Government stresses importance of British tourists Canarian government ministers used the opening day of the World Travel Market in London yesterday to underline the importance of British visitors for the Islands' tourism sector.

Tenerife Los Realejos House/Chalet to sell Haus in Los Realejos Haus in Los Realejos mit tollen Blick auf dem Orotavatal und Meer. 120 qm Wohnfläche, 3 Schlafzimmer, ... more details London - 11.11.2008 - Regional vice-president José Manuel Soria, who is deputising for the ill Paulino Rivero, said the Canaries had 'no need to worry' about its principal source of holiday revenue, because the UK authorities had taken solid measures to boost the economy. 'British people have a need to travel' said Soria, who recalled that Britons spend an average of 97 euros a day when on holiday in the Canaries. Tourism minister Rita Martín said that if British holidaymakers did not exist 'we would have to invent them'.

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