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6 things you must know about forex trading
6 things you must know about forex trading

Forex trading (FX) is most easily described in its similarity to the currency exchange you do when you travel abroad…

Mass queues as Santa Cruz market re-opens after being closed for months
Mass queues as Santa Cruz market re-opens after being closed for months

From early in the morning, thousands of people queued to access the 384 authorized stalls...

State of Alarm ending triggers holiday bookings for May and 24% are for the Canaries
State of Alarm ending triggers holiday bookings for May and 24% are for the Canaries

Summer bookings have remained stable, growing regularly from week to week as summer approaches...

First aid payments for businesses will be in 10 days time
First aid payments for businesses will be in 10 days time

Madrid has already sent the aid agreement to the Canary Islands for SMEs and self-employed...

These are the specific measures wanted by the hospitality industry to re-open
These are the specific measures wanted by the hospitality industry to re-open

The hospitality sector has put forward their demands for specific measures as the government is reviewing all restrictions...

Government to extend moratorium on evictions and rents for three months
Government to extend moratorium on evictions and rents for three months

These processes were due to finish at the end of the state of alarm on May 9th. Read more here...

Tenerife loses 120,000 seats due to the cancellation of Jet2 flights
Tenerife loses 120,000 seats due to the cancellation of Jet2 flights

The airline has cancelled the flights it had scheduled until June 23rd...

BBVA bank prepares to lay off 7,000 staff in Spain and the Canary Islands
BBVA bank prepares to lay off 7,000 staff in Spain and the Canary Islands

The first meeting between the bank and union representatives takes place on Friday…

Government changes decision, mainland travellers WILL need tests
Government changes decision, mainland travellers WILL need tests

The Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands will issue an official order which will be effective in the next few days...

Canaries stops requirement of a Covid test for nationals to enter the islands
Canaries stops requirement of a Covid test for nationals to enter the islands

This does not affect international travellers who must continue to present a negative test result...

Jet2 pushes restart date back to June 24th after traffic light announcement
Jet2 pushes restart date back to June 24th after traffic light announcement

Jet2 CEO, Steve Heapy, says that: “the aim to restart in May was not fair on customers, travel agents and staff”...

UK BREAKING: Traffic light system for holidays abroad announced
UK BREAKING: Traffic light system for holidays abroad announced

The government has refused to confirm whether foreign holidays will be permitted from May 17th...

The Government guarantees to extend the ERTE after May 31st
The Government guarantees to extend the ERTE after May 31st

The tourism sector wants it extended until the end of the year, but the Government has refused this so far…

Canaries come top in a national study of holiday destinations for this summer
Canaries come top in a national study of holiday destinations for this summer

The study has collected data from travel companies in Spain based on requests they have had for holidays...

EMA finds ‘possible link’ between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots
EMA finds ‘possible link’ between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots

The WHO, EMA and the UK’s medicines regulator have all said that the benefits the AstraZeneca vaccine far outweigh the risks…

One in 9 workers in the Canaries is still in ERTE after a year of the pandemic
One in 9 workers in the Canaries is still in ERTE after a year of the pandemic

The number of workers included in an ERTE was reduced in the Canary Islands by 2,733 people from February to March…

Employees at the Alborada hotel in Las Galletas strike to demand wages
Employees at the Alborada hotel in Las Galletas strike to demand wages

85 members of staff at the Ten-Bel holiday complex go on strike to demand back payment of their wages...

Russian Spútnik V vaccine should be passed this week for use in the EU
Russian Spútnik V vaccine should be passed this week for use in the EU

British scientists confirm that it has an effectiveness of 91.6% and is easy to store and conserve...

150,000 people will receive benefits late due to SEPE cyber attack
150,000 people will receive benefits late due to SEPE cyber attack

The computer attack has been linked to Russian hackers, but investigation rules out Kremlin involvement...

Jet2 sees massive increase in demand for holidays this summer
Jet2 sees massive increase in demand for holidays this summer

Jet2 group has had to increase its flight schedule to Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus...