Have you heard what happening at Holiday Letting Shop ?

Holiday Letting Shop owner, Sharon Jackson, has introduced a new retail travel partnership between the Holiday Letting Shop and her newly acquired retail travel agency RubyBlue Travel Limited.




Sharon added, "After acquiring the retail travel agency, it made sense to form a partnership with the two products and offer our Holiday letting Shop customers an even greater service as part of the RubyBlue Group".

Holiday Letting Shop Customers will also benefit with discounts and special offers from the travel agency when they deposit or rent their accommodation through Holiday Letting Shop.



Sharon also added "I have decided to take the business in a new direction and expand our whole travel services package; I believe that both products enhance each other perfectly and this is a natural progression for the group".



"We have a team of designers working on our new website at the moment as part of the whole development plan, and I am very excited about the re-launch of the new and improved Holiday Letting Shop".

10 top things to do in Tenerife



Tenerife - the island of eternal sunshine

Located 200 km off the north west African coast, (though a Spanish Autonomous region), Tenerife is the largest of the seven main Canary Islands. Known for its diversity, Tenerife is several worlds rolled into one. The sunny tourist orientated south of the island boasts the majority of the beaches and virtually continuous sunshine. Daily temperatures range from typically 24 C in the winter to 34 C in the height of the summer.
Nowadays, this island of eternal sunshine is better known as a destination of world-class beaches, unbeatable nightlife, luxurious spas, fabulous trekking, jaw-dropping scenery, year-round golfing and yes, believe it or not – a thriving cultural scene, especially at the eye-popping Tenerife Auditorium!



Mount Teide Summit by PeterNijenhuis.

The main resorts in the sunnier south are Playa de Las Americas, Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje. In the more verdant north, Puerto de la Cruz rules the roost, with the fishing village of Garachico drawing in day-trippers and holidaymakers keen to experience the world-renowned and chic Hotel San Roque. In the northwest Los Gigantes still lures those seeking seaside solitude.
Wherever you’re based though, don’t miss a trip into the interior where you’ll discover tiny whitewashed hamlets hiding beneath a fringe of pines and the surreal landscape surrounding Mount Teide, the third largest volcano in the world.

 

So once you have arrived on the island and are looking for something to do other than sun bathing, what is available? Here is our top ten of the best things to do while you are on holiday in Tenerife.  

1. Mount Teide & National Park - No visit to Tenerife is complete without at least a drive through the pine forests to the bizarre lunar landscape of one of Spain's most popular national parks. And of course, once there, you can't miss the volcano. Not just any volcano though. Mount Teide is the world's third largest standing at a towering 3718m above sea level. This dormant volcano last errupted 1909. The National Park is the most visited in Spain. A cable car can be taken to within a 200 metres of the top, access can be gained for free by visiting the Park office in Santa Cruz in person.




Siam Water Park


2. Siam Park - The owners of Loro Parque outdid themselves with this amazing Thai themed waterpark which blew it's competitor Aqualand, quite literally, out of the water. Named as one of the best 10 water parks in the world, if you like your thrills and spills wet, you have just got to go to this water park with loads of scream-inducing rides and slides, a gigantic wave pool complete with gold sand beach, and a mini-aquatic park just for kids.

3. Loro Parque - Home to over 700 parrots, Loro Parque is a superb day trip destination. Here you'll find, dophins, tigers, whales, gorillas, sharks, sea lions - and the largest population of penguins outside the Arctic. Wander through the jungle walkways in the free flight aviary of Katandra Treetops. In Katandra Treetops you can meet emus, cockatoos, kookaburras and many other exotic birds.This is one of Tenerife's top attractions and a day out you'll never forget. Located in Puerto De La Cruz in the north of Tenerife. Buy your tickets in advance here and you will save on the entry price.

4. Whale & Dolphin Safari - The waters between Tenerife and La Gomera are one of the few places in the world where you are pretty much guaranteed to spot the resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins. There are many boats from either Los Cristianos or Puerto Colon harbour who will take you a few miles off the coast of Tenerife where you can see whales and dolphins close up.




Masca


5. Masca - Tenerife's very own Shangri-la. This picturesque village cligns precariously to the side of the mountains in the north-west of Tenerife, hidden from the rest of civilisation and looking very much like it did centuries ago. A switchback road corksrews up and down to the the village from Santiago del Teide, so if you're of a nervous disposition you might want to close your eyes (not if you're the driver obviously).
6. Island Tour - Take a day tour of the island to see the diversity of the island for yourself. Most tours take in Candelaria and the basilica in the church, Puerto De La Cruz & Icod De Los Vinos, Buenavista, Los Gigantes & Masca the lost village.

7. Golf - If you're a fan of golf, then Golf del Sur is where you should head. Of the courses available, one of the best is Playa Del Americas, with Golf del Sur getting a special mention for its tranquil feel. Within easy reach you'll also find Amirilla and Adeje - both of which offer an entertaining round of golf. If the sport's your thing, feel free to ignore the other things to do in Tenerife and make this your sole focus!
8. Shopping - In Tenerife's larger towns you will find lots of mainstream shops, but there are also plenty of opportunities to buy locally made crafts and produce. Hand-rolled cigars made from island tobacco are available including novelty half-metre long ones. In the past one of Tenerife's main industries was wine-making but today these wines are hard to find abroad; head to Casa del Vino La Baranda at El Sauzal to pick up a bottle or two. You can buy traditional Canarian outfits from shops such as Artenerife at the port in Puerto de la Cruz and several shops in the town sell quality contemporary fashion. Embroidery is an island speciality, with detailed tablecloths and cushion covers sold from a number of outlets. Pearl Jewellery is another traditional craft; Tenerife Pearl at Armenime has a range of pearl on sale and an exhibition showing their finest examples. There are markets on every Sunday down at the promenade in Los Christianos. They sell everything from fake bags, perfume, jewelry and anything else that the tourist will buy and bring home as presents. They have markets every Thursday and Saturday in Torviscas which are the same as Los Chistianos so If you miss the Sunday market you can go there. The markets on a  Sunday start at about 9-10am and finish up at about 2pm.




Tenerife Carnival


9. Carnival - The pre-Lent carnival is the biggest festival on the island, with Latin American-style festivities filling Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz. If you are lucky to be on the island at this time, there are two weeks of flamboyant fancy dress parties, parades and firework displays culminating on Shrove Tuesday with a grand parade. Outrageous costumes, singing and dancing are the order of the day at a carnival that is probably the best outside of Rio de Janeiro. The party draws to a close on Ash Wednesday with El Entierro de la Sardina, the burial of the sardine, a comedy funeral with silly costumes and pretend mourning.




La Gomera


10. Day trip to La Gomera - Try to fit in a trip over to the small island of Gomera, to the south west of Tenerife. Take the ferry or hydrofoil from Los Christianos and lose yourself in the natural wonders of the Parque Nacional de Garajonay. An ancient laurel forest lies at the heart of this 10,000-acre national park where a magical mist is created by the cool Atlantic trade winds clashing with warmer breezes. Little light penetrates the canopy of this dense forest where the trees are swathed in moss and lichen.

Holiday Letting Shop has some superb, luxury holiday accommodation in Tenerife available for 2011. Hollywood Mirage and Regency Country Club are two of the leading resorts on the island and we have some great offers available. Click here for further information.