New figures have revealed that British and Irish visitors are coming to Lanzarote in greater numbers than last year, something that may help bolster the Canary Islands property market.

Figures from Spanish airports authority Aena show that in the first ten months of this year, 708,506 Britons flew into airports on the island, a six per cent increase on last year, reports homesgofast.com.

Irish tourist numbers were up 1.39 per cent at 186,759, while the overall number of tourists was 1.1 per cent higher than in 2007.

Such developments may mean that there is increased demand for holiday rental property on Lanzarote and its neighbours, something that may bolster Canary Islands property investors.

Another possible boost came with news earlier this month of the launch of a £1.26 million promotional campaign to help raise tourist numbers on the islands.

The Move Channel noted that one of the major targets will be Britons, with British Embassy figures indicating that four million UK citizens travel to the islands each year.

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