Unemployment Continues To Fall August closed with 1270 fewer people unemployed on the island versus 2016 – a decrease of more than 10%. There are now just over 11,000 people unemployed in total, with 9,000 of them having previously been in the service sector and a little over 1,000 in the building sector. Fugu Fish…
Update 19/9/2017. Under some pressure from the media, Ryanair has now produced a list of all planned flight cancellations through to the end of October 2017. The good news is that there are no Lanzarote flights showing on the schedule. You can download a copy here: Ryanair flight cancellations. Low cost airline Ryanair is currently…
Lost Tourists Located With Night Vision Drone Two tourists who got lost in the area between Tenesar and Tinajo, after they left the trail on a coastal walk, were located by a night vision drone operated by emergency services. The drone directed a rescue party to the walkers, who were tired and dehydrated, but otherwise…
Ryanair offers more flights to Lanzarote from UK and Ireland than any other airline, and also serves on several routes to the Spanish mainland. They have announced a change to their baggage policies, which takes effect from 1st November. The problem they have currently is that their flights are running at over 95% full, and…
Airport Strike Postponed The strike planned for 15th September by AENA workers has been postponed and a further meeting will take place on 12th September. Union chiefs are optimistic that an agreement will be reached and the remaining strike days planned will be called off. Stratvs Hotel Controversy The Stratvs Hotel in Yaiza, where refurbishment…
Following a meeting between AENA and the airport workers union, the latter has decided to cancel the planned strikes on 15th and 17th September, in order to give more time for negotiations to take place. The move was applauded by Spain’s Minister of Development, who is hopeful that a full agreement will be reached to…
Strike At Attractions Continues The strike by the CACT workers, which has closed Lanzarote’s main official tourist attractions looks like it will continue until at least Monday 27th August. The two sides in the dispute failed to reach an agreement on Thursday, despite meeting all day with members of the Labour Court from Gran Canaria.…
These are the confirmed dates so far for carnival 2018 in Lanzarote. We’ll add the carnival programme details when confirmed by each municipality council. Arrecife The party starts in the capital from the 2nd to 14th February 2018. Carnaval Encantado was the winning theme for Arrecife’s carnival in 2018. Enchanted / Fantasy Forest –…
Aena airport workers in Spain have announced a series of 25 one-day airport strikes that will take place across Spain starting in September 2017. They are striking in protest at working conditions and pay. The planned dates for the strikes are: September: 15, 17, 22, 24 and 29 October: 1, 6, 11, 15, 27, 30…
Increase In New Companies On The Island To go along with a decrease in unemployment, Lanzarote saw an additional 202 companies registered in the last quarter of 2017, bringing the total on the island 4974. Construction companies showed the largest increase, followed by industrial and the service sector. Disabled Divers Enjoy Lanzarote A group of…