Visitors to Lanzarote are spending more than they used to, but only a small amount of that extra spend is finding its way into the island's shops and restaurants. In the second quarter of 2026 the average tourist spent €181.90 a day, up almost 18 per cent on the €154.56 they spent a year earlier. However, most of this is spent on two things before anyone sets foot on the island, the flight and the hotel.
Travellers between Britain and Lanzarote had a rough few days after the UK's air traffic control system failed on Tuesday 8 September. Seven flights from the UK to the island were cancelled, from Gatwick, Luton, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Newcastle, Bristol and Manchester, and plenty more landed three or four hours late. The trouble started with a technical fault in the…
Read MoreVisitors to Lanzarote are spending more than they used to, but only a small amount of that extra spend is finding its way into the island's shops and restaurants. In the second quarter of 2026 the average tourist spent €181.90 a day, up almost 18 per cent on the €154.56 they spent a year earlier. However, most of this is…
Read MoreLanzarote settles into a warm, steady spell this week, with the AEMET forecast holding daytime highs at a reliable 30°C every day from Sunday through to the following Saturday.
Read MoreLanzarote has lost more than a thousand holiday rental homes from the booking platforms in the space of a year. Listings fell from 7,809 in July 2025 to 6,806 last month, a decline of 12.8 per cent, according to figures from the Canary Islands statistics institute, ISTAC. Every one of the island's seven municipalities saw a fall.
Read MoreFinding a space in the centre of Playa Blanca has just got a little easier. Yaiza council has opened 65 new free parking spaces along Avenida Papagayo, on the stretch between the El Carmen church and Maciot street, in one of the busiest parts of the resort.
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Lanzarote has always something to offer for the whole family.
Puerto Del Carmen is one of the main tourist resorts in Lanzarote, with a bustling promenade and a lively nightlife.
Playa Blanca is a place where you can have a little lavish holiday with a yacht ride or a ferry ride to Fuerteventura Island.
Costa Teguise is a popular coastal town with lots of British restaurants and pubs.
Puerto Calero is one the most luxurious ports in the Canary Islands with great restaurants and also some very popular boutiques.
