More Visitors to Canary Islands

The number of tourists visiting Spain this January has increased compared to last year new statistics show. For the first time in 18 months tourist numbers rose by 1.1% to 2.54 million, not a huge rise but certainly good news especially for the Canary Islands which accounts for over 795,000 of visits making the Islands the most popular destination in Spain. In fact although the mainland has experienced small declines in both British and German numbers, some of the Islands have seen some increases, particularly in the numbers visiting from the mainland itself. While all inclusive hotels are as popular as ever the increase of second home owners especially in Fuerteventura – a developing property market – now offers visitors more private, homely accommodation and the possibility of booking directly with owners instead of tour operators.

An increase in the number of cheaper flights from Europe as well as the favoured weather during the winter months are prime reasons for the healthier statistics as Northern Europeans have escaped the freak cold conditions at home by flying a few hours further South. On average day time temperatures this time of year for Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria are above 20 degrees. New flights also bring new markets with noticeable numbers of Scandinavian visitors to Fuerteventura this winter.

For more information on local weather conditions and flights you can visit the ‘more’ section at www.goldacre-estates.com or search online for properties for sale in Corralejo, Caleta de Fuste, El Cotillo, Gran Tarajal and the villages of Fuerteventura.

Ryanair announce New Route From Bornemouth to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Ryanair has confirmed today, 18 December, that it will operate ten routes from Fuerteventura from March 2010 to Bornemouth, Brussels ,Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Hahn), Glasgow (Prestwick) , Liverpool, Madrid, Milan (Bergamo), and Pisa. The airline stated that the new routes will generate 300,000 new passengers and create 300 jobs in Fuerteventura in the Canary islands.

Ryanair celebrates its return to Fuerteventura a special discount program of 500,000 seats for 5 € for for January, valid for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, until midnight Sunday 20 December at www.ryanair.com

Today in Fuerteventura Michael Cawley, Ryanair's vice president said, "At Ryanair we are delighted to return to Fuerteventura with ten new routes and also to extend existing routes to the Canary Islands throughout our summer season of 2010, thus we continue to offer even lower rates, competition and freedom of choice to passengers and visitors to the Canary Islands".

Ryanair Flights To Return To Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Ryanair fights are to return to Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands commencing in February 2010. In an interview with Q FM, Sr Mario Cabrera confirmed that a 5 year deal had been done with the airline to bring flights back to the Canarian island.
Bookings will be available from Ryanair from the 18th December but the flights will not be able to begin until February because of the airlines current capacity.
John GoldAcre of GoldAcre Estates said "This is great news not just for tourists, but for property owners and those wishing to purchase property on Fuerteventura".
The Ryanair flights will help owners wanting to rent their properties and visit the island and will be a boost for the real estate market.

Cheaper Airfares with - Aer Lingus to Canary Islands, From Dublin To Fuerteventura And Belfast to Tenerife….

New flights by Aer Lingus from Dublin to Fuerteventura and Belfast to Tenerife will begin in October, brings big relief to overseas property buyers, despite plans to cut planes from some of its other routes.
Aer Lingus advanced bookings for flights to the Canary Islands has been good and it is anticipated by the airline operator that their main passengers will be people looking to purchase Real Estate or to rent holiday property independently from tour operators in the Canaries.

There is a trend now in Fuerteventura for tourists to be moving away from the all inclusive packages to finding their own apartments or villas to rent, it has been reported by Room To Breathe a local management and letting agent in Fuerteventura that they are finding increasing numbers of enquiries for rural holidays in Fuerteventura.

New flights to Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria have been added by Monach

New flights to Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria have been added to Monarch’s scheduled flying programme for next summer.

Two flights a week will operate from Manchester to Fuerteventura plus weekly services from Birmingham, Gatwick and Luton.
Gran Canaria will be served by two new flights a week from Birmingham and Manchester and a weekly connection from Gatwick.
The airline is also stepping up frequency to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Gibraltar and Ibiza.
The introduction of new services to Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria brings the total number of routes operated by Monarch for summer 2010 to 49.
Liz Savage, managing director of Monarch flights and holidays, said: “We are seeing huge demand for our mid-haul destinations this year and have responded to this with the introduction of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria in addition to increasing frequencies to Tenerife and Lanzarote meaning even more people can take advantage of our low fares.”
Highlights of the summer 2010 schedule currently on sale include:
*New route Fuerteventura - two flights a week from Manchester and one flight a week from Birmingham, Gatwick and Luton
*New route Gran Canaria - two flights a week from Birmingham and Manchester and one flight per week from Gatwick
*Increased frequency: Birmingham-Tenerife - six flights a week
*Increased frequency: Gatwick-Tenerife - seven flights a week
*Increased frequency: Luton-Tenerife - seven flights a week
*Increased frequency: Birmingham-Larnaca - three flights a week
*Increased frequency: Manchester-Larnaca - up to seven flights a week
*Increased frequency: Gatwick-Lanzarote - up to six flights a week
*Increased frequency: Manchester-Lanzarote - up to seven flights a week
*Increased frequency: Luton-Gibraltar - daily flight
*Increased frequency: Manchester-Ibiza - six flights a week

Source: Monarch Airways and Phil Davies, Travel Mole.

Monarch Flights And Holidays Report Bookings Increase By 32%

Monarch Flights and Holidays report bookings since the start of the school holidays have increased by 32% year on year.

The Costa Blanca in Spain is the travel group’s most popular destination this summer, with sales up 216% over the same time last year.

Monarch attributed the boom in demand to dismal UK weather which has seen fed up families fleeing to warmer climates.

The group’s top selling destinations are:

Costa Blanca +216% year on year
Crete (Greece) +188%
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) +143%
Kenya +133%
Fuerteventura +112%
Larnaca (Cyprus) +95%
Dalaman (Turkey) +87%
Rhodes (Greece) +85%
Luxor (Egypt) +64%

Monarch also claimed strong demand for scheduled flights, with 260,000 passengers jetting off at the start of the school holidays and load factors for July increasing by 1.39% compared to the same period last year.

Malaga on the Costa del Sol, Faro in the Algarve and Alicante on the Costa Blanca are the most popular getaways for flight-only breaks. Monarch Flights and Holidays managing director Liz Savage said: “We are seeing strong demand for both flights and holidays this summer, which has been assisted by the dismal weather in the UK and the bleak August forecast sending fed up Brits looking for warmer climes. “This year we are seeing that all inclusive holidays are proving hugely popular, with bookings up 60% YOY, especially with families, as they provide fantastic value for money and allow costs to be 'locked in' prior to travel.

“It is very encouraging to see that despite the current economic climate people are not looking to forego their overseas summer holiday this year.”

Source Travel Mole by Phil Davies

Ryan Air Start 15 New Flights To Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Ryan Air will be starting 15 new flights into Lanzarote, in the Canaries, to take advantage of the Spanish low taxes and charges. This is good news for Lanzarote and also for Fuerteventura which is only a 12 minute ferry crossing with Fred Olsen from Lanzarote.
The flights will commence from late October from various Uk airports and run until the 31st of March 2010 and possibly beyond.

Teleticket Take on Bournemouth Flights to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Ticketing agency Teleticket has extended its range of flights to the Canary Islands by including offering bookings for PalmAir flights from Bournemouth Airport. Neil Chapman, managing director said “Due to the popular demand of Teleticket’s direct flights to European hotspots from regional airports last year, we made the decision to launch the most popular routes from another regional airport, Bournemouth, this year.” Flights to Fuerteventura are offered on Tuesdays. Teleticket site.

Easy Jet to Offers Low Cost Flights to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

Low cost airline Easy Jet offers to new routes connecting both Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Madrid Barajas.
The new service will begin in November of this year and will be a welcome edition connecting the two Islands to the Capital of Spain and onward to Easy Jets other European destinations..
It is believed that flights will be available from as little as 38 euros which will bring stiff competition to the existing carriers such as Iberia, SpanAir and Air Europa..

Further information can be found by logging onto http://www.easyjet.com/