The Canary Islands obtain 60 Blue Flags for their beaches, four of which for the first time
Spain maintains the leadership worldwide with a total of 729 Blue Flags in 2023, 60 of them on the Canary Islands.
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23% of passengers in Spain suffer delays in 2023
According to AirHelp, up to 5 million passengers have experienced delays at airports in Spain so far this year.
March 2023 was a ‘very hot’ month for the Canary Islands
According to the monthly climatological summary of the national meteorological agency (AEMET), March was a ‘very hot’ or ‘extremely hot’ month in the Canary Islands, with temperatures reaching almost 38 degrees Celsius.
The exhibition ‘An Island of Stories. An Anthology to Travel through Gran Canaria’ is open
The Maspalomas Cultural Centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana opens an exhibition called ‘An Island of Stories. An Anthology to Travel through Gran Canaria’ based on a book of the same title.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria makes the ‘top 10’ of Spain’s leading cities in terms of tourism competitiveness
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is among ten top Spanish cities with the highest levels of tourism competitiveness, according to the third edition of the UrbanTUR 2022 report, an analysis carried out every four years by the Alliance for Excellence in Tourism (Exceltur)
The Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria presents its Tourism Commission
The leadership of the Chamber stresses the importance of creating the Comission for tourism, the most powerful sector, which generates more wealth and jobs for the islands, and highlighting the importance of public-private collaboration that make the sector more competitive.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria nominated for Best Gastronomic Destination in Spain 2023
National Geographic’s ‘Readers’ Choice Award 2023′ contest will decide the best destinations in Spain and the world, by voting among the Spanish-speaking readers of this prestigious travel, nature and history communication platform.
The Gran Canaria Hospital makes a tribute to the health workers in the pandemic
The prestigious Dr. Negrín Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria inaugurates the sculpture ‘A pulso’ as a tribute to the work of health workers in the pandemic.
The Gran Canaria Airport receives the 400 millionth passenger from Glasgow
The 400 millionth passenger travelling on a Jet2.com flight to Glasgow, was welcomed at the check-in area by the director of Gran Canaria Airport, Julio Peñalver, and the Jet2.com delegate in the Canary Islands, Antonio Bravo.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria surpassed pre-pandemic tourism numbers in 2022
In 2022, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria counted with more than 400,000 travellers and 1,400,000 overnight stays.