Maspalomas news, gathered daily: what is happening around Gran Canaria’s southern resort belt – dune reserve rules, weather and calima alerts, events from the lighthouse to Playa del Ingles, and the island-wide Gran Canaria stories that shape every visit.
Below: the latest news from Maspalomas and the rest of Gran Canaria, newest first.
Public service obligation for Canary inter-island flights announced
The Spanish Government is to publish a public service obligation for flights between La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, one of the islands’…
Fairy advert reignites Canary Islands gentrification row
Fairy Spain has sparked criticism with an Instagram advert in which a Canarian character tells a British tourist “of course” there is always room…
Canary Islands pushes for 10-year residency rule for foreign buyers
The Canary Islands government is finalising proposals to restrict property purchases by non-resident foreigners, demanding ten years of continuous residency or 15 if discontinuous….
Iberia accused of ejecting passengers from paid seats
A journalist has publicly denounced Iberia after he and his companion were falsely told they had missed their New York flight and then had…
Friday: trade winds return and skies clear
The trade winds return to the Canary Islands this Friday, easing the recent instability. Low cloud lingers in the north of the islands, with…
Canary Islands public websites locked down over PHP security flaw
Public administrations across the Canary Islands are racing to patch a serious security flaw in the PHP programming language, with critical services taken offline…
Useful Maspalomas links
Everything else we keep updated for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria:
- Maspalomas weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Gran Canaria island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa del ingles beach – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Gran Canaria news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Maspalomas means the dunes, the 19th-century lighthouse and the sunniest corner of Gran Canaria – over 320 days of sunshine a year on this coast. For Maspalomas news that skips the noise and keeps the facts, bookmark this page and check back often.