Ever wondered how Lanzarote used to look before the advent of mass market tourism?  The excellent website Memoria Digital Lanzarote is a real treasure trove of images from the islands past.  Featuring fantastic pictures of all of Lanzarote´s best known attractions and resorts.
The MemoriadeLanzarote website contains over 300 images outlining the development of the islands travel and tourism industries dating back to the early 1970´s.  Many of which provide a fascinating insight into how areas such as Puerto del Carmen used to look.  Along with loads of other great images including …

The French market has for a long time been under represented on Lanzarote.  But all of that now looks set to change with the launch of new flight services from the French capital to Arrecife.  With carrier Trasnavaia implementing a weekly service from Orly airport on board 189 seater Boeing 737´s.
This move follows on the introduction of a direct service on the same route last year by carrier TTOO Crystal, who this year intend to increase the frequency of flights to twice a week in July and August. It represents …

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 …

The current spell of stormy weather that has swept across the island has taken its toll on Carnaval festivities.  With the traditional finale of the Carnaval in Arrecife – the Burial of the Sardine – cancelled.  Whilst the start of Carnaval in Puerto del Carmen has been postponed.
High winds and heavy rainfall continue to batter the island – forcing Carnaval organisers in both Arrecife and Puerto del Carmen to alter their plans.  With the Burial of the Sardine in the island capital suspended and the start of Carnaval in Puerto …

High winds and rain caused travel chaos in the western Canary Islands yesterday.  With 18 flights to La Palma and El Hierro cancelled. Most were inter-island flights connecting the smaller islands of La Palma and El Hierro with Tenerife, although one flight from La Palma was destined for Brussels but had to put down at Tenerife South.
The State Meteorological Office has issued an orange alert until Tuesday afternoon, as further high winds are anticipated, gusting up to 95 kilometres an hour in the peaks of Teide National Park.   With high …