Fuerteventura heads into Easter with

Cabildo remains optimistic despite a sharp drop in demand from Germany

Fuerteventura approaches Easter Week with a forecast occupancy of 95 percent. This figure is especially significant given the international economic context that emerged after the outbreak of the Iran war, whose continuation is expected to trigger, according to analyses by the Canary Islands Government, higher fuel prices and constrained consumer spending. Nevertheless, the island has managed to maintain, for this holiday period compared with 2025, a similar level of regular air connectivity and, consequently, the employment linked to the tourism sector.

“From the Canary Islands we must apply our own preventive measures that complement the state ones because we are a destination vulnerable to prolonged international instability, which is one of the possible scenarios,” explained Marlene Figueroa, Tourism Councilor of the Fuerteventura Cabildo. The statement reflects Promotur’s report Consequences of the Iran War (20 March), which outlines foreseeable economic scenarios for the archipelago’s tourism industry.

The Fuerteventura destination, through its Tourism Board, introduced at the recent ITB fair in Berlin a direct communication mechanism with international operators and source markets to help mitigate the economic impact of the war and preserve tourism‑related jobs on the island.

According to the same Promotur report, the short‑term advantage for Spain as a “safe destination” — attracting tourists diverted from the conflict zone and nearby markets such as Egypt and Turkey — could become a long‑term handicap for the Canary Islands. A prolonged war would sharply increase air‑transport costs and reduce the spending power of European families, leading them to cut back on holiday travel.

Air‑capacity figures for Easter Week

• Total seats offered: slight rise of 0.3 %.
• Loss of seats from Germany: ‑11.5 % (directly linked to the economic fallout of the Iran war).
• Gains offsetting the loss:
  • United Kingdom: +4.2 %
  • France: +29.8 %
  • Ireland: +7.4 %
  • Italy: +16.9 %
  • Poland: +9.8 %
  • Netherlands: +27.5 %
  • Nordic countries: notable increase (exact percentages not specified)

The Tourism Board has been working for months with these markets to recover market share and sustain the island’s tourism‑driven economy