Hotels and other accommodation in the Canary Islands are in "high demand" by German companies "to house their workers" during the winter season due to the country's energy crisis due to its high dependence on Russian gas, according to the Association Canaria of Real Estate Management Companies (Acegi).
This was indicated by Acegi's spokeswoman, Fátima Rahmouni, in statements to Servimedia, assuring that it is a model that they began to implement during the pandemic, but that now "it is working very well for them."
It is the companies themselves who negotiate with the hotel companies the relocation of their workers during the winter. Thus, in addition to hotels that made adaptations during the pandemic, while in Germany there were more restrictive anti-Covid measures than in Spain, other companies "are setting up to offer this specific service to German companies."
However, there are different varieties of accommodation. On the one hand, hotels dedicate some parts to these remote workers, separating them from the rest of the clients. Likewise, there are apartments for the 'co-living' model, where workers share common areas such as living rooms or the kitchen "as if it were a large home".
In addition, especially in neighborhoods of the capitals such as Vegueta or La Isleta (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), traditional two or three-storey houses are dedicated to "adapt" to this type of client.
On the other hand, Canarian real estate companies have also observed a less "intense" movement in Germans who take advantage of their trip during the high season "to see and invest in apartments", while there is a "greater demand" for rentals for periods of six months . "They don't know what they will do next year, it is the need of the moment they are in," Rahmouni said.
Likewise, there is an increase in the average duration of vacation stays, with vacation rentals of “small apartments” being replaced by “medium or long-term” stays in large houses. This phenomenon is taking place especially in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura and "not so much" in Tenerife, concentrated in the south of the island, and in Lanzarote.
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