The tour operator TUI Nordic has awarded several Lanzarote hotels with gold and silver awards following high levels of customer satisfaction recorded by visitors from Scandinavia.
A gas explosion in a hotel in Gran Canaria has resulted in severe injuries to at least ten people, including a Norwegian tourist.
The number of foreign tourists taking holidays in Lanzarote climbed by 18.81% last month versus October 2010.
The restaurant La Era, which was designed by César Manrique, has re-opened its doors to the public and is serving traditional Canarian dishes once more.
The number of people visiting the island's six main Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism rose again last month by 6.4%.