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Gran Canaria tourism increased by 13.75% during 2011

Friday, January 27th, 2012   Canaries News

The island of Gran Canaria saw a 13% increase in tourists last year (2011) with a total of 3.3 million people visiting the island according to data provided by the statistical authorities of the Canary Islands and Frontur Index. While Nationally, the increase in tourism in Spain was 7.6%, in the whole of the Canary Islands this figure is higher at 13.1% and on the island of Gran Canaria the increase rises to 13.75% with a total number of tourists of 3.305,883. This means that the island has gained 400,000 tourists when compared to figures from 2010. As to the nationality, the figures are as follows: Germany (+5.93%), Belgium (+2,15%), France (+44,93%), Holand (+33%), Ireland (+17,29%), Italy (+35,32%), UK (+8,48%), Denmark (+9,17%), Finland (+13,91%), Norway (+21.04%), Poland (+94,55%), Sweden (+27,84%) and Switzerland (+39,75%).

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Gran Canaria tourism increased by 13.75% during 2011

Friday, January 27th, 2012   Canaries News

The island of Gran Canaria saw a 13% increase in tourists last year (2011) with a total of 3.3 million people visiting the island according to data provided by the statistical authorities of the Canary Islands and Frontur Index. While Nationally, the increase in tourism in Spain was 7.6%, in the whole of the Canary Islands this figure is higher at 13.1% and on the island of Gran Canaria the increase rises to 13.75% with a total number of tourists of 3.305,883. This means that the island has gained 400,000 tourists when compared to figures from 2010. As to the nationality, the figures are as follows: Germany (+5.93%), Belgium (+2,15%), France (+44,93%), Holand (+33%), Ireland (+17,29%), Italy (+35,32%), UK (+8,48%), Denmark (+9,17%), Finland (+13,91%), Norway (+21.04%), Poland (+94,55%), Sweden (+27,84%) and Switzerland (+39,75%).

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Over 67,000 cruise ship tourists for Tenerife during February 2012

Thursday, January 26th, 2012   Canaries News

The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has today announced that during the month of February (2012) it is expecting over more than 87,000 visitors who will arrive in 29 cruise ships which will be calling at the capital of Tenerifes harbour. Of the total amount, 67,670 will be tourists and 19,745 people will be the cruise ships crew. The ships expected are “Independence of the Seas, Oceana, Mein Schiff1, MSC Fantasia and Costa Serena, in addition to Thomson Destiny, AidaSol and La Belle de l’Adriatique”. The report has also highlighted that specifically, on Sunday the 26th February, in one day alone, the capital will see the arrival of 7,000 people.

tenerife harbour cruise ship

tenerife harbour cruise ship

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Canaries News launch Android App

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012   Canaries News

We are pleased to announce that we have launched an App on the Android market that will allow you to get all the latest news from the Canary Islands while you are on the move. Our App will give you the same news content as our full website and will update itself twice a day checking for new content. Canaries News has grown from strength to strength since its creation and we saw a massive increase in traffic in 2010 especially with our coverage of the El Hierro volcano eruption.

We are now adding to our portfolio by launching our App for the Android market. The App is available by searching for ‘Canaries News’ on the Android market or by clicking on the following link on your Android mobile phone or other Android device.

Direct Link for download : market://details?id=com.canaries.media

We will be adding to our online presence by launching a Apple Iphone App by the end of next month. This will allow Apple users (Mac, Iphone & Ipad) to view our website on the move.

We would like you to download and install our App and let us know what you think, we would value your feedback. Let us know at news@canariesnews.com

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our subscribers and readers for their continued support.

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Maspalomas to host ‘World Tourism Day’

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012   Canaries News

Maspalomas (in the South of Gran Canaria) has been chosen by the World Tourism Organisation as the venue for the celebration of World Tourism Day on the 27th of September 2012. The president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna, and the mayor of San Bartolome de Tirajana, Aurelio Perez, made the announcement yesterday morning. It is the first time that Spain will have hosted the celebration of World Tourism Day. Mr. Bravo de Laguna stressed that this celebration will “enable Maspalomas to be known in all corners of the planet”. The celebration of World Tourism Day will coincide with both the 50th anniversary of the creation of Maspalomas Costa Canaria as well as the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the councils.

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Gran Canaria to turn tourists away next winter season

Monday, January 23rd, 2012   Canaries News

The growing demand for bookings for the Canary Islands for the rest of this years winter season is causing a flurry of bookings for next years winter season, which has so far seen an increase of around 10%. The Nordic tour operators are unable to find available rooms in Gran Canaria for 2012/2013 winter season according to sources at this years FITUR trade fair in Madrid.

Employers acknowledged yesterday at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) that Scandinavian tour operators that have been looking for rooms in the Canary Islands, specifically Gran Canaria, have been unable to make any bookings due to the strong growth in demand which has forced accommodation providers to reject offers, some at very good prices.

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Bruce Springsteen concert announced for Gran Canaria

Thursday, January 19th, 2012   Canaries News

Update : 46,000 tickets for the Bruce Springsteen concert in the capital of Gran Canaria will go on sale from 1st February 2012 at a price of between €60 and €70. It is the biggest music concert to be held in the Canary Islands. It has been confirmed to be taking plaec on the 15th May.

Today, Thursday 19th January 2012, at a press conference at the International Tourism Fair of Madrid (Fitur) it will be announced that on May 15th 2012, Gran Canaria will receive a visit from one of the most important icons of rock music, Bruce Springsteen. Although there is no official confirmation yet, the president of the Cabildo, José Miguel Bravo de Laguna, will appear next to the director of the company LM Productions, Leopoldo Mansito and the Councillor for Tourism and the Municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Paul Barber, to give all the details of what will be the most important musical event of the year on the Island.

The initial idea of ​​the organisers is to fill the enclosure of Siete Palmas in Gran Canaria and it plans to offer tickets at ‘affordable prices’ ranging from €60 to €70, plus passes to special areas which will have a higher cost. Until now, Bruce Springsteen and the ‘E Street Band’ have confirmed five official concerts in Spain between May and June, in addition to the one in the Canary Islands, the World Tour will open at the stadium of La Cartuja in Seville on May 13, travel to Gran Canaria for the 15th, 17th and 18th he will play in Barcelona, June 2nd in San Sebastian and finally in Madrid on June 17th.

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

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Air passenger travel increases in the Canaries

Thursday, January 12th, 2012   Canaries News

There has been a significant increase in the amount of air travel in the Canary Islands with the Gran Canaria airport beating its records with 10.5 million passengers (an increase of 11.1%) during the 2011 period and positioning itself in 5th place in Spain, according to figures release by AENA. The airport of Fuerteventura saw a rise of 18.6% handling 4.9 million passengers as did Tenerife Souths Reina Sofia airport, with 8.6 million passengers (17.6% increase). Lanzarote also saw its air passenger numbers increase by 12.3%.

Nationally, the AENA airports received more than 204 million passengers in 2011, representing a 6% increase over the previous year, the second highest in history after the record of 210 million in 2007. This is the third consecutive year of increases in the total number of passengers over the network (over 187 million in 2009 and 192 million in 2010). Apart from increases in the Canary Island airports, there were other well performing airports such as Barcelona-El Prat, which has broken its record with 34.3 million passengers. There were also record numbers in Alicante (9.9 million), Ibiza (5.6 million), Seville (4.9 million) and Santander (1.1 million). Of the total of 204.3 million passengers which used the airports during 2011, 203.2 million were commercial flights (+6%) and of these, 76.2 million were domestic flights ( -0.6%) and 127 million international flights (+10.4%).

The Madrid-Barajas Airport holds the passenger record over the whole of the AENA network, with 49.6 million (-0.4%), followed by Barcelona airport with 34.3 million passengers (+17, 8%), Palma de Mallorca with 22.7 million (+7.6%), Malaga, Costa del Sol with 12.8 million (+6.3%), Gran Canaria, with 10.5 million (+11.1%), Alicante with 9.9 million (+5.7%) and Tenerife South with 8.6 million (+17.6%).

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Canary Islands 2012 Fitur stand to cost €711,000

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012   Canaries News

The Canary Islands government has allocated €711,000 for this years stand at Fitur, one of the largest International Trade Fair in the world, to be held in Madrid from 18th to 22nd of January. Specifically, the assembly of the structure will cost €466,000, while the price of space will cost €245,000. This years budget is similar to that of 2010. The stand will occupy an area of 1,825 square meters and is the same that is used already in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London and is also used in the Berlin Fair. The main objective is to restore ‘national tourism’, which fell 10% in 2011 over the previous year, according to provisional data provided. In its attempt to ‘stand out’, the stand will have, among other technology, four multi-touch screens to view photos, videos and documents and a ‘Kinect’ system, capable of detecting movements of people.

Fitur Stand 2012

Fitur Stand 2012

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Fitur – International Tourism Trade Fair to be held 18th to 22nd January 2012

Monday, January 9th, 2012   Canaries News

Fitur, the annual International Tourism Trade Fair is holding its 32nd event between 18th and 22nd January 2012 in Madrid.

Fitur is a meeting point for tourism professionals in which they can establish lines of action, strategies and business alliances to energize and consolidate the tourism business, innovating to answer the changing demands of the market.

At the last edition, confirming the trend towards recovery in the industry, 10,434 exhibiting companies from 166 countries/ regions and 209,260 visitors between tourism professionals and the general public, met during Fitur to transform leisure into business and business into development for those destinations that welcome millions of travellers.

Moreover, among the participation figures of note was the presence of 7,726 journalists from 59 countries, a turnout that demonstrates the importance of FITUR on the international circuit of tourism sector fairs.

Tickets are now on sale here.

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