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Minister of Tourism announces that health passport will be ready in Spain in May
Minister of Tourism announces that health passport will be ready in Spain in May

The Minister of Tourism, said that the Government plans to be a pioneer in the circulation of the health passport...

Aldi are on their way to the Canary Islands
Aldi are on their way to the Canary Islands

The German supermarket chain is to open their first stores in the Canary Islands in 2022...

Common employee benefits you should be aware of
Common employee benefits you should be aware of

It is no longer enough to just offer a competitive salary in order to hire and retain the best talent…

Most self-employed will pay less with the new contribution plan
Most self-employed will pay less with the new contribution plan

The new reform proposes that autonomos pay their social security based on net income...

Property boom predicted to start this summer in the Canary Islands
Property boom predicted to start this summer in the Canary Islands

Real estate agents are getting ready for a dramatic increase in sales over the summer as tourists are anticipated to return to the Canary Islands in droves...

Tenerife prepares a campaign to attract tourists from France
Tenerife prepares a campaign to attract tourists from France

A new innovative marketing strategy will start in April...

Confirmed: reduction of group sizes at tables and in bars and restaurants
Confirmed: reduction of group sizes at tables and in bars and restaurants

The Governing Council decided to establish new guidelines yesterday for the interior of hospitality venues, which have been confirmed today...

Government approves aid to the self-employed and SMEs up to 25,000 euros
Government approves aid to the self-employed and SMEs up to 25,000 euros

The Canaries Government has approved a fund with an initial 85 million euros and the application period opens on March 10th...

IAG Group loses 7 billion euros due to flight paralysis in 2020
IAG Group loses 7 billion euros due to flight paralysis in 2020

The company admits that despite the better outlook for this year, there is still great uncertainty about travel...

TUI predicts a boom in summer bookings and says Canaries will benefit
TUI predicts a boom in summer bookings and says Canaries will benefit

Confinement has lead to people being more desperate than ever to get away, and most have saved money, says TUI...

Spain welcomes an EU vaccination passport and wants it as soon as possible
Spain welcomes an EU vaccination passport and wants it as soon as possible

The Spanish hoteliers association are pleased by the announcement of a vaccination passport…

Canary Islands will approve aid to SMEs and the self-employed on Monday
Canary Islands will approve aid to SMEs and the self-employed on Monday

The regional Government says that they will begin to arrive in March...

January's tourism disaster: each hotel received an average of 12 visitors per day
January's tourism disaster: each hotel received an average of 12 visitors per day

Only 47,217 foreign tourists stayed in the Canaries compared to almost 600,000 in 2020…

Holiday bookings soar as British tourists hope for travel restart in May
Holiday bookings soar as British tourists hope for travel restart in May

Easyjet have seen a 600% increase in bookings overnight... many are opting for July onwards to be safe...

Tenerife and Gran Canaria among most sought after destinations for Easter
Tenerife and Gran Canaria among most sought after destinations for Easter

The search for holidays over Easter has grown by 43%...

Loro Parque: ‘We are losing an average of two and a half million euros per month’
Loro Parque: ‘We are losing an average of two and a half million euros per month’

Half of Loro Parques staff are still working behind the scenes to care for the animals, even the park has been shut for 11 months…

Currency transfers and the law post-Brexit
Currency transfers and the law post-Brexit

There is one particular change that it’s essential to be aware of when moving money abroad post-Brexit…

Jet2 raises € 483M with share issue to overcome the drop in travel
Jet2 raises € 483M with share issue to overcome the drop in travel

The British travel industry wants the UK government to urgently establish how it will lift restrictions...

FTI Group: travelling to the Canary Islands at Easter ‘is possible’
FTI Group: travelling to the Canary Islands at Easter ‘is possible’

"Waiting for everyone to receive the vaccine is not a solution; we have to learn to live with the virus"...

Property sales fell by 22% in 2020 in the Canary Islands
Property sales fell by 22% in 2020 in the Canary Islands

The decrease was 17.7% in the whole of Spain during 2020, the largest decrease since 2011...