| Spanish Canary Island Tenerife prospered along | | | | So the news that tourist numbers might not |
| with much of Europe in the last twenty years, | | | | increase this year by very much after dropping |
| and built itself a reputation as a great place for a | | | | by over ten per cent last year is not just bad for |
| holiday. | | | | Tenerife - it's terrible. |
| So successful has Tenerife's promotions been as | | | | But even with a drop of over ten per cent in the |
| a holidays destination that a significant part of the | | | | number of people taking holidays in Tenerife last |
| island's economy and employment is based upon | | | | year, the numbers do look impressive and give |
| tourism - and any drop in visitor numbers hits the | | | | rise for future hope - nearly 300,000 tourists |
| local population in the number of people employed | | | | chose Tenerife for a holiday in January for |
| and the amount of money available to locals to | | | | example. |
| spend. | | | | |