Category : Canary Islands

Pre-Alert Declared for Rain and Storms in the Canary Islands

The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has declared a pre-alert situation for rain and storms starting this Thursday at 12:00 noon. Guard technician Jorge Parra reveals that there will be showers or downpours...

The Canary Islands Proposes to Return Empty Holiday Homes to Conventional Rentals

The Canarian Government will encourage the owners of empty houses dedicated to vacation rentals to return them to the conventional rental market, for which it will regulate that not all areas or properties can be marketed as vacation rentals , a busi...

TV Mucho Closes Down

TVMucho based in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands has closed down. If you are a customer alternative arrangements have been made, which you will find when you login. Here is an article from their website before it shut down. In an era dominated by...

The Flu and COVID Vaccination Campaign Begins

The Minister of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, Esther Monzón, presented this Wednesday a vaccination campaign against flu and COVID-19 for the 2023-24 season. It will begin next Monday, October 16th in all health centers in the Arch...

Canaries Consider Limiting Short-Term Holiday Lets

The Canary Islands Regional Ministry of Tourism and Employment is set to draft and potentially pass a law that will regulate tourist rentals and provide a legal basis for the holiday accommodation sector.Jéssica de León, the minister with the tourism...

Fire in La Palma Forces The Evacuation of more than 4,000 People

The La Palma forest fire has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people while an improvement in the containment of the fire perimeter, which is still not controlled, means that the affected hectares are 4,765.The president of the Canary Islands,...

Masks Off!

The Government will approve at a forthcoming meeting of the Council of Ministers next week the end of mandatory masks in health and social health centers and pharmacies, where they will become recommendable, except in some areas with vulnerable patie...

Inflation Drops to 4.6% in the Canary Islands, Still the Highest in Spain

Inflation in Spain moderated to 3.3% year-on-year in March, 2.7 points below the February rate, due to the drop in electricity and fuel prices compared to the strong increases registered in March 2022 , after the start of the war in Ukraine, and the...

Ryanair Hopes to get More Flight Rights in the Canary Islands

Ryanair hopes that the purchase of Air Europa by Iberia will open up opportunities to get more 'slots'the Canary Islandsbe free 'slots' that Iberia will not be able to use"this will benefit consumers"

Comet C/2022 E3 Will be Visible From The Canary Islands First Days of February

In the next few days, again, we will have to look up. The Earth will receive a visit from Comet C/2022 E3 , which will be visible from Lanzarote and other parts of the world with the naked eye between February 1st and 2nd .Currently, it is located be...

The Canary Islands Continues to Lead in House Sales

In the Canary Islands, 2,629 home sales were registered in September, 35.5% more than in the same month of 2021, which places it at the head of Spain in terms of growth. Of the total homes sold in September on the islands, 2,146 were second-hand a...

Buses Free From 1st January 2023

The Canarian Coalition (CC) have announced that an agreement has been made with the central Government of Spain to include free buses in the Canary Islands from January 1st in the General State Budgets (PGE) for residents of the archipelago. This...

Canary Islands Begins The Fourth Vaccination Against Covid-19

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands has started this Monday, September 26, the vaccination of the fourth dose, -also called the second booster dose-, against covid-19, adapted to the new variants of Ómicron. This vaccina...

The Canary Islands are Promoted in Germany as the Ideal Destination for Winter

Given the growing concern in Germany about the cold and energy uncertainty due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, Canary Islands Tourism has set out to promote the archipelago as a perfect destination to spend the winter. These factors, together wi...

Canaryfly Increases Flights to The Islands

As of October 1st, the Canarian airline Canaryfly reinforces the daily connections of Lanzarote with four new flights to Gran Canaria and one more flight to Tenerife . Canaryfly's Commercial Director, Jon Ramsden, explains that the reinforcement o...