Travel News - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

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Posted Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:04:52 GMT

Gran Canaria Car Rally

Gran Canaria’s car Rally El Corte Inglés is the islands biggest car rally. This free annual event held this year in March, attracts huge crowds of locals and visitors who watch as domestic and international competitors compete across the island. The rally course is divided into eight stages, including those around Tejeda, San Mateo, Vallesco, Teror, Telde and Llanos de la Pez, a number of the stages include tricky mountainous terrain. More than 100 teams are expected to take part. British enthusiasts arrive into the islands international airport Las Palmas on cheap flights and stay in one of Gran Canaria's many hotels or apartment complexes. Many choose to take out cheap car hire from web sites such as airflights .co.uk

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Posted Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:24:24 GMT

Gran Canaria to host rally tournament

Gran Canaria will once again host its annual rally event this year, giving motorsport fans a perfect reason for a trip to the island.

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Posted Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:35:38 GMT

Gran Canaria to host opera festival

People on holidays in Gran Canaria this year will be able to do more than relax on the beach and swim in the sea as the Canary Island hosts an opera festival.

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Posted Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:31:50 GMT

Travel convention 'to show off best of Gran Canaria'

The Gran Canaria Tourism Board has secured an opportunity to show off the Canary Island's best features and boost its exposure across the world at a convention this year.

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Posted Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:25:34 GMT

Las Palmas to host film festival

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will be a hive of cultural activity next year as it hosts the International Film Festival.

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Posted Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:09:29 GMT

Las Palmas opera festival set to thrill

Opera fans are preparing to make the trip to Las Palmas in 2008 as the 41st annual Opera Festival gets underway.

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Posted Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:07:17 GMT

Las Palmas prepares to party

Travellers looking to escape the cold weather of January and February may want to find a cheap flight heading to Gran Canaria to attend the annual Las Palmas Carnival.

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Posted Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:15:27 GMT

Musical celebration in the Canaries

Visitors to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in the new year will have the opportunity to take in one of the Canary Islands' major music festivals.

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Posted Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:56:58 GMT

See the transatlantic rally get underway

Visitors to Gran Canaria in November will have the chance to see one of the most significant events in the international sailing calendar, the launch of the annual transatlantic rally.

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Posted Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:13:25 GMT

Las Palmas prepares for music festival

Visitors to Las Palmas in November will have the opportunity to visit the annual music festival in Parque de Santa Catalina.

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Posted Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:57:13 GMT

Las Palmas rock carvings discovered

Holidaymakers heading for the almost year-round sunshine of Las PalmasGran Canaria, could also catch a glimpse of ancient artwork.

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Posted Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:35:17 GMT

New flights to Las Palmas announced

Holidaymakers will find it even easier to escape unpredictable and miserable weather to the year round sun of Las Palmas after one airline announced new flights.

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Posted Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:56:30 GMT

Brave Brits booking more holidays online

More Brits are booking holidays to destinations like Las Palmas, Kefalonia and Malaga than a year ago, research has revealed.

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Posted Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:47:23 GMT

Las Palmas hosts Euro qualifying match

Spain has selected sunny Las Palmas, one of the Canary Islands, to host the final crucial game of its Euro 2008 qualifying matches.

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Posted Tue, 22 May 2007 17:07:55 GMT

Half of Brits want sun and beach

Britons' love affair with time away on holiday in sunny areas like Las Palmas continues as a quarter of them told a survey they expected to take more holidays this year.

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Posted Wed, 09 May 2007 17:25:32 GMT

Las Palmas prepares for pyromania

Holidaygoers looking for a scorcher of an excursion should consider making a trip to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.

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Posted Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:05:07 GMT

Gran Canaria cheese flower festival

Lovers of cheese and tradition will be heading to mountain slopes around Santa Maria de Guia on Gran Canaria later this month.

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Posted Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:10:00 GMT

Jet2 flying high in consumers' eyes

Budget airline Jet2 has topped a consumer satisfaction poll, it has been revealed.

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Posted Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:43:06 GMT

Culture vultures to swoop on Las Palmas

Culture vultures can enjoy some fine Spanish opera at the 2007 Las Palmas Opera Festival.

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Posted Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:51:59 GMT

Caught on film: holiday with a difference

Las Palmas is to play host to its eighth annual International Film Festival at the end of this month.

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Posted Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:51:33 GMT

FTO to challenge APD

Tour operators are to launch a legal challenge against air passenger duty (APD), which they claim breaches international aviation agreements.

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Posted Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:06:14 GMT

New air duty comes into play

New air passenger duty charges have come into force in the UK, with the government proclaiming that it will help protect the environment.

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Posted Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:18:53 GMT

17m to use web to book their holidays

Around 17 million people will use the internet to book at least part of their main holiday online this year, recent research has discovered.

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Posted Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:59:19 GMT

Britons 'most likely to head away for festive season'

Britons are the most likely to spend Christmas away from home as they fly to overseas destinations such as Gran Canaria, according to a new survey.

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Posted Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:08:22 GMT

Spain top of business travel destinations

Spain has been named as the top destination among business travellers in a new international survey of conference planners around the world - indicating that the country remains a popular destination for combining business with pleasure.

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Posted Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:06:56 GMT