The Spanish travel board has had to issue a statement clarifying they have "strong ties" with British tourists after claims that Lanzarote was getting saturated with them. The island's president, Dolores Corujo, made the comments whilst saying that she wanted to attract "higher quality" tourists such as those from Germany and France.
Steve Heapy, the boss of Jet2, had to write to Dolores Corujo asking her to clarify the statements. Federacion Turistica de Lanzarote (FTL) also had to scramble and reiterate that they have "strong ties" with British tourists.
"We have always had very strong ties with the British market and, thanks to this, relations have been strengthened in such a way that they present a high level of fidelity with the Island,” the FTL stated in a press release yesterday afternoon, Birmingham Live reports.
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“Lanzarote is an absolutely hospitable island and will continue to be so for British tourists, for which we emphasise their importance in the tourism and economic sphere of the island.”
Dolores Corujo said: "It's essential to work on the diversification of the sector and the growth of markets like the German market, which adapt to our intentions of aiming at higher-quality tourism and holidaymakers who spend more when they're here and moves us away from mass tourism."
Mr Heapy said he had 'extreme concern regarding the articles that have been published in the main print and online newspapers in the United Kingdom this weekend'.
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