CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 29.03.2020, INCLUDING DEATHS IN EACH ISLAND
The Ministry of Health has updated coronavirus cases as of 8pm last night in the Canary Islands. There are 100 more cases than the day before in the islands as follows: Tenerife - 712 cases (23 deaths) Gran Canaria - 288 cases (11 deaths)
2020/03/29 14:20:22
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
The Ministry of Health has confirmed there is now an accumulated total of 878 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus, as of 8pm last night. 328 people have required hospitalization and 61 have done so in ICU. In addition, the report says there have been
2020/03/27 15:16:58
TOURISTS ALREADY IN THE CANARY ISLANDS CAN STAY
Tourists who are in the Canary Islands and have not been able to return to their countries, can stay in set outlined accommodation, as from today nearly all hotels have closed their doors by order of the government, but there has been a declared list
2020/03/27 11:49:53
INTER ISLAND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND CANCELLATION OF ALL NATIONAL FLIGHTS TO MAINLAND SPAIN
A special state bulletin has been published relating to the restriction of air travel. This outlines prohibitions for internal Spanish flights including those from the mainland to the Canary Islands and restricts air traffic between the islands. A
2020/03/20 18:24:36
Spanish holiday prices down, but insurance is shooting up
THE cost of a Spanish holiday has fallen rapidly since the outbreak of Coronavirus… and internet searches for Spanish resorts have crashed. Travel agents, fearing a Spanish-holiday wipe-out, as well as in other European countries, have reacted to
2020/03/12 11:45:18
Missing pop cassette found 27 years later after a lengthy swim
A CASSETTE tape, lost in Spain by a holiday-maker by a young girl on the Costa Brava or Mallorca, 27 years ago, has been reunited with its owner. Stella Wedell, then aged 12, lost her home-made tape of pop songs when on a Spanish holiday. Mirac
2020/02/21 11:06:21
BP’s new recharging point for electric cars
OIL company BP has opened its first, self-sufficient, petrol station, in Fuerteventura’s Corralejo, the island’s largest resort, and it also has a recharging point for electric vehicles. The site will be self-sufficient because it is equipped with
2020/02/07 12:05:16
Ferry crash injures women passengers
THREE women, aboard a Fred. Olsen Express ferry from Fuerteventura, were slightly injured last Sunday when it crashed against a pier in the Playa Blanca port, in the south of Lanzarote. As reported by the 112 emergency services, the accident occur
2020/02/07 11:57:42
Jet2 continuing its summer expansion
JET2.COM and Jet2holidays are continuing regional expansion for this summer with an extra 700,000 seats from Manchester airport. The 25% capacity hike over last summer will see 3.5 million seats available from the north-west hub, which was the bas
2020/01/31 11:17:17
Police hunt travel agent after nasty holiday scam
AN online travel agent is being sought by police, who have been told she duped customers out of £125,000, ruining dozens of holidays. Hayley King, 34, is accused of taking money from victims, who were told her Around The World Travel company had b
2020/01/24 11:38:02
Migrants in Spain total around 200 at weekend
UP to 200 migrants, spread among seven boats, arrived at the Spanish provinces of the Canary Islands, Murcia, Cadiz and Alicante, on the first weekend of 2020. Europa Press said the first group, comprising at least 28 people, including a child and
2020/01/10 11:46:45