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The British tourism market grew in December
Gran Canaria received 420,000 tourists during December 2018, an decrease of 1.7% (- 7,400) compared to December 2017. The British market however experienced a pre-Brexit surge of 5.6% (+ 3,100) more tourists, reaching 58,500 people during the last month of 2018. For its part, the Nordic market maintains its overall combined leadership during winter with 139,800 tourists in December, despite that representing a decrease of 9% (-13,900) compared to 2017. The German market...
Gran Canaria exceeds 4.5 million tourist in 2018 for the second year running
Gran Canaria received 4,510,000 tourists in 2018, surpassing the historic record of 4.5 million foreign and national visitors for the second consecutive year, although there was a recorded decline of 1.7%, 77,750 travellers less than in 2017, according to the latest report prepared by the Canary Islands Statistics Institute (ISTAC). Despite the reopening of various competing markets such as Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey, Gran Canaria is the island that registered the lowest decline out...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 1-3 February 2019
February is here and with it the first weekend of the month, meaning that the island's network of museums run by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria will open their doors for free to visitors, the main shopping area of Triana in Las Palmas will also be hosting a range of extra activities on Sunday. There is rock music galore in the capital, henna art and african food in San Fernando and the most beautiful mountain village of Tejeda are celebrating their almond blossom festivities all...
Canary Islands Latitude of Life, awarded best pavilion at Fitur
The Canary Islands pavilion stand at Fitur (Spain's annual International Tourism Fair in Madrid) this year was awarded as the best in the category "institutions and autonomous communities", one of the three awards with which the International Tourism Fair recognises the very best of the 816 exhibitors representing 165 countries and regions of the world. The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Canary Islands Government reported that the jury highlighted the design of the pavilion...
Tourist tries to reclaim €8,300 spent in Puerto Rico hostess clubs
The Guardia Civil Main Post in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, on January 25 launched an investigation into the activities of a foreign tourist with initials HB, aged 47 years and without prior police records, suspected of simulating a crime, by faking and reporting an alleged €8,300 scam supposedly perpetrated against his account associated with a charge card he owned, in order to try to get the bank to return the money to him. The investigation began following a complaint from H.B. on January...
Numbers of Spaniards visiting Gran Canaria on holiday has broken a new record in 2018
GRAN CANARIA CLOSED THE YEAR WITH ALMOST 600,000 VISITORS FROM THE MAINLAND, A NEW RECORD FOR THE NATIONAL MARKET. Spanish National tourism to Gran Canaria has broken a new record in 2018 with almost 600,000 visitors, just over a 5% increase over the previous year, although the increase exceeds 10 percent if you take into account the forecast of the full winter tourist season, that is, up to March 2019. President of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, pointed out that one of the keys to this result...
Mogán to host the ‘Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival’, a commitment to gender inclusion, integration and freedom
Mogán has announced it will host 'Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival' from May 8 to 12, an event focusing on inclusion, social integration and gender freedom. 'Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival' is to offer activities promoting culture, technology, science, art and education and the various attractions of Mogán, in a new event they say will produce leisure and economic revitalisation for the municipality and the island of Gran Canaria as a whole. 'Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival' hopes to...
Fourth fatality announced after Sunday’s shocking motorcycle collision near Mogán
The violent motorcycle accident which occurred on Sunday in the Los Azulejos area, near the Veneguera intersection, between Mogán and La Aldea on the GC-200, has resulted in a fourth tragic fatality. 3 were left dead at the scene, including a couple from Tamaraceite and a bricklayer from Arucas, whose 14 year old son rode as his passenger and who it has now been reported died this Wednesday morning, three days after the accident, at the main Insular Hospital where he was being treated in a...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 25-27 January 2019
Almost through of the first month of the year already. Weather predictions are showing changeable skies at least until Saturday with a possibility of rain across the island, even in the almost perpetually sunny south, but nothing heavy and Sunday looks much more promising indeed for the whole of Gran Canaria.The ever popular almond blossom festival this weekend centre's around the mountain villages of Tenteniguada and Valsequillo, just a short 15 minute drive inland from...
“Shopping with soul for people who buy with the heart” The Market, Puerto Rico opens on the 31st of January
The Market Puerto Rico is the new, fresh, concept commercial centre opening to the public on January 31 2019. This much anticipated new space in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria aim to offer something very different by way of commercial spaces, they say, "led by gastronomy and food, with a varied range of organic produce." This is to be the first full-time "Food Market" on the south of Gran Canaria, to define itself through providing fresh produce daily. 26 businesses will operate from the new...
