February201 NEWSLETTER [1]
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 february. We hope it is useful and helps to make your holiday an unforgettable experience [2]
Fuerteventura, with the aim of recovering the domestic tourism. The main tourism event in the national market, Fitur, is the beginning of Fuerteventura to recover the national tourism. This segment has receded because of the crisis and the cuts in the national economy. Fitur is the beginning of the recovering of the national tourism. The domestic tourism is in a bad situation because of the crisis, the high price of the air transport and the poor decisions of the Spanish government explain Blas Acosta. Fuerteventura potency the sport Tourism and presents in Fitur the Windsurfing World Championship in Pájara Fuerteventura is an island of excellence also for sports tourism. The possibilities offered to all disciplines with its open spaces and stable climate were highlighted at FITUR 2013. In fitur was presented the Hotel Playitas Resort as a high yield center for elite athletes, the cycling race Fudenas and the Windsurfing World Championship in Pájara, maybe the icon of the Sport Tourism in the island. This fair is the ideal showcase for the complementary tourist offer of the island and differentiates Fuerteventura of the other destinations. The product Sun & Beach is our main attractive, but diversify the offer permit us get new segments and is an extra for choosing our destiny added Blas Acosta Town hall of Pájara Rosa Bella Cabrera, the tourism counselor of the Town hall of Pájara, highlighted the importance of this global event for the external image of Pájara and Fuerteventura. The beaches that hold the challenges of the main atheltes are the best publicity and show the rich landscapes of our island The Windsurfing World Championship will take place in the beaches of Sotavento of Pájara from 19th of July to 3rd of August. The modalities of the windsurfing competition will be Slalom Grand Slam, and Freestyle Grand Slam. And the modalities for kiteboarding will be Freestyle Grand Slam with the show of Air Style Show. Town Hall of Antigua The Town Hall of Antigua presented a new tourist offer for the sport Tourism. Caleta de Fuste will become a Beach Volleyball training center, where teams and athletes from all over the world can train the 365 days of the year, taking advantage of the good conditions of the tourist, based in the good weather conditions, a good location (5 minutes from the airport) and a modern and high quality accommodation.
The mayor of the municipality, Genara Ruiz, the Counselor for Tourism, Deborah Carol Edgington and the Counselor for Sports, Idaira Dominguez highlighted that this new project is an one more touristic attractive for the island and a contribution for the diversification of the tourist offer in Fuerteventura. They are preparing the adequacy of four fields of Beach Volleyball in the zone; they expect being an important reference in Europe and continue working to keep opening a wide range of possibilities offered by sports". Also they pretend to hold in the beach of Caleta de Fuste official Championships of Beach Volleyball. Town hall of Tuineje The Town hall of Tuineje presented the official poster of the Festival of San Miguel Arcángel. The Tourism counselor, Pilar Rodríguez, said that the events in 1740 in the town of Tuineje with the invasion of a group of English pirates, was a special event in the history of the municipally and the island. Simple people of deep faith who met the Virgin of la Peña and his Patron San Miguel, whose intersection divine attribute the victory. Since then, every 13th of October, in fulfillment of the promise made by our ancestors, Tuineje commemorates these events. " This is a passionate history that we would like to share with everybody and that is possible because of the efforts of the Town Hall and the people of Tuineje that keep this tradition and have achieved that this festival obtained the recognition of Cultural and Touristic interest in Canaries Town Hall of La Oliva The Town Hall of La Oliva presented the third edition of the Rainbow of Fuerteventura. The Mayor of La Oliva, Claudina Morales, and the Tourism Counselor, Marcelono Umpierrez, published in Fitur the dates of the third edition of the Rainbow of Fuerteventura. It is a clear and decided bet for the LGBT Tourism as an interest segment for the tourism of the municipally and the island said Claudina Morales. This edition will be celebrated between the 2nd and the 8th of December in the beach of Corralejo, and the cartel of the festival will be made for the winner of a public and international contest Town Hall of Puerto del Rosario The Town Hall of Puerto del Rosario presented the official cartel of the carnival. The carnival will take place between the 2nd and the 16th of February. There is a program not only for residents but also for the numerous visitors that decide to pass one day in Puerto. The program has activities for everyone, and as every year, highlights the participation of the citizens that get part in the development of this feast, making them more popular.
The cruise ships that come to the city along with the market is organized in those days, plus visitors throughout the year who travel from other towns to visit Puerto del Rosario and other activities that tourists enjoy: Market of Tetir, WhiteNight and the other attractive that the city offer during all year round as sculpture park of more than 100 sculptures around the city, the Museum Unamuno, the art hall Juan Ismael, the opened commercial zones make of the city a place to visit for the people who visit the island. Apart of all of that, Fuerteventura used Fitur for present different products after the finalization of the schedule of the daytime; Fuerteventura created an special event for the specialized press and tour operators of the gastronomic and rural sectors. Complementary actions 2013 During the second day of Fitur, the Fuerteventura Tourist Board signed eight marketing agreements with Thalasso nº1, Rainbow Poland, Thomas Cook UK, Itaka, Hotelbeds, Jet2.com, Rumbo, Logitravel, Neckerman Poland y FTI. Also they closed another eight collaboration agreements with Cosmos-Monarch UK, Club Viaggi, TUI Poland, Viajes El Corte Ingles, Settemari, Karavel-Promovacances, Orizonia and Twizz. Apart of those that already are signed, in the actions plan of the Fuerteventura Tourist Board is expected to sign marketing agreements with other 12 tour operators during the year. The tourism councilor has confirmed that during 2013 the air connections with United Kingdom will be increased and other growth markets as Italy, France or Poland will be strengthened with new tour operators that will operate with Fuerteventura this summer. Also they will also devote resources to probe new markets of Eastern Europe as Lithuania and Estonia, considering as well the possibility of creates a new direct connection with Russia. In 2012 we got 2.1 millions of visitors. The goal for 2013 is get between 2.2 and 2.3 million of tourists, this number have to be the base that Fuerteventura must maintain to create jobs explained the tourism councilor Blas Acosta. The objective is creating promotional plans for Fuerteventura in the source markets with the most interesting companies in each country. The tourism councilor has confirmed that during 2013 the air connections with United Kingdom will be increased and other growth markets as Italy, France or Poland will be strengthened with new tour operators that will operate with Fuerteventura this summer. Fuerteventura also will devote resources to probe new markets of Eastern Europe such as Lithuania and Estonia, keeping in mind the possibility of creates a direct connection with Russia
Fuerteventura will be promoted in five tourism events during the winter. Winter is the season of tourism fairs in Europe. And for Fuerteventura is the season of external promotion. The Fuerteventura Tourist Board will be in 5 important fairs: Dusseldorf, Helsinki, Dublin, Madrid and Brussels. The tourism councilor, Blas Acosta, highlights the efforts of organization and "multiplication of resources" needed for be able to complete this busy fairs schedule. The effort is justified as a matter of "chance". The efforts in promotions in this season have a double effect because the warmth of our beaches contrasts with the icy landscape that is just outside the fairgrounds. This time of year, their environmental reality is an ally of our destiny". Of all those fairs, is important to highlight the BOOT of Dusseldorf (Germany). For the first time, Fuerteventura assist with its own stand, showing the nautical offer that the island has. This fair is the best international showcase for this segment. The decision of include for the first time the fair BOOT in the diary of the Fuerteventura Tourist Board is an strategic inversion for the companies and professionals of the nautical segment of Fuerteventura, is a showcase where Fuerteventura have not had never before access. Fuerteventura also assisted to the fair Matka of Helsinki (Finland). This fair had place from 17th to 20th of January. Matka is the more important tourism event in Finland, and the only one where Fuerteventura assists in this year. In this case, Fuerteventura used the stand given by Turespaña for make the promotion of the island. In the national Market, Fitur is the big reference. The fairgrounds of IFEMA one more year will hold the most important Spanish tourism event. The assistance of Fuerteventura, as a one of the important Spanish destination is required. The fifth European fair that Fuerteventura will attend is Vacances in Brussels (Belgium) from 31th of January to 4th of February. This fair is for the general public and Fuerteventura will share the stand with Turespaña to include the brand of Fuerteventura. The Vacances fair is the most important fair of Belgium.
NEWS From Fuerteventura to the Milky Way. UNESCO has taken steps to turn the island into a tourist destination StarLight. The oportunity to see the Milky Way star-studded has meant for Fuerteventura that UNESCO start the procedure to turn it into a tourist destination and StarLight Reserve, which recognized the excellent quality of the island for watching the starry skies. Fuerteventura has an extraordinary natural lighting conditions and sharpness of the night sky. The island is committed to defend the quality of its sky and the possibility of enjoy of the light of the stars. At the present, there is an Astronomic Association in Fuerteventura that make night events with professionals of the observation. Further, the government of the island has endowed to the hostel of Tefía, of an infrastructure astronomical for the observations of the stars. The island also has an archaeological heritage linked to astronomy. The first inhabitants of the island graved a footprints in the mountains of Tindaya, where the studies of the archaeoastronomer Juan Antonio Belmonte shows that the Podomorfos (footprints carved in stones in the mountain of Tindaya) are oriented to important elements celestial and geographical landscape. Hotel SBH Hotel Costa Calma Palace awarded by Holidaycheck The european platform of control of quality of hotel services, holidaycheck, have selected to the Hotel SBH Hotel Costa Calma Palace as the best hotel 2013, and the hotels Riu Palace Tres Islas, Iberostar Palace Fuerteventura, Playa Gaviotas, Robinson Club Playa de Jandía, Playitas Hotel and Sensimas Calypso Resort as Top Hotels 2013 The HolidayCheck Awards are recognition of the best 99 hotels of the world. The rate is made by a base of over 530 comments of the Guests of 2011 GRAN HOTEL ATLANTIS BAHÍA REAL 5* G.L, ONE OF THE 25 BEST HOTELS OF SPAIN. The Grand Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real, have been awarded in the XI edition of the prizes Travellers Choice Hotels 2013 of TripAdvisor. It is a good start of the year for the Grand Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real that again is the unique hotel in Fuerteventura awarded with the prizes Travellers Choice 2013 by TripAdvisor. The hotel achieved this distinction for the second consecutive year. This award is given depending of the comments and opinions of millions of travelers from all over the world, who have reviewed the excellent service, professionalism and hotel facilities. The Grand Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real has been recognized with these awards in recent years, getting a good position internationally.
NEWS Fuerteventura expands its air connections with the north of Europe and recovers Santiago de Compostela. Air Berlín flight from January to Stockholm and from May to Warsaw, while Air Europa will connect Fuerteventura with the capital of Galicia. The north of Spain and the north of Europe are the areas that will expand its connections with Fuerteventura which show the interest of the touristic market and the confidence of the airlines for the destination. The German company Air Berlin has scheduled until March a direct flight from Fuerteventura to the Airport of Arlanda, in Stockholm. This flight has a frequency of once a week. Apart of this connection of Air Berlin with Stockholm, from May to October of 2013, the German company will schedule another flight to Warsaw (Poland) with two direct flights per week. The other good news for the touristic sector of Fuerteventura in the first days of 2013 is the return of the route with Santiago de Compostela. The company Air Europa will recover the next summer season their direct flights between the capital of Galicia and the island with one flight per week. This route will be operative from 19th of June until 25th of September Itaka expand its connections with Fuerteventura The tour operator Itaka, connect Fuerteventura with the airport of Wroclaw, the fourth city of the country and the main cultural center. Fuerteventura reinforces the relationship with Poland, one of the emergent tourist markets for our destination. The tour operator Itaka, will start the new route between Fuerteventura and Wroclaw and also for the summer of 2013 is planning to increase the connections with the island. Wroclaw, located by the border with Germany and the Czech republic, is the economic and cultural center more important of the province of lower Silesia. Is the fourth biggest city in Poland with 632.000 inhabitants.
EVENTS Puerto del Rosario Saturday 2nd XI Race of ARRE-TRANKOS. After the race, music with DJ Cat and parranda Trasmallo. Pedestrian street Primero de mayo, 6:00pm. Theater Abre el ojo Auditoruim of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Tuesday 5 Birth of the sardine, accompanied by the carnival agrupations. Star in the Universidad Popular, Doctor Fleming street. 8:30pm Carnival cry, by Alexis Rodríguez Rodríguez, and Juan Andres Rodríguez Viña, Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario. 9:30pm Wednesday 6th Music, Author night, Javier Krahe, Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario. 9:00pm Friday 8 Tour of the schools form the streets of Puerto del Rosario. 10:00am Encounter of carnival street bands of children s. 8:00pm I Vervain of the sheet, by GUAJAVI and KANDELA. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario 11:00pm Saturday 9th Contest of carnival street bands, and later II Vervain of the Carnival by GRUPO BOMBA and GUAJAVI. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario. 9:00pm. Sunday 10th Boat race of ARCHIPENCOS, and daytime carnival, in Playa Chica, Puerto del Rosario (Seaport of Puerto del Rosario), 1:00pm Monday 11th Gala Drag of the Carnival, Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario, 9:30pm III Vervain of the carnaval, by DJ Cat, ACORDE and GUAJAVI. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario, 11:30pm Tuesday 12 th Gala of the carnaval for children s 2013. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario, 6:00pm Wednesday13 Feast for seniors, with the performance of PEPE BENAVENTE and ANTONIO. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario, 6:30pm Thursday 14 th Contest, your pet and you, Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario, 6:30pm Encounter of carnival street bands, Nuestra señora del Rosario Square, 9:30pm Friday 15th of February Performance of BATUCADAS. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario 9:30pm. After CARNAVALIA. Young party of the carnaval by RAY CASTELLANO, IVAN TRAVIESO & BASI RODRIGUEZ, KM, JULIO EL GUANCHE, J. CABAS, THE NEW TOOKIE & INTRO EBYC. 12:00am Saturday 16th of February Carnival ride, finishing in the fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario with entombment and burning of the sardine. 5:00pm IV Vervain, with Fermin, Acorde, Guajavi and Güira Latina. Fairgrounds of Puerto del Rosario. 10:30pm
EVENTS Monday 16th - Friday 22nd Culture, cultural cathedra Miguel de Unamuno, Museum House of Unamuno in Puerto del Rosario, 6:00pm Thursday 21st Music, Miguel Poveda, Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Friday 22nd and Saturday 23th Theater-musical, perdona Bonita pero Lucas me quería a mi, a production of Clapso Productions. Auditorium of Puerto del Rosario, 9:00pm Municipality of La Oliva Friday 1st Festival of popular music,xvi Festiva Esteban Ramírez, organizated by AF La Oliva. Main Square of La Oliva. 9:00pm Friday 1st -15th Exposure, 2 majoreros en Baler. Cultural Center Raiz del Pueblo, La Oliva. Wednesday 6th Classical music, 29 festival of music of Canarias, Europa Galante. Auditorium of Corralejo. 8:30pm Thursday 14th Children s theater, Patito Feo y La Charca Contaminada, A Production of Morfema Theater, Cultural Center Raiz del Pueblo, La Oliva. 6:00pm Friday 15th and Saturday 16th Rock Music, Invicto Rock. Patricio Calero Square, in Corralejo. 5:00pm Municipally of Pájara Tuesday 12th Children s Theater, Patito Feo y La Charca Contaminada, a production of Morfema Theater, assembly hall of the Local Police of Morro Jable, 6:00pm Municipally of Antigua Wednesday 13th Children s Theater Patito Feo y La Charca Contaminada, a production of Morfema Theater. Casino of Antigua, 6:00pm Municipally of Tuineje 1st, 2nd and 3rd of February Feast in honor to our lady of La Candelaria, in Gran Tarajal. Friday 1st Tribute to Fito & Fitipaldis, with the group Stereo Sentido. Square of La Candelaria, Gran Tarajal, 9:00pm Saturday 2nd Encounter of Canarian music, 8:30 pm and later vervain with Grupo Bomba, Square of La Candelaria, Gran Tarajal. 11:00pm Sunday 3rd Musical performance of Juan el Chapa. Square of La Candelaria, Gran Tarajal, 7:00pm
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 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. 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 Gran Tarajal, Municipal MArket, 09:00am-2:00pm and 4:30pm to 8:00pm 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 & 4:30pm - 8:00pm Saturday, Puerto del Rosario Bus Station 09:00am - 2:00pm Biosphere Agricultural Market Caleta de Fuste Shopping Centre Montecastillo 9:00am - 2:00pm. Market Gran Tarajal, Municipal Market 09:00am - 2:00pm. Lajares Main Square of the village 10:00am - 3:00pm. Craft Market Corralejo- Shopping Centre El Campanario 10:00am - 2:00pm. Market [11]
Tourist information offices Airport Tel: +34 928 86 06 04 From Monday to Sunday. 08:00am - 9:00pm Corralejo Avd. Maritima 2 Tel: +34 928 86 62 35 From Monday to Friday. 08:00am - 2:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 09:00am - 2:00pm Port Area of Corralejo Tel: +34 928 53 7183 From Monday to Friday 08:00am 2:00pm Cotillo. The castle of El Tostón Paseo de Rico roque s/n Tel: +34 609 207967 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: +34 61852 7658 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 Betancuria The Square of the Church From Monday to Friday 10:00am 2:00pm Caleta de Fuste Avenue Juan Ramon Soto Morales 12 Tel: +34 928 16 32 86 From Monday to Friday 9:00am 2:00pm Gran Tarajal C/Nicaragua s/n Tel: +34 928 16 27 23 From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Gran Tarajal. Avenue. Paco hierro Tel: +34 928 16 27 20 From Monday to Friday. 9:00-3:00pm Saturday. 10:00am 1:00pm Morro Jable Avenue El Saladar. Shopping Centre Cosmo, Local 88 Tel: +34 928 54 07 76 From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Costa Calma Carretera general FV-2 Tel: +34 928 87 50 79 From Monday to Friday 8:00am 3:00pm Tourist Board Calle Almirante Lallermand 1 35600 Puerto del Rosario Tfno: +34 928530844 info@visitfuerteventura www.visitfuerteventura.es