Lanzarote is an ideal holiday choice, thanks to the fact that this island in the Atlantic is blessed with great beaches, stunning scenery and year round temperatures that average over 20 degrees Celsius.  As well as a warm and familiar welcome – as Lanzarote is owned by Spain, which is well established as the most popular holiday destination in Europe.

Spain is particularly popular with British tourists – and so is Lanzarote.  With visitors from the UK accounting for well over 50% of all foreign arrivals on the island.  Which averages out at around 800,000 tourists per year.  No other national market even comes close – with the Germans trailing a long way behind in second place with around 240,000 visitors each year.

In part this is because it is cheaper and easier for UK tourists to reach the island thanks to the wide availability of low cost returns.  With flights to Lanzarote starting from around €100 from many major UK airports. And with services available from operators such as Thomas Cook, Monarch, easy Jet and Ryanair.

Once safely landed at Arrecife airport tourists are then transported onto their accommodation. With many visitors selecting self catering places to stay, such as Lanzarote holiday villas and apartments.   Most of which offer very good value for money in relation to similar accommodation on other Spanish holiday islands.  So reflecting the fact that Lanzarote enjoys an all year round season.

Of Lanzarote´s key resorts villas in Playa Blanca are probably the most in-demand type of rental property, especially during the winter months.  As holidaymakers here can enjoy much better weather at that time of the year than can be found on the rest of the island.  Whilst the beaches here are also highly regarded and rank amongst the best in the Canaries.

But tourists also flock to the two other main resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise.  Which also boast some fine stretches of sand as well as plenty of good places to stay.  Puerto del Carmen is just a ten minute drive from the airport, so transfer times are minimal.  And is an ideal spot for anyone seeking budget accommodation as there are plenty of well priced apartment complexes here.  Costa Teguise is a little further away from the airport and is where some of the island’s best hotels can be found.  Such as the five star Gran Melia Salinas and the Beatriz Playa.