The final part of our review of 2012 covers the last three months of the year
October
Free parking finished at the airport, and it caused plenty of debate: Lanzarote airport free parking finishes
The annual Lanzarote to La Graciosa swim took place and 700 people started the event: La Graciosa swim
Islas Airways stopped trading, handing back to Binter a virtual monopoly on inter island flights: Islas Airways cease trading
November
British Airways announced a return to London to Lanzarote flights, starting in March: British Airways return to Lanzarote
A new Ironman event, a shorter 70.3 distance took place for the first time: Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
A new British Consul for The Canary Islands was named: Steve Jones – New British Consul
We had a torrential rainstorm that finally broke the drought: Arrecife roads in flood
December
The Lanzarote International Marathon, organised for the first time by Sands Beach Resort was an absolute triumph: Lanzarote International Marathon
A proposal to put sunbeds onto Papagayo beach at Playa Blanca received plenty of criticism and was shelved: Sunbeds in Papagayo
We launched our new self catering section for people looking to book their own holidays direct with owners: Self catering holidays in Lanzarote
We published the official holidays planned for 2013 on the island: Lanzarote public holidays 2013
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And that’s it! 2012 in a few short sentences.
All that remains is for us to thank you for reading our website and for being a part of our online community.
From all the team at Lanzarote Information, we wish you a prosperous and peaceful 2013, and we look forward to continuing to bring you the best of Lanzarote.
