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Spain approves new visa for foreign start-ups and digital nomads
Spain approves new visa for foreign start-ups and digital nomads

It is available for third country citizens, including British, with reduced taxes for the first four years...

The President will open the Canary Islands stand at the World Travel Market
The President will open the Canary Islands stand at the World Travel Market

The 43rd edition of the WTM starts today in London and is the most important event for gaining British tourism...

Salaries in the hospitality sector are back on par with pre-pandemic levels
Salaries in the hospitality sector are back on par with pre-pandemic levels

The average wage for bar staff is close to 18,000 euros and 19,500 euros for kitchen staff according to a new report...

Alcampo opens a new collection point in the centre of Los Cristianos
Alcampo opens a new collection point in the centre of Los Cristianos

It will be open seven days a week and incorporates a convenience store and free parking...

Well known nightclub closed in Tenerife for health and hygiene issues
Well known nightclub closed in Tenerife for health and hygiene issues

They haven’t presented correct documents, improved toilets, or addressed ventilation problems after an inspection...

The Canary Islands received almost a million international tourists in September
The Canary Islands received almost a million international tourists in September

The average expenditure per tourist in the Canary Islands stands at 1,384 euros, which is an annual increase of 0.6%...

25% of work contracts signed in September were for less than a month
25% of work contracts signed in September were for less than a month

12% of them in the Canary Islands didn’t beyond 72 hours as the struggle to find good full-time staff continues...

Vueling cancels 54 flights on the first day of the cabin crew strike
Vueling cancels 54 flights on the first day of the cabin crew strike

Airports in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote are among the ones affected...

Vueling cabin crew strike will affect Canary’s airports from November 1st
Vueling cabin crew strike will affect Canary’s airports from November 1st

The strikes are planned every Friday, Sunday, Monday, and bank holiday, until the end of January...

Initial reports show inflation has dropped to 7.3% in October
Initial reports show inflation has dropped to 7.3% in October

The Consumer Price Index has dropped for three consecutive months since the peak of 10.8% recorded in July...

Amazon stops free shipping to the Canary Islands
Amazon stops free shipping to the Canary Islands

Until now, customers in the Canaries had two options to receive the items they bought online...

Telefonica asks clients to change their WiFi router password after a cyberattack
Telefonica asks clients to change their WiFi router password after a cyberattack

They have confirmed that there has been “unauthorised access” to the router configuration data of Movistar and O2 clients…

Baggage handlers strike in Spain will affect Ryanair passengers from Friday
Baggage handlers strike in Spain will affect Ryanair passengers from Friday

Azul Handling, who control Ryanair on the ground at five airports in the Canary Islands, are striking until January 2023...

The Canary Islands government announces budget of 10.1 billion for 2023
The Canary Islands government announces budget of 10.1 billion for 2023

It includes tax deductions to alleviate the impact of inflation but the IGIC rate is not changed...

Tenerife has 4.1 million flight seats this winter, the highest figure in its history
Tenerife has 4.1 million flight seats this winter, the highest figure in its history

The island is in for a bumper winter with 300,000 more seats to the island than the previous high in 2018-2019...

New law will give the self-employed more protection of their assets
New law will give the self-employed more protection of their assets

The Create and Grow law also allows a limited company to be set up with just one euro capital instead of 3,000 euros...

Unions and employers urge the government to solve the lack of housing for workers
Unions and employers urge the government to solve the lack of housing for workers

The amount of long term rentals in tourist areas has been reduced by unregulated holiday rentals...

Direct flights from Tenerife to New York will continue next summer
Direct flights from Tenerife to New York will continue next summer

United Airlines renews the agreement to fly three times a week from Newark to Tenerife South...

British business travellers are being refused entry to EU countries
British business travellers are being refused entry to EU countries

Post-Brexit travel rules are being enforced more rigorously and will get even tougher once the ETIAS is introduced next year...

Lidl warns about fake offers and job ads on WhatsApp
Lidl warns about fake offers and job ads on WhatsApp

The supermarket chain have stressed that they only advertise via official channels and never on messaging services...