Tourism To Canaries Rises After Egypt, Tunisia Unrest

The number of foreign visitors to Spain's Canary Islands soared in February according to official data, as sunseekers shunned rival resorts in Egypt and Tunisia because of anti-government uprisings there. But the increas in numbers cannot be totallyput down to the middle east unrest. The President of the Canary Islands’ Parliament said the prospects for the summer season were looking positive and added that bookings for holidays were up by 14 per cent which was an honest reflection of the hard work that has been put in by local authorities to promote what the Islands had to offer.


According to the latest figures nearly three million people went through Canary Islands’ airports, which is an impressive leap of 13.1% on last year. Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote are all holding their own in the popularity stakes but it is Fuerteventura that has seen the biggest increase with passenger numbers up a staggering 32.9%. This figure has beaten South Tenerife and Gran Canaria who both nevertheless, saw satisfying increases of 12.2% and 10.8%. It is also wise to remember that this is very early on in the tourism season so if figures are this high at this time of year it looks as though it could be a bumper summer for the Canarian Islands.


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