Lanzarote News (5th October 2024)
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- In this week’s news, we cover the latest, and worst ever, loss of life in a migrant boat coming to the islands from Africa, the new football pitch in Arrecife, a planned new protest against over tourism, New year’s bells coming from Lanzarote and much more.
Stay tuned until the end when we share Mike’s Three Things - three events we’d attend over the next week.
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Thanks Mike
watched and loved as always
Well done Lanzarote airport on using sustainable fuels. Loved the market vlog thank you for sharing. Love all your kind sharing of news 😊
Good morning . Another beautiful day here. We were walking around the rubicon marina yesterday and discovered that the public toilets near the Italian restaurant is now closed. There’s a notice on the doors that it is only for people with boats moored in the marina. It used to be a very busy and convenient facility especially on market days. This will put people off visiting this gorgeous area.
Another informative video this morning. Really enjoying them even when we’re back in the uk.
Not having a toilet there won't put any one off. There are plenty of restaurants in the area and they all have toilets..
excellent Mike over here for about the 1st time in 10 years and loving it, I will be coming back soon
Cheers Mike, have a great weekend
Another interesting vlog Thankyou👍☘️
Thank you Mike for the video. We are enjoying our stay here. As you recommended last week, we went to the market in Haria, what a stunning scenery. Love your channel, have a great weekend😊
The airport need to sort out the airport queue on arrival u have people with UK passports all mixed up together people are missing their forward transport to accommodation let's the experience down badly no need for it keep up the great updates Mike
Thanks again for the news ,I've just finished reading your first book and I'm looking forward to no 2 which I've just ordered
Thanks for the update Mike. Shame to miss the Motor Cycles, but still counting the days till our return to Lanzarote in December. Daz
Be out Tuesday cant wait ,friday night be going to Arrecife en vivo🎉
thank you, greetings from brussels
Our pleasure!
Thank you for another interesting video. We are on the island & visited costa teguise market on wednesday evening only 5 stalls but it was nice to see the square on an evening where we had a lovely meal. Xx❤
Many thanks! Always interesting and useful but particularly for those flying out to Lanzarote next Wednesday! We are staying in Puerto Calero so, as well as watching the Superleague Grand Final at McSorley's early on the Saturday evening, it seems that, with the marlin festival, there will be plenty of other things going on as well. Again, thanks for the update!
Another great video Mike, very informative as always. Many thanks. We spent a lovely ‘quiet’ evening in Arrecife yesterday (Friday 4th) listening to a thrash metal? band at the pools behind the Grand Hotel followed by a female band by the bandstand. I tried to eat the 12 grapes when we were here one New Year’s Eve but they had pips in them and I nearly choked trying but it was good fun.
Yes, everyone buys seedless for that reason!😄
Hi Mike, would you cover the Lanzarote Cricket Club? Thanks a million🙌
We regularly post about the annual T20 competition here, but if the Lanzarote Cricket Club sends us information, we’ll post it to the website, for sure.
Hi Mike,great content as usual.
Question for you, Are the ‘70 ‘ Bluey road signs near arrieta, advisory? Am puzzled as the other signs are red and white for speed limits across the island , I haven’t seen any other blue and white speed signs anywhere else, it seems a bit random.
A rectangular sign in blue, which is what the ones in Arrieta are, indicates a recommended maximum speed for a section of road. In that case, they are through the double bend.
Cheers Mike,
Hi Mike, great content as ever. My missus wants to know the name of the plant over your right shoulder- the purple one. Can you Oblige her, please!
It’s an oyster plant, part of the spiderwort family.
Great video Mike.
Loads of people in Playa Blanca are wondering what is happening with the sports centre behind the bus station?
No probs if you don't know. Cheers buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
It’s waiting for the results of a tender to run the place on a management contract.
The simple answer to over tourism is to ban all inclusive hotels! This will send lots of people elsewhere . We love playa blanca and will spend our annual holiday there next year self catering so we can experience the wonderful restaurants Playa Blanca has to offer.
The massive growth in tourism hasn’t come from hotels. We actually have fewer hotel beds here than we had in 2015. The growth has come from the massive increase in apartments and villas for rental.
If there are too many tourists, why does lanzarote continue to allow huge hotels to be built like the recent one in Playa Blanca ?
The planning for that hotel was given ten years ago, but we actually have fewer hotel beds now than we had in 2015. The massive growth has come from privately let villas and apartments.
Thanks Mike, interesting to see lower hotel beds now
I don’t think hotels are the problem, it’s properties that used to be available for long term lets to locals are now being used as short term holiday lets, therefore, they can charge much more for short lets as opposed to what income they can get for long term lets. The Lanzarote authorities have created the problem by issuing too many short term licences, I understand the locals anger.
I totally agree. The locals must have accommodation at the correct level. Maybe hotels should provide low-cost apartments for staff to live.
Hi ,What's your view on the desensitized plant that's not fit for purpose anymore and the canal are turning the water off 2 times a week in PDC.
The desalination plant? The issue is that one part of it, called Lanzarote iV, broke down some time ago, and it not repairable, so it needs to be completely replaced. That was the catalyst for the current shortages. But there have been years and years of underinvestment in the entire water system, which means much of it leaks like a sieve. There isn’t a quick fix, but we need to spend a lot of money, fast.
If there is too much tourism maybe they shouldn't allow massive hotels like the Barcelo in Playa blanca to be built. Personally We have been coming over for 25 years and much preferred it when it wasn't so difficult to get in to restaurants. Last year we had to try and book every night. The buses were full and it wasn't very easy to get a taxi.
It isn’t the hotels that are causing the massive increase in people on the island. We have fewer hotel beds here than we had in 2015. The increase has come from the huge increase in the number of apartments and villas being let.
My wife would like to know what the plant is in the pot behind you please Mike 😊
It’s an Oyster plant, a species of spider wort.
Hi Mike, thank you for the info re Jameos Del Agua, my wife and I would like to attend and I was poised to ask if anyone provides transfers from Puerto Del Carmen, but you appear to have answered that question.
A taxi would be expensive, so I’d advise hiring a car.
Hi Mike, i saw on uk TV this morning that a lot of Spanish resorts are opting to limit their AI hotels to 6 drinks per day and wondered if that applies to Lanzarote etc. I am not a user of AI hotels myself as usually go to PDC old town area and stay self catering as love to eat and drink in the local bars and restaurants, but have used them a couple of times when the kids were younger especially when the exchange rate was not very good lol.
I think this could have a positive effect on local businesses as folks may venture further out than their hotel, but could also deter them from booking Spanish resorts and going else where idk?
This currently only applies to very limited areas in party hotspots of Majorca and Ibiza in the Balearic Islands. There's no plans to introduce this in the Canary Islands.
desanitise water plant
Mum is flying out today, she's very worried about Norovirus though, is it a big thing at the moment?
We’re not aware of anything. We have clients travelling every day, and none have been affected by Norovirus.
@@LanzaroteInformation Thank you for the speedy response! That's very reassuring, Facebook misinformation as usual then!
Hi mike, why are the signs in playa hondo from conforama to ropers butchery black? Do you know. Thanks ben
The town hall decided to improve the look of the area by having standardised signage for all the shops and businesses.
@LanzaroteInformation right it just seems so out of place compared to the deiland side of the lz2 and it's just that small section before ovrecame. Would be nice if everybody joined like the repsol garage and roca etc.
@@benlamb5692 Personally, I like it. That whole section used to be a real mess of fonts, colours and signage, and looked a little tacky. I think it looks classy now.
@LanzaroteInformation oh I absolutely agree 👍
Hi mike, the Oktoberfest in Charco sounds fantastic fun, shame its the same day this weeks video was uploaded 😁 do you know whereabouts in Charco it was taking place?
@@BazFairbrother It’s been on our website for weeks. Don’t wait for videos to find out what’s on, visit our What’s On pages. whatson.lanzaroteinformation.co.uk/event/oktoberfest-2024/
I'll bookmark it and do so👍🏻@@LanzaroteInformation
When tourists stop coming, and locals lose their jobs, then having to claim state benefits, or starve, lets hope people then learn the consequences of the decisions of their elected officials. If you have too much tourism, putting the prices up self limits that without financially hurting the Spanish people. But no, lets throw common sense out with the baby and the bathwater. If your government wanted affordable housing for the people, that is a no brainer. They have options, they could do that, but are choosing not to….
So, so true, why blame tourism when it's clearly the government that is at fault!!
They're problem is not tourists... its tourist buying land. Coming on holiday and not leaving...
13:13. Nudity in public is allowed throughout Spain. Not just at an isolated community in the middle of the desert.
Speaking as a naturist this unfortunately isn't the case. I was apprehended by the police on the island of La Graciosa for simply walking naked. I tried to explain that what I was doing was not illegal but I was told in no uncertain terms that it was. Once I dressed I was allowed on my way.
@@BazFairbrother And if people don't stand their ground, then the police will continue abusing their authority.
Believe me David, I tried very diplomatically to explain the legalities including showing them my phone with relevant information but they were having non of it and I was in no position to argue. On my return to Charco I contacted some people who know the situation and they in turn contacted the Spanish Embassy in London. I am yet to be updated.@@davidwebb4904
@@BazFairbrother On the Papagayo peninsula on Wednesday, there must have been around 100 naked people. About 1:4 naked vs clothed. Thats a normal amount for around there.
We have been to papagayo several times and have enjoyed our time there as it's a wonderful clothing optional environment 👍🏻
There is a rumour going about online that from 2nd December you have to fill in a form with your name address hotel your staying in and most importantly your bank details is this true?
Fill in a form to do what, David? If you mean when you hire a car, yes, you’ll need to provide your name, home address and accommodation details for the contract. That’s always been the case. Nobody will ask you for your bank details.
@@LanzaroteInformation apparently it's the spanish government requiring it something to do with security
@@davidanderson79 The Royal Decree 933/2021 is the traveller registration ruling that Spain are looking to introduce, the start date was postponed from 1 Oct to 2 Dec 2024 due to technical issues. It's a way of data sharing visitor details between the various police forces to tackle organised crime and terrorism.
@@davidanderson79Its getting people used to surrendering their personal details to the government, ahead of the roll out if the Digital ID, which will cause dystopian levels of loss of freedoms.
@@LanzaroteInformationyes because terrorists are going to surrender genuine personal details. This is a data grab, pure and simple. Under the guise of “safety and security” of which it provides neither.