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| Canaries economy ‘on the right track’ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:24:41 +0000 The economic situation in the Canary islands is ‘on the right track’ according to the vice-president of the Canary Islands, José Manuel Soria. His comments are based on two factors: Car vehicle matriculation rose by 11% during January and February 2010 compared to a fall of 31% in the same period in 2009 and the [...] |
| Digital TV Tenerife – Analogue TV switches off today Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:13 +0000 From today and until the 3rd of April, the old analogue TV tranmitters in Tenerife will be switched off one by one until the cut off date of the 3rd April 2010 when all TV broadcasts will be in digital format. The first switch off will be today and tomorrow and will affect 9.4% of the [...] |
| Canarias Infinity Xtreme – 13th March 2010 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:38:56 +0000 Canarias Infinity Xtreme 2010 will take place around the area of Muelle Pesquero in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. It is a 10 kilometres race with 15 obstacles to be completed in 2 hours. The registration is open for people over 18 in the male, female and absolute categories. More info here Share on Facebook |
| 4 Canary Island hotels in World Top 100 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:10:03 +0000 Four hotels in the Canary Islands (three in Gran Canaria and one from Lanzarote) have featured amongst the Top 100 hotels in the world, according to the Holiday Check awards. Hotels Las Costas, Cordial Mogán Playa, Seaside Sandy Beach and Lopesan Costa Meloneras Resort Spa & Casino are the four hotels that have featured in [...] |
| Iberia compromises with baggage charges Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:52:56 +0000 Iberia seems to have caved in, slightly, with the demands of the Canarian government with regards to the recetly announced €60 charge per extra luggage item on its flights between the Canaries and the mainland. Iberia had said that it was going to charge all passengers, including residents in the Canary Islands an extra €60 [...] |
| Lanzarote Marks 700th Anniversary in 2012 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:53:20 +0000 Lanzarote will be celebrating the 700th anniversary of the islands discovery by the Genovese navigator Lancelotto Mallocelo in 2012. As island authorities plan a programme of events to mark this historic date. Malocello is credited with first discovering the island – which was subsequently named after him – before it was eventually conquered for the [...] |
| Concerns over Whitney Houston concert Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:34:20 +0000 There have been concerns rumoured over the Whitney Houston concert that is to take place in Tenerife on 30th April this year, the signers only concert in Spain, after criticism over her performance in the Australian concerts recently held, in particular regarding her voice. The organiser, Rolo Producciones, has said that the concert will go [...] |