Much to the obvious delight of the national press Ryanair passengers on a flight from Bristol to Lanzarote last week were forced to make an unscheduled landing on the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura.  As the stormy weather that has been battering the Canary Islands recently forced their pilot to divert from their scheduled landing slot at Arrecife airport on Lanzarote.
Over 100 tourists were then forced to make their own onward travel arrangements from Puerto Rosario airport on Fuerteventura to Lanzarote.  With Ryanair allegedly offering little in the way of assistance …

It’s party time on Lanzarote this month as the annual Carnival season gets underway. Starting a month of celebrations across the island.
Arrecife swings into action this weekend with the Carnaval theme dedicated to the memory of Michael Jackson. So expect an abundance of white gloves and Thriller related threads.  The main event takes place in the island capital on Monday 15th as the Carnaval Parade sways through the streets from the Cuidad Deportiva to the Cabildo building n the seafront.
The action then moves on to Puerto del Carmen from the …

The Kiteboard World Pro Tour will be touching down in Lanzarote for the first time ever this June.  And is expected to attract an international field of top riders from around the world.  With prize money of €40,000 up for grabs – along with much coveted points towards the overall series title.
Kitesurfing’s profile is growing apace both international and on the island and the addition of this new event to the island sporting calendar will only help to further enhance its growing reputation as a spectator sport.
The first Lanzarote Kiteboard …

Could Lanzarote´s capital city soon be home to an important new landmark building?  That will certainly be the case if the mayor of Arrecife gets his way.  As plans are afoot to use an area known as the Islote de Frances as the site for an impressive new structure.  With owners hoping that a major international name such as Sir Norman Foster can be attracted to the project.
The Islote de Frances is located in front of the Charco in the capital, enjoying an enviable coastal position that could be exploited …

Las Palmas – the capital of Gran Canaria and administrative hub of the eastern Canaries of which Lanzarote is a part – is being proposed as a candidate for the European City of Culture in 2016.  In a move designed to shift perceptions of the island as a tourist destination.
The Canarian candidate will be competing against a whole host of other European cities, including numerous Spanish conurbations.  And the status of European Capital of Culture will ultimately be judged and awarded by the European Union.  Who first implemented the scheme …

Thieves staged a robbery at the Timanfaya National Park – Lanzarote´s leading tourist attraction – on Sunday night.  Tying up a security guard and making off with the takings.  The thieves entered the Timanfaya National Park at 1.00 in the morning with the aim of robbing the weekend’s takings . 
Making their way to the Islote de Hilario where El Diablo Restaurant and the gift shop are based, where they tied up the security guard and made off with an undetermined amount of money. A source at the Centres of Art and …

The deceased King of Pops´s spirit lives on in Lanzarote! As Michael Jackson has been selected as the theme for 2010 Arrecife Carnaval – which will be taking place from February 5th to the 17th.
Every year the organisers of Carnaval select a new theme for the event – often plumping for something newsworthy that has caught the imagination of the general public. And with Jackson’s death proving to be such a major media story a celebration of his life has been deemed as a fitting tribute to one of the …

The La Santa Holiday Club has banned a Danish Hells Angel from staying with them.  After discovering that their potential guest had been linked to a number of media reports of violence in his native Copenhagen.  As the Danish capital becomes embroiled in growing gang warfare.
Biker Brian Sandberg had booked his stay at La Santa – but his name was recognised by the complex’s sales director by local sales director Michael Rygaard; ”We investigated whether it was this Brian Sandberg, and when it turned out to be the case we …

Monday 26th October saw the inaugural arrival of the carrier Ryanair in the Canary Islands, with the first flight touching down in Gran Canaria in the morning. The low cost airline has introduced sixteen new flights to Lanzarote from the UK which will operate over the coming six months until 31st March 2010.
The introduction of the budget airline’s new routes has come about thanks to the initiative taken by Spanish air authorities AENA to waive the airport tax normally paid by airlines landing at any Spanish airport. This waiver should …

Spanish athlete Antonio de la Rosa is currently participating in a new challenge to climb each of the highest peaks on the seven islands that make up the Canarian archipelago in seven days. He began yesterday with a kayak crossing between Famara on Lanzarote and La Graciosa, landing at Caleta del Cebo so that he could climb the highest peak on the eighth Canarian island, Las Agujas, which stands at 266 metres.
Having climbed the volcano on La Graciosa it was back to the kayak to cross the Rio to Orzola, …