Hoteliers believe that Easter ‘may be a good time to get back to work’
CEHAT say: "No wave has been caused by tourism and there have been no outbreaks attributable to any hotel facility"
Almost 10,000 people lost their jobs in January in the Canary Islands
There are currently 279,230 people unemployed in the Islands and 12,349 less contributors to Social Security when autonomos are taken into account...
Government approves another 9 month moratorium for mortgages and loans
According to the latest data from the Bank of Spain, Spanish financial institutions granted 1.3 million moratoriums at the end of December to those affected by the coronavirus crisis, with a value of 54 billion euros…
Hospitality and tourism aid plan grants will vary between 3,000 and 15,000 euros
This aid is non-repayable grants directly to the sector, and is being fast tracked to help people quickly...
Easter could mean the restart of national tourism
The Minister of Tourism says that there is traditionally an influx of national tourists from the mainland to the Canaries at Easter, and that should be the same this year as long as health protocols allow...
Property prices have only dropped 6% in the Canary Islands during Covid
Rents have only fallen by 10% even though there are 7,000 apartments that have gone from tourist to residential rentals... There is only an average of 6% decrease in sales prices...
New benefits for the self-employed are available from Monday
If you are self-employed and haven’t received any help from the Government, now is the time to speak to your gestor... Benefits that weren’t available before are now available that will help an extra half a million people... here are the details...
Covid testing centres are going in five Canary Island airports
Aena has awarded space for the Covid test centres in departure areas of five Canary Islands airports… The contract is for 6 months with the possibility of extension until December 31st 2021…
British tourists will ‘pour back in to Spain’ when they are allowed too
The director of the Spanish Tourism Office in London believes that "recovery will be quicker than people are predicting"...
Brits now need permission from Ministry of Defence to buy property in the Canaries
Britons status as ‘third country foreigners’ after Brexit means they need prior military authorization as the Canary Islands are areas of interest for national defence…
52,000 new jobs expected in next two years with full recovery by end of 2022
The Canary Islands will create 52,000 jobs between this year and next, and will recover to pre-Covid levels in 2022...
Latest updates for TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 as UK restrictions ramp up
Airlines have been forced to cancel and amend itineraries in recent weeks amid increased travel restrictions... here are the latest updates for Ryanair, TUI, easyJet and Jet2...
Canarian Carolina Darias is confirmed as new Minister of Health for Spain
As expected Carolina Darias has officially been confirmed as the new Minister of Health for Spain replacing Salvador Illa, who has stepped down to run in the Catalan elections…
OFFICIAL: ERTE is extended until May 31st
The central government has given the green light to the extension of the ERTE until May 31st…The new rule simplifies the procedure to extend them, so that no new application is needed…
The Canary Islands were the leading destination for tourists in December
The Canary Islands were the leading tourist destination in Spain in December, despite hotel stays being down by 82.8% compared to 2019...
UK doctors urge shorter gap between vaccine doses
The UK currently allows up to 12 weeks between the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, twice as long as the gap recommended by its producers and the World Health Organization...
Government allocates 400 million euros of aid to sectors most affected by the pandemic
This money will be used to grant direct aid and for tax deferrals for hospitality, shops, and gyms…
Canary Islands to announce "important aid" for hospitality and tourism businesses
Help for bars, restaurants and tourist businesses will be announced today... The aim is for the aid packages reach small businesses as soon as possible, as they are the ones suffering the most during the pandemic...
Tenerife is the second most searched holiday destination in the UK
A TravelSupermarket report shows that the desire to travel is still there, and holiday prices are currently cheaper than the last two years…
An Easy Guide to Becoming a Prepper
Prepping can range from here to full-on doomsday or disaster scenario preparation… Let’s take a look at how you can ensure you are prepared with our easy guide to becoming a prepper…
