Category: Canary Islands

  • Fuerteventura: “The quiet island” ? Well maybe !

    We think that it’s difficult to beat a beach holiday on Fuerteventura. Fuerteventura is an archetypal holidaying paradise. With its soft, golden beaches and its endless sunshine and good weather, it is the perfect spot to travel to during the summer months, or indeed at any time of the year. As soon as you land at…

  • Tenerife: Island of eternal spring

    Taking a winter sun holiday on the island of Tenerife seems like it has been the thing to do for as many years as we can remember. In fact, we don’t think it has lost any of its appeal and is as popular as it has always been. In this travel blog article we take…

  • Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real Video Tour

    Our “Travel TV” presenter, Becky Hayes recently visited the fabulous 5 star Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real in Fuerteventura to see for herself what this luxury hotel has to offer. Taking a film crew she spent several days sampling the facilities and filming, and she came home extremely impressed. If you are looking for a…

  • Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real wins another award !

    The Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real is one of our favourite hotels, as we have already mentioned before, and now, this luxury 5 star hotel on the island of Fuerteventura has just been given the Award of Excellence award as the best hotel in Europe, in the category of “most excellent european waterside hotel 2012”.…

  • Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real 5* GL Wins Award

    We are not long back from our holiday to Fuerteventura and our visit to the magnificent Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real in Corralejo and we have just heard that the hotel has won the prestigious Tripadviser Award of Excellence for 2011. The Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real 5* GL has achieved again the Certificate of Excellence…

  • El Sombrero Corralejo – Restaurant Review

    A Global holidays staff member is just back from a holiday to Fuerteventura and here he tells our Travel Blog about his opinion on the best restaurant in Corralejo. If you are planning a holiday to Corralejo on the island of Fuerteventura then I have to tell you about my favourite restaurant in Corralejo. It…

  • Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real, Corralejo, Fuerteventura

    Who says that you have to travel  to The Far East, Dubai or The Maldives to find the best hotels? What if we told you that you can find a hotel to match the very best anywhere, on the island of Fuerteventura, and that also you are guaranteed very good weather year round. It’s also less than 4 hours…

  • Eat Your Way Around Lanzarote – with Lanzarote Guidebook

    NEWS RELEASE  Eat Your Way Around Lanzarote – with Lanzarote Guidebook If  you are thinking about a holiday to Lanzarote then this FREE guide to Lanzarote  might be just what you need. The New Enlarged Spring Issue is Out Now and you can download a free copy here The Spring issue of Lanzarote Guidebook – the…

  • Free Guidebook to Lanzarote Out Now

     Despite the credit crunch and the ongoing weakness of sterling against the Euro the small Canary Island of Lanzarote still expects to welcome over 1.3 million foreign tourists by the end of this year. Lanzarote is one of Europe’s only genuine winter sun destinations – at just four hours flying time from the UK –…

  • Playa Blanca, Lanzarote – I love this place !

    Playa Blanca on the island of Lanzarote is a great place. It is located at the southern tip of the Canary Island of Lanzarote and is about 40 minutes drive from the airport. If you like your holidays laid back and like great views of the ocean and nearby islands then the resort of Playa…

  • What to do on Tenerife

    Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, and a perfect destination for anyone seeking an autumn or winter holiday. With temperatures rarely falling below 15 degrees, Tenerife is the perfect destination to escape the cold UK winter.The capital of the volcanic island, which is dominated by the impressive sight of Mount Teide, is Santa…

  • Sun, Sea and Crocs on Gran Canaria!

    The third largest of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is an excellent budget holiday destination, ideal for getting away from England’s unpredictable weather.Don’t be fooled though – the island is subject to some pretty changeable weather itself, being very near to the tropics. Sometimes referred to as a mini continent because of its variation in…