The Ironman which takes place every year was again a great success.  This years the event was sold out very quick with around 1,300 people taking part from all over the world.

The results…

Men:

1) Bert Jammaer (BEL) 8:59:37

2) Teemu Toivanen (FIN) 9:08:15

3) Ain-Alar Juhanson (EST) 9:08:36

Women:

1) Bella Comerford (GBR) 10:02:27

2) Heleen bij de Vaate (NED) 10:12:07

3) Tara Norton (CAN) 10:13:16

Well done to everyone who took part in the event and good luck to those taking part in the Hawaii Ironman.

Discount cards have been around for a long time in many tourist resorts around the world.  Now, The Discount Card Company has created the Lanzarote Discount Card.

The card which is starting up very soon will give people the chance to have a discount on many of the bars, restaurants and shops in Lanzarote.  With well over 100 businesses signed up already the discount card will work in all the main tourist areas of Lanzarote.

You will be able to buy the card from your tour Rep in the welcome meetings as well as from selected bars restaurants and shops.

For a little more information you can visit our page Lanzarote Discount Card or visit the offical site The Discount Card CompanyÂ

When visiting Lanzarote people tend to forget that there is a lot more to our little Islands than the sun, sea, sand and of course the many bars and restaurants.

So what else can Lanzarote off the tourist?

The biggest and no doubt most important attraction in Lanzarote has to be the Timanfaya National Park.  The national park is due to the volcanic eruptions between 1730 and 1736.  During this time the eruptions with covered most of Lanzarote has created the landscape which you will see when flying over the island.

A trip to the National Park is normally best done by an organized trip, the main reason is there is a lot of history behind the eruptions so having a guide explaining all this to you is always helpful.

You can of course drive up there by yourself and you do get a trip around the national park (it is protected land so you cannot walk / drive around on your own).

Entrance is around 8 Euros, within the area you will find a restaurant, toliets and of course what attraction would be without the gift shop.

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Over the past month we have been asked more than once about the road works taking place in Puerto del Carmen.

The road works which started around 2 months ago are effecting the main road in Puerto del Carmen from Playa Pocillos past the San Antonio Hotel.  At the moment you can still drive to the San Antonio Hotel but you do have to use some smaller back roads to get there.

The roads which are being dug up at the moment are apart of some larger changes in Puerto del Carmen.  The plans for the future is to make the ’strip’ a one way road cutting down the number of cars and making the walk way larger so that there is a cycle lane and a larger foot path.

Just behind Puerto del Carmen there is also a new road in the process of being built, this new road will be for the lane along the strip that gets closed down.  This at the moment is not effecting traffic but may do in the near future.

While searching around various web sites about the weather in Lanzarote you notice that the weather always seems the same as the other Canary Islands when the truth is weather around the Canary Islands is different (sometimes by a lot) on each island.

The past few days Lanzarote has been having a mini heat wave which is pushing the temperature way above 35 degrees yet all the web sites offing ‘Lanzarote Weather and Weather Forecasts’ will be showing 35 degrees and under (Yes this includes Lanzarote Tourist Reviews).

So why is this?  Well like anywhere Lanzarote does have different temperatures depending on where in the Island you are, for example when you start heading inland you will start climbing up hence it’s normally colder inland than the likes of Puerto del Carmen which is found on the cost.

So when you are searching around for the weather in Lanzarote do remember that all sites can only really offer a guide to the temperatures around Lanzarote, as a rule of thumb we would suggest that you look at the Lanzarote Weather and always add a few degrees to what is being displayed.

Costa Teguise is still a very busy resort in Lanzarote and has a very strong following.  As part of our ever growing network of sites we have finally started to open Costa Teguise Reviews.  This review site will allow people to leave reviews and comments on the bars, restaurants, hotels and of course apartments.

Similar to Puerto del Carmen Reviews CT Reviews will be a independent review site for everything Costa Teguise.  The site which is only just starting to take shape will have many more bars and restaurants added over the coming weeks and packed with all kind of information on the tourist resort of Costa Teguise, keep checking back so when the bar / restaurants you have visited is listed you can leave your own review.

When it comes to buying a business abroad many people (as the TV often shows) don’t do their homework properly and end up losing money. Lanzarote Business Sales SL is a new company that has been set up to give an educated buying service to those looking to buy a business here in Lanzarote. With personal experience of opening and selling businesses in Lanzarote the team behind LBS are in the best position to be able to advise buyers throughout the purchase process and opening of their new business. Specialising in the sale of bars, pubs, cafes, restaurants, shops, supermarkets, services, industrial and commercial properties on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Lanzarote Business Sales can help whether you are looking to buy, create or sell any different type of business here - they do the running around so that you can run your business.With personal and attentive service being of the utmost importance, LBS will not vary their service dependant on your budget or business requirements. So whether you are looking to live the dream in Lanzarote by owning a bar, shop or other business or are moving on and wish to sell your business Lanzarote Business Sales should be your first port of call.Lanzarote Business Sales will leave no question unanswered and so why not visit their website www.lanzabusiness.com or give the office a call (0034) 928 517 760 to find out more.

In every effort to keep visitors up to date with Lanzarote, we at Lanzarote Tourist are happy to offer customer the change to book apartments, hotels and villas online safely and secure.

We have teamed up with Alpharooms.com to bring you all the latest deals for accomadation in Lanzarote.  We will be listing Puerto del Carmen Hotels, Apartment and Villas, Playa Blanca Hotels, Apartment and Villas, Costa Teguise Hotels, Apartment and Villas.

We will continue to add new Apartments, Hotels and Villas over the next week and will hopefully be able to offer you nearly 200 places to choose from.

As always, our sister site Puerto del Carmen Reviews already has this function up and running but you will also be able to read reviews that have been left, for further information please visit Puerto del Carmen Apartments

Although many people think of the Canary Islands and think mainly of the top tourists destinations such as Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, a small Island around 2.7 cubic kilometres has gone up for sale.

This small Canary Island can be yours for the small price of 9 million euros.  Localted just Noth of Lanzarote this Island is know as Montana Clara.  Bought some 50 years ago a sale like this will only come around once in a while.

It’s said there are 2 interested parties in buying this Island, one is a  financial company and another, a Dutch family.

Monarch have announced there 2008 summer flights already, the low cost airline are increasing flights to Lanzarote, they are now offering three weekly flights to Lanzarote from Manchester Airport.