Despite reports of reductions in tourism, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, has seen a huge increase in British visitors for the six months of this year.

As one of the popular destinations in the Canary Islands, Lanzarote has always been a favourite with both British and Irish buyers. Constant good weather that helps guarantee year round rental returns for property owners

Tourist visits from the UK have increased by 15.6% during the first half of this year, in comparison with the same period in 2007, according to AENA, the Spanish airport authority.

The island has already welcomed 509,755 Brits this year, and, says the Canary Island Tourist Board, the number of Spanish nationals visiting has also increased also.

Irish visitor numbers have risen too, up by 5.4% during the first half of this year. The 123,047 tourists from Eire visiting Lanzarote make the island the most popular destination in Spain for Irish holiday makers.

Overall, all foreign tourism to the island has grown by 4.9% during the first half of 2008 with other key markets such as Austria, Norway, Holland and Sweden all helping to contribute to this upswing.

These rising tourist numbers represent the best first half performance that Lanzarote has seen in years, and will see the island break the one million British tourist visits barrier for the first time since 2003 if carried across the rest of 2008.

The figures help to maintain some buoyancy in the Lanzarote property market; as prices have softened due to the credit crunch, there are more opportunities for overseas investors.

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According to a report by Lonely Planet, more parents are now choosing to take their children to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Tenerife News reports that a survey of visitors to the island, conducted by Tourism of Tenerife, found that family tourism increased by 18% compared with 2007. Of the families who have visited Tenerife in 2008 so far, 13.3 per cent had a child of 15 or under, an increase of 4.3% compared with 2007.

Meanwhile, it seems that Tenerife has found favours with the Russians, Germans, Danish and Italian holiday-makers all visitor numbers are on the increase.

According to the Lonely Planet travel guide, Tenerife has more to offer holidaymakers than many other Spanish islands, such as Ibiza.

It adds that on Tenerife travellers will find a contrast in landscape between the “barren east coast

Quadland in Boa Vista, Cape Verde has been on the Island since 2003 run by Leo and Emy, both Italian. They moved to Boa Vista as they wanted a less stressful life than Milan could offer them and Quadland was born.

For the roady in you, Quadland rent out scooters and buggys, as well as guided quad excursions, but also offer Quad fishing from the beach and fishing boats as well as diving, windsurfing and kite school. Quadland can organise a 4×4 jeep with a driver to tour your around Boa Vista at your convenience.

Prices for these various excursions vary depending on the length of time you take, but are very reasonably priced, a full day 2 person scooter hire is just

CaboVerdeDiving was established in 2001 and is based on the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Open to all divers who enjoy the wonders of the deep sea, including people who not qualified. The ocean allows you to dive all the year around, however, depending on weather conditions.

Sal is home to a variety of aquatic sports and was famous for sailing and windsurfing, Sal has now been rediscovered for diving as well.

CaboverdeDiving rents a huge range of equipments for its customersincluding: snorkelling kits (mask, snorkel, fins), suits, jackets, regulators, masks, fins with straps, shoe boots, torches, compasses.

They offer a range of courses from PADI Discover Scuba Diving for wanna be divers without a licence, an open water introduction that lasts for 4 hours, through to all levels of certification right up to the Divemaster course which lasts for 4 weeks.

All training material is available in English, French, Portugese, Spanish and German.

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Do you want fun in the sun? A working holiday in the sun? A job in a party atmosphere of bars and clubs maybe? How would you like to spend a working holiday in Tenerife with thousands party lovers on an island that never sleeps? Big decision, wet U.K. or playing in Tenerife? – you decide!!

Here’s your opportunity to work abroad and party in Tenerife’s bars and clubs.

PlayawayTenerife is a company set up to help people who want to come and work and live in Tenerife, Canary Islands, and enjoy what Tenerife has to offer; endless bars, restaurants and clubs on a beautiful island that NEVER sleeps!!

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