Correos, the Spanish Postal operator, has released a new set of stamps. Each depicts notable examples of Spanish architecture.
The six stamps cover the Palace of Longoria and Torrespaña (Madrid), Vicens House, Tower of Communications of Montjuïc) and Agbar Tower (Barcelona) and Audience of Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and each stamp has a value of 0.31 euros. (more…)
The Cabildo has announced that from April 10th to 13th Tenerife will host one of the most important events of the year. The bringing together of over 1,000 Spanish travel agents in a move to boost tourism.
The aim is to show agents and tour operators the variety of tourist amenities in the north and south of Tenerife, as well as in the metropolitan area. (more…)
Christoph Keissling, General Manager of Siam Park, spoke to Tenerife News recently and announced that the opening date for the mega theme park is set to be May the 1st, 2008.
Everything is in place, and the final checks are ready to be carried out.
More information can be found here, at Tenerife news.
The holiday island of Tenerife has gone bananas — literally.
After all, what is a tropical island to do with an excess of bananas? This popular tourist destination has come up with a unique way of branding itself upon the minds of its holidaymakers and sun seekers, while at the same time promoting one of its major agricultural products. (more…)
More than two million Britons are heading overseas for Easter and Tenerife is the outright favourite destination. Also popular with the British, for the early Easter break, according to Abta, are Egypt, Morocco and Florida.And because Easter is so early, the skiing season is still in full swing, so France, Austria and Switzerland are also popular destinations.
For those looking for a weekend getaway, city breaks to Paris Amsterdam, Barcelona and Rome top the list.
Around 450,000 passengers will be leaving from Heathrow airport this weekend making it the busiest airport in Britain, followed by Gatwick with 260,000 and Stansted with 170,000. (more…)