Turmoil in Egypt means more tourists in Tenerife

February 4, 2011 – 11:15 am

The troubles in Egypt and Tunisia have lead to an increase in tourism in Tenerife and the Canary Islands

The political turmoil in Egypt and Tunisia has European tour operators scrambling to divert package tours to more stable destinations, and several thousand tourists have already been re-routed to beaches in Spain, particularly Tenerife and the Canary Islands a Spanish tourism industry official told CNN.

“We can’t be happy about unfortunate circumstances elsewhere,” said Rafael Gallego Nadal, president of the Spanish Federation of Travel Agency Associations. “But the increase (in tourists) has arrived at an important moment” as Spain recovers from a deep economic slump.

In addition to the few thousand extra British, German and Scandinavian holidaymakers who’ve already arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands, predictions are there could be tens of thousands of additional vacationers by May, Gallego said.

For now, the seven-island Canaries archipelago, located in the Atlantic Ocean just west of Morocco, is the only part of Spain that can compete directly with Egypt and Tunisia for the beach vacation business in winter.

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Marketing properties in Tenerife require the right level of exposure

December 5, 2009 – 12:49 pm

The number of holiday rental properties in Europe is increasing and the right level of exposure is essential, especially when the global economic downturn is taken into account. Property owners should make sure that they give a very detailed and interesting description of their holiday rental and surrounding area.

Market your property in Tenerife whilst long winter nights in the UK cause people to think of holidays and warmer climes

Market your property in Tenerife whilst long winter nights in the UK cause people to think of holidays and warmer climes

Owners of overseas self-catering holiday homes are reminded that the long dark evenings of winter are just the time when people think about next year’s vacation and therefore property owners should think about marketing the properties via estate agents in Tenerife.

In related news, Britons who let out holiday homes in the UK will need to maximise on lettings in 2010 as they are likely to lose their furnished holiday lettings tax relief in April of next year.New legislation, details of which are expected in this month’s pre-Budget report, are expected to outline changes to the tax rules for furnished properties available to let for at least 140 days a year and actually let for 70 days year.

The new measures could affect around 60,000 individual second-home owners, who form the core of the UK’s holiday lets market, and can currently offset the cost of furniture and fittings against tax.

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Tenerife to cash in on latest survey?

October 12, 2009 – 4:26 pm
Tenerife could cash in on the latest gloomy British survey

Tenerife could cash in on the latest gloomy British survey

Britain is the worst place to live in Europe, according to a study.

Although Britons earn high incomes that money is cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel bills and a lack of sunshine. Britons have  the highest after-tax household income of £35,730-a-year, more than £10,000 above the European average.

But most of it goes on keeping a “roof over our heads, food on the table and our homes warm”, according to the uswitch.com European Quality of Life Index.

Ann Robinson of uSwitch.com, said: “There is more to good living than money – and this report shows why so many Brits are giving up on the UK and heading to France and Spain.”  Perhaps now is the time to think of renting out your Tenerife property or even selling via an estate agent as winter approaches in the UK and thoughts turn to sunshine!

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