Two dramatic accidents, one involving a four-year-old child and the other a woman, during a holiday a few days apart, occurred in two popular tourist destinations. A four-year-old boy drowned in a hotel swimming pool in San Miguel de Ambona, Tenerife. Despite the immediate intervention and resuscitation efforts of doctors, rescuers and the lifeguard, who […]
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Thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in the Canary Islands in Spain against mass tourism, asking the authorities to limit the number of visitors in order to protect local residents from rising housing costs, traffic congestion and overloading of services. Under the slogan “The Canary Islands have limits”, protesters took to the streets of all […]
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The authorities in Gran Canaria have banned portable speakers on beaches and are threatening large fines for those who insist on carrying their speakers. According to what will apply this year, there will be fines of up to €3,000 for those who break the rules of “calm and respect” on beaches. At the same time, […]
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Our local city authority on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands cluster has announced plans to introduce a tourist tax for visitors staying in the region, with the profits reinvested in the tourism industry and tourism infrastructure, claiming that the new tax will also help reduce the increases in taxes paid by […]
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Many cities in Spain, starting with the Canary Islands, are drowning in tourists, leading to demonstrations in this region and others such as Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands, Malaga and Granada by locals, who consider mass tourism harmful to their country. The first demonstration was in Santa Cruz, Tenerife on April 20 […]
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Strategic partnership with one of Europe’s largest independent resort operators further cements Wyndham’s presence in leisure destinations in Spain, Canary Islands, Turkey, UK and Austria. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries, and CLC World Resorts & Hotels -one of Europe’s largest independent resort […]
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The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid an official visit to the Canary Islands to recognize the reopening of the destination and the steps the local authorities have taken to keep both visitors and tourism workers safe as the sector restarts. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili was accompanied by the Spanish Minister of […]
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A club with cult status has reinvented itself: Yesterday, TUI celebrated the reopening of Robinson Club Jandia Playa in Fuerteventura with around 450 guests. TUI had recognised the potential of the destination in the early 1970s and established the world’s first resort operated by the premium club provider on the island. The traditional club provider […]
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Holiday bookings for Bulgaria are rising strongly while demand for Turkey and Egypt continues to crash, according to figures showing German holiday sales to major destination airports last month. Varna, the main airport serving Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, had a 45% rise in package holiday bookings in March, monthly sales figures from leading German holiday […]
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German bookings for package holidays on the Turkish Riviera slumped by more than 40% in February while Crete was up more than 50%, according to new figures showing holiday sales to major destination airports. Rhodes, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands and Majorca also all showed strong growth rates last month while demand for Egypt continued to […]
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