

Canary Islands Signs a Tourist Travel Insurance Assistance Policy

Yaiza Castilla stresses that it is the first Autonomous Commuity in which tourists will be guaranteed travel assistance coverage by the Covid-19, with medical expenses, health repatriation, and extended quarantine stay. The Ministry of Tourism,...

Over 50's are a Third of the Unemployed in Lanzarote

The hospitality, commerce and other services sectors account for 85.6% of the 17,081 unemployed on the island A third of the people who are unemployed in Lanzarote are over 50 years old , according to figures from the Canarian Employment Office pu...