Blue Bay Palace, Corralejo

The Blue Bay Palace Resort Hotel in Corralejo, Fuerteventura has NOT gone all inclusive as previously reported on this blog.

The information source which provided us with this report was incorrect.

Just to reiterate, the Blue Bay Palace offer B&B and HB to their guests and continue to welcome customers old and new.

EasyJet Adds Flight Routes for Winter

Friday, July 03, 2009
Rob Gill - TTG live

EasyJet has announced eight new routes from the UK for the 2009-10 winter season.

The no-frills carriers’ extra services include Liverpool airport to the Canary islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. EasyJet will also add services from Stansted-Fuerteventura.

Chief executive Andy Harrison said: “Times are tough for consumers, so we are proud to offer great year-round holiday opportunities in fantastic places .”

The new flights from Liverpool mean that EasyJet will serve 25 destinations from the airport and the Canary islands’ flights are the airline’s first mid-haul flights from Liverpool.

Neil Pakey, deputy chief executive of Peel Airports Group, which runs the airport, said: “We are delighted EasyJet is continuing to increase their choice of destinations from Liverpool.”

The flights begin in November. One-way prices including taxes and charges start from £27.99.

Blue Bay Palace, Corralejo

The Blue Bay Palace Hotel in Corralejo has just gone All-Inclusive. Travellers may want to check with the hotel how this affects their holiday booking.

This may appear to be a positive move for hotel guests as they will have the option of spending their complete holiday within the hotel complex, but this will have a negative impact on the already struggling businesses close to the hotel as more tourists will NOT be venturing out to restaurants and bars.

El Cotillo Music Festival

After reaching an agreement with the owners of the necessary lands, La Oliva Council have announced that the "Fuerteventura in Music 2009" festival will take place in El Cotillo on 3rd and 4th July.

There will be posters displayed announcing the names of the national and international groups which are to perform.

The infrastructure of the area to be used for the festival is to be enhanced to improve accessibility and safety controls. There is also to be ample cleaning of the area when the festival is finished.

El Cotillo street map : www.leisurezone.es/el-cotillo-street-map.html

Flights from Dublin to Fuerteventura

Aer Lingus will restart their connections between Dublin and Fuerteventura for the Winter Season.

They will operate the flights on Saturdays and the starting price is 44,99€ one-way, and the start on 24th October. Check for flights and book seats on http://www.aerlingus.com/

El Cotillo - Area Improvements

El Cotillo is in focus again, with bidding for the new promenade being announced with a budget of 101.850 euros. The deadline for bids is 1st June, with building work to be implemented within 9 months.

La Oliva Mayor, Rosa Fernández, "it gives me great satisfaction to see the refurbishment of El Cotillo, one of the most visited villages in Fuerteventura. The series of planned improvements will benefit the area's tourism

Entrepreneurs from El Cotillo stated to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Gregorio Pérez, their concern for the sector after the suppression of the Festival of Music. They feel it caused from major economic losses for the town, and a considerable cut for the promotion of the area.

LeisureZone Branches Out

Just to let you know that LeisureZone is expanding and branching out to include LeisureZone UK!

We will no longer be publishing a printed magazine in Fuerteventura, but will continue with the website http://www.leisurezone.es/ which will be expanded to include even more information about Fuerteventura, to help you enjoy your holiday time on the island.

You will still be able to download a FREE information guide on the island, and subscribe to our regular newsletters which will keep you updated with all sorts things happening on Fuerteventura.

We are working in collaboration with another magazine already well established on Fuerteventura, so LeisureZone in print lives on ....

We are also developing http://www.leisurezoneuk.com/ which will work along the same lines as our Fuerteventura site, but will highlight the tourism which is available in various areas of the UK.

So you can enjoy all sorts of leisure and activities and receive lots of information about your favourite area in the UK - year round, with the information provided by us.

Make sure you keep updated - log on to www.LeisureZone.es and www.LeisureZoneUK.com - we look forward to your visit!

Any questions and suggestions, please feel free to contact us at info@leisurezone.es and info@leisurezoneuk.com