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Guardia Civil Dismantles Theft Ring Targeting Tourists in Fuerteventura

The Guardia Civil in Fuerteventura has dismantled a criminal group specialising in thefts from elderly tourists. Two people have been arrested and two more are under investigation for a string of ten thefts and the misappropriation of a hire car. The thieves used refined techniques including the ‘muleta’ distraction method and exploiting car central locking systems.

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€7m Project to Transform Tenerife’s Puerto de Santiago Coastline

A significant €7 million coastal regeneration project is set to transform the Puerto de Santiago area in Santiago del Teide, Tenerife. The plans include environmental rehabilitation, improved accessibility, and new leisure facilities across a 7,000 square metre area. Read on for the full details of this long-awaited development for the local community and economy.

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Canary Tourism Sector Faces ITB Talks Amidst Global Tensions

The Canary Islands’ tourism sector is at a crucial juncture as its representatives negotiate with German tour operators at the ITB Berlin travel fair. The talks are overshadowed by the new US-Israel-Iran conflict, which threatens to spike oil prices and destabilise the vital German market. Industry leaders express cautious hope but warn that prolonged hostilities could severely impact visitor numbers to islands like Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.

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The Swedish War Hero Who Pioneered Gran Canaria’s Tourism

The story of mass tourism in Gran Canaria begins not with a corporation, but with a Swedish adventurer and WWII resistance fighter named Bertil Harding. His dream of a Caribbean paradise led him to the island’s then-virgin shores of Maspalomas, sparking a charter flight revolution that changed the Canaries forever. Read the remarkable tale of the pioneer who connected Scandinavia with the Canarian sun.

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