Posts Tagged ‘ Gran Canaria ’

Topping that list will be the Canary Islands so here are some of the best spots for beachgoers there

Before you fly, the Canaries would prefer it if, sometime between 72 and 48 hours before you fly you have a coronavirus test.

Gran Canaria has a longstanding reputation as the place to enjoy year-round sunshine, fantastic beaches and lazy days by the pool, but recent years have seen the islands diversifying, offering much more than the average package tour. Anna Maria Espsäter goes in search of a holiday with a difference.

4.5 million holiday searches since Christmas Day

Which place boasts the better beach: Bournemouth or Ibiza? Somewhat surprisingly the Dorset resort has been beaten Ibiza – plus the likes of Benidorm and Gran Canaria – in a list of Europe’s top beaches!

The Canary Islands have long proved popular with Brits craving a quick blast of sun. CD Traveller gives you the low-down on where to sun yourself on four of our favourite volcanic islands

After all the stories about the impact of the euro and how it was reducing the number of us holidaying in the euro countries comes the news that it looks as though visits to the Canaries have bounced back by a staggering amount. In Lanzarote visits are up by a third over 2009 and holidays to Gran Canaria and Tenerife are up as well. Some are saying that numbers are nearly back to those pre-recession days. In July alone 450,554 of us just went to Tenerife