MAY2013 NEWSLETTER [1]

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1 MAY2013 NEWSLETTER [1]

2 Destination Fuerteventura Fuerteventura will make you feel... Equipped with unbeatable natural conditions, with its amazing contrast of colours and endless beaches of white sand, turquoise waters and the black volcanic mountains. Fuerteventura is a real feast for the senses. A unique and magical destination where anything is possible and everyone can find what they are looking for. Fuerteventura is the perfect destination for those seeking facilities and high quality services in a unique and exclusive environment. Its privileged climate with average annual temperatures of 23 degrees and very little rain invites you to enjoy all year round sun. A fascinating atmosphere with breathtaking views of the ocean, impressive sunsets where you can feel the luxury and unification of nature far away from every day stress. How can you not be seduced! Once in Fuerteventura we wish you a wonderful stay in our island, not only inviting you to soak up the uncontaminated atmosphere but out of this world beaches and a magical light that invites you engage and enjoy any outdoor activity but also to discover that Fuerteventura has much more to offer, get to know the rich majorera culture, cuisine and traditions Fuerteventura has to offer. For this reason we present our monthly newsletter to enable you to plan your leisure time during the month of may. We hope it is useful and helps to make your holiday an unforgettable experience. [2]

3 FIT scheduled 6 weekly flights extra during winter to Germany This increase mean places more each week. The tour operator FTI and its subsidiary Meeting Point Spain have presented an offer for Fuerteventura for the winter season The forecast is an increase of 6 weekly flights, which means the highest forecast of the Canary Islands for FTI. The presentation of the winter season was held in the airport of Fuerteventura. The chairman of CEO-FTI Group, Dietmar Gunz, explained that these six extra flights will take off from six different German cities and will land in Fuerteventura at the same hour. The objective is save costs in all the chain of all services until the arrival to the hotel. The director of CMO-FTI Group, Ralph Schiller, announced that the objective of the brand is grow in the canary islands (where they see Fuerteventura as the island with more projection) until become the second or third tour operator in Canary Islands. The decrease of capacity of Air Berlin in a lot of tourist destinations has increased the prices of the tickets. In this situation, FTI-Meeting Point Spain have decided advance part of their pacification for the winter and from July will incorporate four weekly planes between different German cities and Fuerteventura. The evolution of FTI in Fuerteventura have been upward, a tendency that will maintain during the next winter season. The number are: brought German tourists to Fuerteventura; in over tourists, in almost ; and the present season the forecast is much higher than In this tendency, the tour operator will incresae the Schedule of flights between Germany and Fuerteventura for the Winter with six new weekly charter flights during all season with the company Sun Express. FTI is actually the fourth group in the tourist sector in Germany and is composed by 18 comercial brands, all of them connected with tourism. They have 30 years of experience in the sector and transport 3.5 millions of clients around the world. [3]

4 Meridiana reinforces the connections of Fuerteventura with Italy Blas Acosta: The attitude of the European Tour operators and airlines show the attractive of Fuerteventura and the promotional work of the Fuerteventura Tourist Board, getting an amazing numbers considering the international crisis and the air taxes. The Italian Airline, Meridiana Fly, reinforces the connections between Fuerteventura and different Italian cities. Already the company is flying to Milán and Verona, in May will start to flight to Roma, and in summer will include an additional flight to Verona. This schedule is the result of the efforts of the Fuerteventura Tourist Board in the Italian market, and the bet that the travel agents have for our destination. Fuerteventura went in February to the fair BIT of Milán with the objective of reinforce the relationship with the Italian market. The participation with its own stand in the main fair of Italy had interesting results for the Tourism sector in the island as this new connection with Verona plus the flight that already had Fuerteventura with the Italian city. The flights scheduled by Meridiana Fly are every Monday until 4th of November to Milan and Verona, from 6th of May until September, every Monday to Roma and also between July and September another flight extra to Verona. The high expenditure of those clients in the island is connected with the services they get in Fuerteventura. The Actions Plan that the Fuerteventura Tourist Board has for 2013 have some objective for the Italian market as highlight the quality of the restaurants and the gastronomic offer of the island, improve the air connections and increase the number of local touristic guides with high level of Italian language. The final goal is positioning the island in the Italian market helped by the main tour operators, because of that the Fuerteventura Tourist Board met in the BIT of Milán tour operators as Meridiana fly, Alpitour, Settemari, Twizz, American Express In and Viaggi Italia. Last year visited Fuerteventura tourists from Italy.

5 Fuerteventura increase the connections with the Spanish peninsula in Summer NEWS Blas Acosta: The traffic has dropped 9.7 percent in Spain this year, so recover the connections is necessary for tourists and citizens The key for any island and its economy is maintaining fluid connections with other territories, either for the entrance or the exit of people and products. The recovery of the flights is essential for the tourist sector and for the residents in Fuerteventura. The decrease of 9.7% of the air traffic should be enough for revise carefully some policies. In the current context the recovering of flights and the reinforce of the existing routes are a really great news. The decrease of the national tourism is general for all destinations. Last year came to Fuerteventura visitors for Spain. Fuerteventura arranged in Fitur important comarketing agreements with Viajes El Corte Inglés for use the audio system of all centers of El Corte Inglés and Hipercor of the country as a promotion platform of Fuerteventura in the national market. The agreement include other activities in the national territory as the insertion of advertising the web of Viajes El Corte Inglés and other advertising in national press as El País, El Mundo, ABC, 20 minutos, La Razón and El Periódico de Cataluña and in radios as Onda Cero, Punto Radio, Cope and Cadena 100, during June and July of For this summer, during the months of July and August, Iberia Express have scheduled two frequencies from Fuerteventura to Madrid. To this reinforce of Iberia Express with Madrid have to be added the regular flights of Air Europa and Ryanair and the charter flights of Orbest. On other hand, the airline Vueling will start the routes on March between Fuerteventura and Barcelona, on Wednesdays and Sundays, and during June, July and August will include another flight on Saturdays. This reinforce of the connection of Fuerteventura with Spain Mainland is thanks to agreements made by the Fuerteventura Tourist Board during the last fair of Fitur.

6 Fuerteventura with Warsaw, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and Manchester The airlines Air Berlin and Jet2 have announced the opening of new connections between Fuerteventura and the british cities of Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and Manchester, apart of the polish city of Warsaw which means a reinforce of the tourist sector of the island. Blas Acosta said that increase the air connections it is a priority for any destination so the news of Air Berlin and Jet2 are good news for the tourist sector. As informed the Fuerteventura Tourist Board, on 6th of May will start the new connection between Warsaw and Fuerteventura by Air Berlin. The Fuerteventura Tourist Board has reminded that Poland is the more increasing market in Fuerteventura in the last years. On other hand, the British airlines Jet2 and its tour operator Jet2 Holidays, have started to sale flights to Fuerteventura for the summer 2014 to cumply with the campaign that they have with the Fuerteventura Tourist Board. The flights come from the airports of Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and Manchester every Friday from 4th of April, except the flights from Manchester that will be made on Tuesdays. Fuerteventura intensify the promotion of the direct flights from Barcelona The Fuerteventura Tourist Board have been in the XXII Salón Internacional de Turismo of Cataluña with the objective of intensify the promotion of the direct flights between the island and Barcelona. For the Fuerteventura Tourist Board, stop the decrease of national tourism is one of the strategies of Fuerteventura for The national market is suffering the consequences of the crisis and is necessary for the sector keep alive the flow of passangers because the arrival of visitors is what move all the economic sector. The connections between Barcelona and Fuerteventura are covert by the moment by Vueling Airlines, Ryanair and Orbest, but the forecast for the summer 2013 is that there will be 5 weekly flights between Barcelona and the island. [6]

7 New Routes: Santiago de Compostela and Fuerteventura with Air Nostrum This summer, Air Nostrum will increase it conections offerinf new routes between Spain Mainland and Fuerteventura from July 19th to September 2nd. Santiago de compostela <> Fuerteventura Frequency: Mondays and Fridays Schedule: Santiago de Compostela 4:50pm Fuerteventura 6:50pm Fuerteventura 12:35pm Santiago de Compostela 4:25pm Madrid and Fuerteventura with Iberia Express The company Iberia Express will schedule two daily frequencies during the months of July and August between Fuerteventura and Madrid. Madrid <> Fuerteventura Frequency: Everyday's except Tuesdays and Thursdays. Schedule Fuerteventura Madrid: 9:20am & 6:35pm Madrid Fuerteventura: 11:35am & 8:55pm Italy and Fuerteventura with Meridiana Fly. Every Monday from Abril un November 4th Milan Malpensa <> Fuerteventura (by Tenerife South) Verona <> Fuerteventura (by Tenerife South) From July to September direct flights extra! From May 6th to September: Rome <> Fuerteventura (By Tenerife South) United kingdom and Fuerteventura with jet2 and its tour operator Jet2 holidays. Glasgow <> Fuerteventura Frequency: Every Friday from April 4th Leed Bradford <> Fuerteventura Frequency: Every friday from April 4th Manchester <> Fuerteventura Frequency: Every friday from April 4th Every Tuesday from April 8th Warsaw and Fuerteventura with Air Berlin Frequency: Every Monday Schedule: WARSAW (6:20am) Berlin tegel (7:45am) - Berlin tegel (10:30am) FUERTEVENTURA (2:30pm) FUERTEVENTURA (3:20pm) Berlin tegel (9:00pm) Berlin tegel (9:35pm) WARSAW (10:55pm) London Gatwick and Fuerteventura with Easy jet Frequency: From October 30th every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

8 EVENTS Tuineje Thursday 16th Childrens Theater Radio Reciclown. Ópera House by Reciclown company. Gran Tarajal Avenue, 6:00pm. Thursday 30th Folklore. Feast of the Day of the Canaries in Tuineje. Craft Market, folklore performances and traditional dances. Gran Tarajal Avenues 11:00pm Antigua Thursday 9th Crafts Fair. In the Fair Grounds of Antigua. 7:00pm Sunday 12th Concert Craft Fair, young singers of Tenerife. Fair Grounds of Antigua Friday 17th Children's Theater Radio reciclown. Öpera House by reciclown company. Casino of antigua, 6:00pm Saturday 25th Folklore. Feast of the Day of the Canaries in Antigua. Taifas Dances. Main Square of Antigua,9:30pm Pájara Tuesday 14th Children's Theater Radio reciclown. Opera House by Reciclown company. Activities Hall of the local police of Morro Jable, 6:00pm Thursday 30th Folklore. Feast of the Day of the Canaries in Pájara. Cultural activities, ethnographics and traditional. Main Square of Pajara, 4:00pm. La Oliva Wednesday 15th Children's theater Radio reciclown. Ópera House by Reciclown company. Auditorium of Corralejo, 6:00pm Friday 17th Thater El bar del juicio by Luna de Lobos. Auditorium of Corralejo, 9:00pm Saturday 25th Folklore. Feast of The Day of the Canaries in La Oliva. Canarian dances with musical agrupations. Patricio Calero Square, 10:00pm.

9 EVENTS Puerto del Rosario Thursday 2nd II Contest of Talents of Fuerteventura. Organized by Fundación de Alumnos Solidarios. Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 4:00pm Friday 3rd Theater Crisifixión by Burka Teatro, Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Día de la Cruz I singing festival in Tesjuate, presented by Santiago Marrero and Daida Cerdeña, with the group HIP HOP SALA MÁS DANCE, group RAIZES DE LA SALA MÁS DANCE, ballet ROCK IN PTO. 9:45 pm Bervain with: DUO GUAJAVI and DJ CAT. Tesjuate 12:00am Saturday 4th Vervain with Grupo Kandela, Grupo Güira Latina, DJ Ivan Travieso & Basi Rodríguez. Tesjuate 10:00pm Thursday 9th Cine Islas de Cine. Library Center of Puerto del Rosario, 8:30pm. Saturday 11th Concert, Miguel Poveda, Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Friday 17th Puerto Children's Street. Animando a la lectura! Telling stories in the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Square. Puerto del Rosario, 6:00pm Concert Ariel Rot. Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Saturday 18th Theater El bar del juicio by Luna de Lobos. Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario,9:00pm Sunday 19th Children's Theater No toques mis manos Chenese Shadow puppet. Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Friday 24th Puerto Children's Street. Animando a la lectura! Ntra. Sra. del Rosario Square, Puerto del Rosario, 6:00pm. Wednesday 29th Folklore, XIII Grand Taifas Dance. Maritime Avenue of Puerto del Rosario, 9:30 Thursday 30th Concert, Municipal agrupation of Galdar. Primero de Mayo Avenue, Puerto del Rosario, 8:30pm

10 MARKETS AND CRAFT MARKETS: EVENTS AND FESTIVALS: Monday, Corralejo -Baku Water Park 9:00am- 2:00pm. Market Morro Jable Avenue El Saladar -Shopping Centre Cosmo 9:00am-2:00pm. Market Tuesday, Corralejo- Patricio Calero Square 6:00pm a 8.00pm. Craft Market Market of the traditions, with products and craft from the island. Casa del Coronel, La Oliva, from 10:00am to 2:00pm Wednesday, Costa Calma- Hapag Lloyd Square 9:00am - 3:00pm. Market Thursday, Morro Jable Avenue El Saladar -Shopping Centre Cosmo 9:00am-2:00pm. Market Market of the traditions, with products and craft from the island. Casa del Coronel, La Oliva, from 10:00am to 2:00pm Promenade of Corralejo, Craft Market. 10:00am to 1:00pm Friday, Corralejo -Baku Water Park 9:00am - 2:00pm. Market Caleta de Fuste. Marina Puerto Castillo Craft Market Gran Tarajal, Municipal Market, 09:00am - 2:00pm Saturday, Puerto del Rosario Bus Station 09:00am - 2:00pm Biosphere Agricultural Market Caleta de Fuste Shopping Centre Montecastillo 9:00am - 2:00pm. Market Lajares Main Square of the village, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Craft Market Corralejo- Shopping Centre El Campanario Sunday, Corralejo El Campanario, 10:00-14:00 & 17:00-22:00 Canarian arts & craft market La Lajita Oasis Park, 10:00-14:00 Farmers, arts & crafts and gastronomy. [10]

11 Tourist information offices Airport Tel: From Monday to Sunday. 08:00am - 9:00pm Corralejo Avd. Maritima 2 Tel: From Monday to Friday. 08:00am - 2:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 09:00am - 2:00pm Port Area of Corralejo Tel: From Monday to Friday 08:00am 2:00pm Cotillo. The castle of El Tostón Paseo de Rico roque s/n Tel: From Monday to Friday 9:00am 3:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am 2:00pm Puerto del Rosario Avenue Reyes de España s/n Tel: From Monday to Friday 09:00am 7:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am 1:00pm Antigua The Square of the Church From Monday to Friday 10:00am 2:00pm Caleta de Fuste Avenue Juan Ramon Soto Morales 12 Tel: From Monday to Friday 9:00am 2:00pm Gran Tarajal C/Nicaragua s/n Tel: From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Gran Tarajal. Avenue. Paco hierro Tel: From Monday to Friday. 9:00-3:00pm Saturday. 10:00am 1:00pm Morro Jable Avenue El Saladar. Shopping Centre Cosmo, Local 88 Tel: From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Costa Calma Carretera general FV-2 Tel: From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Betancuria The Square of the Church From Monday to Friday 10:00am 2:00pm Patronato de Turismo Calle Almirante Lallermand Puerto del Rosario tfno: [email protected]