It’s looking increasingly as though the planned Ryanair strikes on 25th and 26th July will go ahead and will affect aircraft at their bases in Belgium, Portugal and Spain. The company claim they have “done all they can.” The airline has already cancelled 300 flights. If your flight has been cancelled, you will receive an…
Sun Park Living is the over 50’s community set up in Playa Blanca some years ago. The aim was to provide an affordable way to long term let properties to “long stayers” visiting the island, filling the gap between holiday lets and formal long lets. We don’t really know what has happened there in recent…
Changes To Opening Times For Visitor Centres Some of Lanzarote’s most popular places to visit have announced extended hours for the summer months. Until 15th September, they are: Timanfaya from 0900 until 1845 Cueva de los Verdes from 1000 until 1800 Jameos del Agua from 1000 until 1800, and on Tue, Wed and Sat from…
UK newspapers have been running a story about a Canaries “Superbug” over the last few days. As always, not content with simply reporting the facts, they have used dramatic headlines like “Holidaymakers warned of superbug danger,” and phrases like “A health warning has been issued to British holidaymakers travelling to The Canary Islands after the…
Kitchen Porter / Second Chef needed for busy bar and restaurant located within Club Tahiti, a private complex in Costa Teguise. Must be able to cover for head chef when needed. Great working hours (4-10pm) 2 full days off together, good contract, lovely working environment and good rate of pay. If you are interested please…
Thomas Cook Flight Passengers Suffer In Lanzarote 300 passengers on a Thomas Cook flight that was stuck in Lanzarote with a technical problem endured a three hour wait without air conditioning and a strong smell of fuel in the aircraft. They were eventually disembarked after one passenger suffered a fit and another passed out. They…
Norman Warwick has attended a few local events in the last coupe of weeks and he shares them with us here. I often sit in my folding chair, which is green and white and rusty, out near Faro Pechiguera, pointed to ‘where the red sun kisses the sea,’ (thank you Lindsay Buckingham and Christine McVie)…
A small holiday complex in Puerto del Carmen is looking for a receptionist. This is a permanent position working 30 hours in Puerto Del Carmen. Must be able to speak English & Spanish. Any other language is an advantage. Interested parties should send a brief CV to info@sanfranciscopark.com
Tourist Ticket are looking for full time staff in Puerto del Carmen. Requirements: Excellent level of English spoken and written (B2 level or similar). Other languages (German, French etc.) will be valued. A responsible person, methodical and orderly. A flexible person and accustomed to teamwork. Car license. If you are interested and want to know…
These are the public holidays in Lanzarote for 2019. These are all-island holidays, in addition to these, there are “local” holidays by municipality, which we will publish when they are available. Note that for 2019, several of the holidays fall on a Sunday, so the public holiday has had it’s date moved to reflect that.…