Has been with Las Casitas from the beginning, joining in 1982 as a maid, and promoted to house keeper in 1988, and continues to this day taking great pride in offering owners and visitors a warm welcome. On her last birthday she was 64.

Her husband Benabe joined Las Casitas in 1985 as Head of maintenance. until his sad death in December 2003.

Dolores has 2 children, Carmita who joined Las Casitas in August 2004 and is still working as one of our maids, and her son Alberto who joined Las Brisas in 1993 after completing his military service and is still working on Brisas in the Maintenance Department.

Many congratulations !!!!!!

Slushy pavements, big coats to keep out the cold and rain driving in sideways, that’s no way to do christmas shopping. Santa Cruz the capital of  Tenerife is putting on the style this year by installing an artificial ice rink in Plaza de España. It’s the focal point of the city with views out to the quayside and the Atlantic beyond and heads Calle del Castillo, one of the main shopping streets.

Now imagine christmas shopping in the sun, stopping for a coffee or a festive tipple, and having a whirl on the ice rink. The ice surface will be in place from 3 December to 10 January and an hours skating including skate hire is expected to cost 4 euros. It’s a decent sized rink of 600 square metres and can take 100 people at any time, opening hours will be from 10am to midnight.

Santa Cruz is just an hour from the south and has a wide selection of stores selling the latest in fashion and electronic goods. Sounds tempting, and not a snowflake in sight.

The Tenerife sea air and sunshine is always inspiring but on Sunday 12 December it will have an even greater incentive as thousands join the Walk For Life to raise money and awareness of breast cancer. Fun is the big ingredient of this walk, it’s a celebration of life and a determination to  prolong it with early diagnosis and well funded research. Everyone is welcome and you are encouraged to wear something pink to show your support.

This years event is slightly longer at 3.5 kms, starting at Salytien in Playa de Las Americas and ending at Plaza de la Pescadora at the old Los Cristianos beach. Gathering at 10 am for an 11 am start, walkers will be encouraged by comperes Katy Kennedy and Carlos and there will also be live music and dance. At the other end cheer leaders will welcome everyone as well as a blues and jazz singer. Previous years have been a spectacle and a great experience for those involved.

This years cancer charities are AMATE and AECC, sponsorship forms are available where you see the posters or you can call 600821100 for more information. All nationalities and communities will be joining together for this special morning so get invloved and make a difference.

Many think it is a talking shop or a jolly but the World Travel Market is one of the biggest travel fairs in the world and Tenerife has reaped positive rewards for their presence from 8 to 11 November at the show in the Excel Centre, near Canary Wharf in London.

The trade only show attracts all the big travel companies and all the travel media as trends are set for the year ahead. Tenerife had a large prescence as part of a huge Canary Islands stand. Tenerife president Ricardo Melchior popped over to lend his support as did Jose Manuel Bermudez, tourism councillor for the government.

The end result has been commitments from Monarch and Thomson, two of the biggest passenger carriers from the UK. Monarch has pledged to increse its number of seats for the coming winter from 264,000 to 344,000.  Thomson are also committing to Tenerife with an 18 % increase in winter seats. It all points to a healthy future for Tenerife’s position as a top winter holiday destination.