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Whilst the recession has forced many British pensioners and expatriates to give up their new lives in the sun along the Costas their numbers have still continued to multiply in other parts of Spain. As on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands the number of official UK residents has in fact shot up by just over 30% since the onset of the credit crunch at the tail end of 2007. According to census data recently released by ISTAC, the Canarian Institute of Statistics.
The number of foreign tourists arriving on flights to Lanzarote grew by just over 5% during the first half of this year. According to figures just released by the Canarian Institute of Statistics (ISTAC), which suggest that this popular holiday destination and overseas investment favourite is starting to recover some of the ground lost during the recession.
More on Tourist Arrivals Up 5% On Lanzarote In First Half of 2010
The number of foreign tourists visiting the holiday island of Lanzarote rose by just over 3% during February. According to figures just released by ISTAC, the Canarian Institute of Statistics. The third month in a row when visitor numbers have risen – although they are still some way short of recovering to pre-crisis 2008 levels.
Lanzarote´s tourist industry continued to show tentative signs of revovery last month as the popular holiday island welcomed a total of 122,864 foreign visitors – an increase of 3.01% versus February 2009 figures. With occupancy levels in Lanzarote hotels and apartment complexes also rising by just over 5%. However these figures still fall some way short of the visitor levels recorded during 2008, prior to the impact of the economic crisis. When a total of 147,698 foreign visitors enjoyed a holiday on the island.
The tentative recovery of Lanzarote´s tourist industry continues. As figures just released by ISTAC, the Canary Island´s Institute of Statistics, reveals that foreign visitor arrivals rose by 3.28% in Janauary. Suggesting that the record falls and negative numbers of last year are now a thing of the past.
Could the pain in Spain being caused by declining tourist arrivals finally be coming to end? The latest figures just released for the holiday island of Lanzarote by the Spanish airport authority AENA certainly suggest that this may be the case. With the decline in foreign tourist arrivals halving last month and the German market actually recording small but positive growth. Whilst occupancy levels in hotels and apartments in Lanzarote are also showing some signs of improvement.
Tourist arrivals continue to fall on the popular holiday island of Lanzarote. Making unpleasant reading for the many overseas owners of Lanzarote holiday villas and apartments as they struggle with declining occupancy levels and falling rental returns.
Despite the onset of the peak holiday season visitor numbers continued to fall on Lanzarote during August. According to the latest figures just released by the Spanish airport operators AENA. Which reveal that the number of tourists spending their summer holidays in Lanzarote fell by 16.68% last month versus August 2008.

