Two airlines flying tourists to Lanzarote from the UK and Ireland intend to increase the number of airports they operate from during 2010.
Aer Lingus, which already offers eight weekly flights from the main Irish airports of Dublin, Belfast and Cork, plan to add a route from Shannon to Lanzarote this year. The news comes as a result of meetings held between the Councillor for Tourism, Luis Arraez and the airline’s management. It also comes on the back of Lanzarote being voted for the eighth year running the number one destination …

Despite the economic doom and gloom in the UK and the weakness of the Pound against the Euro British tourism actually rose during the course of November 2009.  Up for the first time during the course of last year by nearly 7%.  As the island welcomed an influx of 63,753 visitors from the UK.  A figure much improved on November 2008 when Britain accounted for 59,601 arrivals.
In the months leading up to last summer British tourism had declined by close to 20%.  As consumers in the UK really felt the …