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5G is coming to 124 beaches in the Canary Islands this summer
5G is coming to 124 beaches in the Canary Islands this summer

Vodafone, Telefónica and Orange are targeting areas with the highest concentration of people...

The Canary Islands is receiving 29 million euros to promote electric cars
The Canary Islands is receiving 29 million euros to promote electric cars

An initial 15.8 million is for the installation of recharging points and to aid the purchase of electric vehicles...

Holiday bookings have slowed down for the Canary Islands this summer
Holiday bookings have slowed down for the Canary Islands this summer

Promotur are optimistic it will be good even though there are 33% less reservations compared to a pre-pandemic year...

300 flights and 50,000 passengers will be affected in the Canary Islands by a Ryanair strike
300 flights and 50,000 passengers will be affected in the Canary Islands by a Ryanair strike

Unions say that the strike can be avoided if the airline returns to the negotiating table...

The project for a third lane on all of the TF-1 motorway is underway
The project for a third lane on all of the TF-1 motorway is underway

The sections from San Isidro to Fañabe, which are used by 90,000 cars a day, are already being studied...

The property market starts to slow down after an initial rebound after the pandemic
The property market starts to slow down after an initial rebound after the pandemic

Sales in the Canary Islands were 31% higher than in April 2021, but the number of transactions was the lowest since October...

Ryanair cabin crew call for six-day strike that will affect flights to all of Spain
Ryanair cabin crew call for six-day strike that will affect flights to all of Spain

The first strike is from June 24th to July 2nd in all ten of Ryanair’s bases in Spain and the islands…

New female urinals for three people to be tested at Carnivals and festivals
New female urinals for three people to be tested at Carnivals and festivals

These new devices called Lapee are quicker and more hygienic for women to use...

Need help with property management? Here are some useful tips
Need help with property management? Here are some useful tips

Are you able to collect rent, do maintenance work and repairs, or carry out evictions yourself?

Welcome to Tenerife! The first direct flight from the USA this century arrived today
Welcome to Tenerife! The first direct flight from the USA this century arrived today

There are three direct flights to New York every week from the south and it’s only a seven-hour flight…

Aldi intend to grow quickly in the Canaries and take market share from competitors
Aldi intend to grow quickly in the Canaries and take market share from competitors

By 2024 they will have 20 stores and an estimated turnover of around 70 million euros…

Congress to debate making prostitution illegal in Spain next week
Congress to debate making prostitution illegal in Spain next week

The two biggest political parties are in agreement that the sector should be shut down to reduce exploitation...

Almost five million workers do not pay social security based on their real income
Almost five million workers do not pay social security based on their real income

They are the self-employed, domestic workers and those who earn more than 50,000 euros a year...

UK urged to support musician passports for working in EU post-Brexit
UK urged to support musician passports for working in EU post-Brexit

Many musicians and DJs are finding it more difficult to work abroad in EU countries as much as they used to...

Binter has flights to New York and Boston from Gran Canaria starting in July
Binter has flights to New York and Boston from Gran Canaria starting in July

They are offering free flights to Gran Canaria for anyone from the other islands wanting to take advantage of the offer...

Aldi is opening 10 supermarkets this summer, 5 of which are in Tenerife
Aldi is opening 10 supermarkets this summer, 5 of which are in Tenerife

Three of these stores are in the south of the island in Adeje, Las Chafiras, and San Isidro...

Tourism recovery is being held back by Nordic countris who are reluctant to travel
Tourism recovery is being held back by Nordic countris who are reluctant to travel

Tenerife has the best recovery so far, but Gran Canaria is the furthest from 2019 figures...

TUI passengers told by text their holiday is cancelled after 8-hour wait at the airport
TUI passengers told by text their holiday is cancelled after 8-hour wait at the airport

Police had to face the passengers and unload suitcases as there was insufficient TUI staff to cope...

The drop in tourist spending is blamed on increased flight prices
The drop in tourist spending is blamed on increased flight prices

The tourist profile for the time of year has also been different compared to previous years...

New data shows the extent of the recovery of tourism so far in 2022
New data shows the extent of the recovery of tourism so far in 2022

Hotel overnight stays in the Canary Islands during April increased by 762% compared to 2021…