The mayor of Santa Cruz, José Manuel Bermudez has been a long time supporter of Tenerife holiday makers visiting the capital, and it seems his dreams are coming true.  During the first period of 2012, visitors on holiday in Tenerife, whether via excursions, over night stops or cruise ship visits, spent over 48 million euros in the island's capital.  This is an increase of 4.02% on last years figures during the same period.

People staying for one night or more in the city are also increasing, with a figure of 11.4% showing - again, versus the same period last year.

This just goes to show that the north of Tenerife is well worth visiting when you're here on holiday in Tenerife!

In the capital of Tenerife, Santa Cruz, during the 19th and 20th of October, the Canary Magic Festival returns for a second successive year.  Peppered with celebrities from illusionists and psychics to magicians and cardsharps; the shows will be a delight for adults and children alike.

Featuring Slyvester the Jester, one of the finest American magicians, who incorporates Looney Tunes masks and drawings into his shows, and has appeared on NBC and the Discovery Channel, alongside such famous names as the Latin American winner of the World Magic Championships, master of the cards, Luis Otero.

If you're on holiday in Tenerife during October, catching one of these shows is a must see - more information and tickets can be found at the Teatro Guimera website.

A study of customers from both Thomas Cook and First Choice revealed that holidays in Tenerife are the most popular choice, ahead of Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and several other prime holiday locations.

During 2011, over 1.5 million British tourists chose a Tenerife holiday, with 1.3 million Spanish tourists following suit, and Germans bought up the next majority with nearly 600 thousand holidaymakers.

Figures for 2012 are expected to show an increase on last years numbers, with people realising that Tenerife is not just for the 18-30 crowd, and has plenty to offer everyone, including people looking for a family holiday.

Jet2Holidays today announced new weekly flights to Tenerife from Belfast International Airport.

Steve Heapy, the Managing Director of Jet2 was quoted as saying:

We are thrilled to be adding winter sun destinations to Lanzarote and Tenerife to our growing portfolio of sunshine destinations at Belfast International Airport. Along with our recently launched Reus service, this highlights our commitment to the region to provide local holidaymakers with an unrivalled choice of package holidays.

This will bring an influx of more visitors to Tenerife during the Summer seasons and beyond.