As already witnessed with the Christmas and Black Friday campaigns, the start of the year sales campaign will be affected by inflation, shortages of raw materials and the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In the framework of the Tourism Competitiveness programme, innovation service providers are invited to register on a newly created website for promotional purposes.
In his New Year’s message, broadcasted by regional broadcaster, RTVC, from Lanzarote, the regional president admires the courage of the people of the archipelago and their collective effort, which has meant that the islands are now better off in many respects than before the pandemic.
Aena reports a total of 23,310 flights over the seasonal holidays, with 889 flights on 25 December and 1,302 and 1,048 flights on 31 December and 1 January, respectively.
The sanction is the result of checks initiated by the Intervención General de la Administración del Estado (IGAE) in mid 2017.
The Tourism GDP in the Canary Islands in 2021 amounted to €9,420 million, which is 60.4% of the levels before the pandemic (-€6,184 million versus 2019)
On 16 December, the European Commission announced an investment of 38 million euros, under the umbrella of the Connecting Europe Facility, to improve connectivity and digital infrastructures in the Canary Islands.
The islands of La Palma (78.8%) and Tenerife (78.3%) are ahead with regard to tourist reservations, which are estimated to be close to 90%
The Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Madrid and Catalonia are the four autonomous communities with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth expected to be above the national average in 2023, as stated in the report by BBVA Research. The two island regions will grow next year by 2.4% and 2.1% respectively, while Madrid will grow by 1.7%
