In spite of looming possibility of recession and downturn in the economy Lanzarote in the Canary Islands consistently benefits from an ongoing rise in visitor numbers from all of its key markets, for instance the UK, Eire and Germany. With foreign tourism to this warm and very popular vacation destination is now up by close to 18% for the year to date..

This ongoing upturn can be put down to the fact that throughout tough economic times Lanzarote still gives you excellent bang for your buck. For those residents in the UK Lanzarote stands out as the closest winter sunshine destination to home, with journeys taking just four hours and the availability of cheap returns offered by budget providers for example Ryanair and Monarch. So travelling to Lanzarote is quick and easy and certainly significantly more affordable when compared to a trip to either the Far East or the Caribbean.

Places to stay in are also very inexpensive too, especially if you are planning to holiday accompanied by a band of friends. For example Lanzarote villas start at about 450 euros per week, so a group of six sharing can potentially count on paying as little as 75 euros per person, plus their flights. Which is a very cheap price for a week in the sunshine. Book an apartment instead and the price falls to as little as 250 euros a week for your holiday accommodation.

For the very best value holiday accommodation make a bee line to the southern resort of Playa Blanca, which is roughly a three quarters of an hour drive from the airport at Arrecife, and villas in Playa Blanca typically are less expensive compared with identical holiday villas in the other resorts. This echos the fact that there are numerous villas meant for rent here. So this is actually the best spot to discover a discount rental property.

Puerto del Carmen stands out as the primary holiday resort on the island and rental properties here tend to be more expensive. Nevertheless it’s still possible to locate Puerto del Carmen villas that are competitively priced plus the resort itself is superb - offering a good amount of beaches, bars and eating places. Puerto del Carmen was the pioneer resort on Lanzarote but it preserves a traditional feel in the Old Town area, where visitors can wander round the harbour or eat and drink under the stars at any of the excellent bistros here.

Lanzarote possesses alternative holiday resort destinations for example Puerto Calero together with Costa Teguise. But none of them will be able to match Playa Blanca or Puerto del Carmen for services not to mention value for money holiday villas, therefore plump for one of the latter if you are planning a value villa break on the island.

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