The government is now paying an annual lump sum if you delay retirement
From this year there are two incentives being given to people who continue working past retirement age...
Can companies still insist that staff wear masks? Yes they can
Refusal to use one could lead to disciplinary dismissal, however, they cannot force customers to wear one…
The price of plane tickets to Spain have increased by up to 40% for the summer
Airlines are starting to pass on the price increases of fuel to customers... Kerosene has more than doubled in the last year...
The maximum pension in Spain is now 2,819 euros per month
Spanish retirees are benefitting during high price increases as their pensions are linked to inflation since the reform…
Drilling company finds equivalent to a billion barrels of oil off the coast of the Canary Islands
Morocco announces prospecting near to the archipelago after a British company announced the discovery…
Property purchases by non-resident foreigners have increased in the Canary Islands
The British are the ones who buy the most properties; the Swedish are the ones who buy the most expensive ones…
Good Friday was the busiest flight day in the Canary Islands for more than 2 years
Las Palmas was the busiest airport, but Tenerife was the busiest island with almost 200 international flights...
Rent a car companies say they have no cars available for Easter
Tourist arrivals from mainland Spain and Europe have boomed meaning no cars despite increasing fleets by 127%...
TUI is ‘very optimistic’ about the recovery of tourism in the Canary Islands
The tour operator says that figures for reservations to all of Spain are currently "very promising"…
Inflation will cost Canary Island families an extra 2,300 euros this year
Housing, food, and transport account for 65% of household spending and have the biggest price increases so far this year…
Final details of the inaugural flight from New York to Tenerife are confirmed
United Airlines will operate the Tenerife-New York flight three times a week...
The price to rent a property increased by 5.8% in March in the Canary Islands
The average price is now 9.96 euros per square metre per month. Las Palmas is the most expensive place to rent…
Second-hand car sales fell by 7.1% in the Canary Islands in March
In total there has been a drop of 2.1% in the first quarter of the year…
Petrol stations receive notification for money being returned for fuel discount
Owners are pleased that the Government have acted so quickly as many don’t have funds to subsidise it after the pandemic...
Pedro Sanchez invites Elon Musk to invest in solar energy in Spain
This is in reply to Musk’s tweet saying that Spain should build “a massive solar park to supply energy to all of Europe”...
Unemployment in the Canary Islands drops to lowest level since 2008
The hospitality industry sees the highest increase in the number of people employed after the sixth wave of Covid...
