Rural tourism bookings up 15% Gran Canaria's rural tourism association says that bookings for this summer are up by 15% compared to last year and the situation could improve further.

Tenerife La Orotava House/Chalet to sell Luminous family home with garden in La Orotava. Very luminous family home all on one floor with a nice garden with old trees and different sorts of fruittrees. ... more details Gran Canaria - 21.07.2008 - According to the association, Grantural, the increase is due mainly to a rise in the number of locals opting for a rural holiday on the island instead of travelling to another island or further afield. The rise in bookings is interpreted as yet more evidence that the current economic crisis is biting hard and disposable income for travel has fallen sharply. A significant portion of the bookings have been made since late May, when airlines and ferry operators began to raise their fuel surcharges.

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