Tenerife South Airport Flight Schedules....

We have sourced this website, that show departures from Tenerife South Airport for those of you who maybe flying home for Christmas. We wish you all the very best of luck with your travel plans, as the BIG FREEZE seems to have hit the UK again. Be advised of long delays, take plenty of snacks with you to avoid the overpriced airport bars and restaurants. Do not go through security until your flight has solid information, as you will have food and drink taken from you, and left the other side with no alternative but to pay silly prices for food and drink.

This website shows departures, and if you use the search facilities you can also find other information, the flights to the UK seem to be on schedule so far.....

We wish you all the best, from the Team at Bptenerife.com

http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do?airportCode=TFS&airportQueryType=0

Who have you got for Christmas?

Christmas is an important time of year, many businesses can see this period as a time for gaining new sales and new customers. This is all very well and good, but the customers you have can easily be overlooked. I always see Christmas as a time to show my customers I care about their business, and their loyalty to mine. A small token of goodwill, can go a long way, I was taught this by my grandfather. He would at this time of year always take something to his customers, if you were really lucky it would be a bottle of spirits, but the expense of that would be far too high these days.

There are many ways you can show your existing customers you appreciate them, and would like to continue doing business with them in the future. A Christmas card, a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates anything that puts a smile, and a little Christmas cheer into them, will make a solid base for your business in the New Year. Go that little extra, enjoy what you give, and your business will receive throughout the New Year!

Merry Christmas to all of our Customers, AND consumers, without you we would not be the biggest most successful business directories in Tenerife.

Local Band Have Worldwide Release with ITunes...

This small island in the middle of the Atlantic rarely sees local expats on the world wide stage. But local blues band Traveller are presently celebrating some fantastic news for them and the local music scene. Only yesterday they were informed that their debut single had been released by ITunes across its world wide network. Not only that but their producer and label had managed to get this single "The Crossing Roads" accepted by all major digital retailers across the world.This is a great step forward for the Traveller Blues Band but they have no ideas of jet setting off just yet.

The local Cabildo in Los Gigantes was also very impressed with the band, after they played the main stage and headlined the final day of events for Dia Del Tourismo. A full stadium danced into the night with familiar songs and well arranged classics from the like of Cat Stevens, Ralph McTell and many more.

The band are currently playing all over the Island and with their new hit, I am sure the journey has only just begun.

Well done lads!

You can find out more about them here - www.travellertenerife.com

Business Pages Tenerife - Networking to Success

Business Pages Tenerife - Networking to Success

Business Pages Tenerife hosted their first Network meeting for 2010 and played host to over 40 represented business from Tenerife south. The meetings are now an important part of most companies marketing campaigns and all attendees gain plenty of important leads for their business futures.

Networking was introduced to Tenerife last year by Business Pages, and has helped many local businesses meet the people they need to succeed in Tenerife. At this event Leslie Beeson author of “Tenerife Lifeline” held guest speaker slot, he informed the room about several opportunities that he has available within his forthcoming book. Local travel agent Tenerife sunshine also offered the room some interesting affiliate programs that will help many businesses improve their online income. Several more businesses took to the floor, offering free help and advice including Halifax, FRINA and the famous three musketeers, who are heavily involved in local charity work for Tenerife.

Business Pages Tenerife continues to help the local business communities here with their new business approach and continuation of commitment to Tenerife’s business community. The new directory will soon be available, and is presently being compiled, updating their listings and creating some fabulous marketing campaigns for local companies. All local businesses are entitled to a free business listing, simply log on and register from the bptenerife.com homepage.

You can also receive their latest resident offers, which will give you access to huge savings and discounts available around the south. Just visit their famous website www.bptenerife.com and fill in the sign up box. This will also inform you of the next important business meeting they will hold. Networking is definitely a positive approach to the crisis we face presently on the island. It’s free to attend, it creates new contacts and in turn, leads you to important sales and contracts you need to survive in business today.

For further information why not call them direct on 902 881 061, or visit the website www.bptenerife.com

A Quest for the Surviviors

Welcome to the New Year of 2009, but what can we expect from this New Year and new beginning?. We could sit back and continue to listen to the media sharks, hacking huge lumps of meat out of the credit crunch and turning it into a fatal Crisis. We could start counting our pennies, withdrawing our cash, and start to build air raid shelters to protect us from the falling financial blocks of the world. This is exactly what the media want to see, it gives them more news. When people become desperate, they do crazy things, crazy things make front page headlines for the largest newspapers of the world. Why shouldn't they fuel the worst financial disaster since the wall street crash of the late 1920's. Before long we should be reading about great depressions, and prohibition shouldn't we?
The future is what we determine it to be, suddenly everyone understands stocks and shares, they are all concerned by the price of oil, yet they have never bought a barrel, so why do we care?. We care about the price of petrol at the pump, we care about the price of food in the supermarket, we care for today, and we care for tomorrow, and if we have enough money to get us through the next two days, then we can deal with the next two thereafter.
We have all become financial extremists over the last 12mths, and we all have become wild gypsy's reading crystal balls.
The truth is, nobody knows what the recession will hold, but if you are ready for a challenge, then there is one right in front of you for 2009. We can all turn and look for easy options, but nothing has changed, we still need to work, whatever country we are in. We still seek finical freedom, and we still have bills to pay.
I suggest we stop worrying about what might happen, and we make a resolution to worry about whats happening right now, and deal with it.
Let's take the Spanish bull by the horns, and somersault it to the ground, then lets hold it there until it runs out of air.
If 2009 wants a fight then I am ready for it, and I'm taking no prisoners,
Recession, bring it on, I love a good challenge!

Christmas is coming but wheres the goose?

As Christmas begins to touch the Tenerife doormat, what can we expect for it to hold businesses in Tenerife. Such dramatic events continue to unfold around the globe, with financial affairs making top news headlines everyday. Even our favorite high street store Woolworths, we all know so well seems to be closing its doors. Retail in the UK on the high street is at its lowest ever at a time where people always spend freely and worry about the future and debt, after the new year. But that at present is not an option, and we can only brace ourselves further for what the financial affairs of the world keep throwing in our faces.
Continuing in business at such a difficult time can be very hard. But there is one industry that will thrive through this global recession, and you are starring right into it at this very moment in time.
The internet sees no fall in retail only boom. With many more people smelling the coffee and understanding how many overheads can be lost, and sales gained reverting to online strategies. It doesn't have to be expensive to start your online business. Simple store packages can be set up and have your products online with in a few hours. Connecting them directly with the giants of the web like Ebay, and Google. Your target audience is already defined and your marketing directed to the people who are looking for your products. Never has there been an easier way to place the right advertising in the right places. But competition is fierce, and finding the right product to sell, is more the mammoth task than actually selling it.
You can work from home, your garage or spare room becomes your office, and stock room. If you are cute enough you can even buy your stock as it sells, being paid in advance via internet banking systems such as pay pal, and escrow.
If all this is so easy, why isn't everybody doing it, a question you may ask. But when sitting down to the PC for the first time all becomes apparent.
Operating the sales side of your business, online, doesn't need a competent computer operative, but it dose need the correct set up, and software to start you off.
Business Pages Tenerife offer complete set up and consultations for your new business idea. Don't sit back and hope it will be OK, the future is about survival, and relying on the sole trade in Tenerife, will only crush your business, and prevent your growth. There is a whole world out there, staring into the same screen as you are now. Be part of that audience, get your products and services marketed to the world, and survive through the difficult times.
There is a goose this Christmas, it may not be edible, but its out there in cyberspace , and the survivors are all carving it up.

Less Spending, More Coupons, This Holiday Season

Less Spending, More Coupons, This Holiday Season

According to a Harris Interactive survey for RetailMeNot.com, 45% of US online adults plan to spend less money on gifts this holiday season than last because of the state of the economy, while one in five plan to spend significantly less. 89% of online adults think coupons are a great way to save money, and 35% of those who will be spending less money on gifts this holiday season will use coupons, the study found.
Among the other shopping strategies for spending less money on holiday gifts, according to online adults who will be spending less money this holiday season:
2008 Holiday Shopping Strategies
Expectation % of Shoppers
Purchase fewer gifts 83%
Buy less expensive gifts 63
Shop at discount stores 44
Shop Online 37
Use coupons 35
Make gifts 22
Shop during Black Friday sales 19
Source: Harris Interactive, October 2008
According to the study, 80% will purchase fewer gifts this year by buying gifts for fewer people (46%), buying a smaller amount of gifts for the same number of people (43%), or making some gifts instead of purchasing them (22%). Additionally:
• Those who shop online are expecting to either to find better deals (32%) and/or to save money on gas (24%)
• 29% will shop early to avoid impulse buys
• 12% will wait until the last minute to get more discounts
Of the 83% of online adults who are willing to make online purchases, 71% say the most popular items are books followed by music and electronics
What Online Shoppers Are Planning to Buy
Purchase % of Shoppers
Books 71%
Music 62
Electronics 55
Clothing 51
Travel 50
Office supplies 39
Health & Beauty 34
Source: Harris Interactive, October 2008
85% of online shoppers use tools or websites to find good deals online. 56% of online shoppers use search engines to find bargains. In addition, they have found other ways to save:
Online Tools for Finding "Good Deals"
Tool % Shoppers Using
Price comparison websites 32%
Online coupon websites 25
Online advertisements 23
Bargain tracking websites 12
Shopping-themed social networks 5
Source: Harris Interactive, October 2008
Guy King, cofounder of online coupon website RetailMeNot.com, concludes that "... consumers are becoming more strategic in the way they look for deals... coupon use, in particular, is on the rise and more consumers are realizing tremendous savings... In addition... online tools are creating new channels for retailers to reach budget-conscious shoppers... "

Knowing Your Online Customer

If you have an online business, you may want to consider these recently collected figures, about your customers.

A poll recently released by the Consumer Reports National Research Center shows that 82% of consumers are concerned about their credit card numbers being stolen online, while 72% are concerned that their online behaviors were being tracked and profiled by companies.

Although 68% of consumers have provided personal information in order to access a website, 53% are uncomfortable with internet companies using their email content or browsing history to send relevant ads, and 54% are uncomfortable with third parties collecting information about their online behavior.

The poll revealed that 93% of Americans think internet companies should always ask for permission before using personal information, and 72% want the right to opt out when companies track their online behavior.

Joel Kelsey, policy analyst with Consumers Union, said "Americans are clearly concerned... the vast majority of consumers want more control over their personal information online... "

The poll shows that consumers are trying to take steps to limit the information that is being collected and shared about them online. For example:

* 35% use alternate email addresses to avoid providing real information
* 26% have used software that hides their identity
* 25% have provided fake information to access a website

Consumers are aware that information about their surfing habits is being collected online, but many are not aware of what companies are able to do with their information. Among the other findings of the poll:

* 61% are confident that what they do online is private and not shared without their permission
* 57% incorrectly believe that companies must identify themselves and indicate why they are collecting data and whether they intend to share it with other organizations
* 48% incorrectly believe their consent is required for companies to use the personal information they collect from online activities
* 43% incorrectly believe a court order is required to monitor activities online

Kelsey concludes that "Many consumers have misconceptions about the information available about them and how commonly it is sold by companies without their knowledge..."

BPBA Network Meeting to be held on the 17th October

As our economy like the rest of the western world struggles through the credit crunch, we all need to learn the power of local business meetings and networking. A very productive way in which we can all spread our business messages through the local community. Used powerfully all over the modern business world, networking plays a key role in any professional business plan. Meeting likeminded individuals and building a network of personal business colleagues is crucial to anyone wishing to succeed. Whether your business is large or small, everyone will at sometime need it, being part of a business network increases this dramatically.
For example, I have had many business owners come to me and insecurely say "Well, I don´t really think I will be able to sell my services at the meeting so I will give it a miss". The Business Network meetings are not the place to sell anything, and if you come with your order book, you may as well leave it in the car. The meetings are about Networking, and building your potential client list for the future. Selling yourself to a new audience who may not be in need of your product or service today, but may well be in the future. If you put a good face to your products and services, by selling yourself around the room, those people will go on and sell your ideas to others, promoting you and your products to their friends. You may not make a sale on the afternoon you arrive, but the right attitude and enthusiasm, will go on and generate sales in the close future. A general rule up for me, is to start by always passing my business cards, I always pass two to everyone I meet. This allows them to pass one on again and not lose my details. I always ensure I take a card from them, and write down a little note about the conversation I have had with the person who gave it to me. This way, when I return to my office, I can send some personal emails thanking them for their time, and talking with me, adding the personal touch with the use of my notes.
Selling yourself in this way creates a fantastic business aura about you, people like to do business with people they like, so the more people you get to like you in the network meetings, there more people who will do business with you in the future.
There is only one letter that is different between Networking and Not-working and that is the letter E, I believe this letter should stand for Enthusiasm, which is the first thing you should bring with you to a business Network meeting. This along with a pen and plenty of business cards could see you on your way to new sales and new business colleagues generating sales for you.
Business Pages Tenerife are now focusing on the local business community and building a Business Chamber. They hold the only Network meeting in the south, and every quarter the local business communities can meet and enjoy the benefits of Business Networking. The past meeting have been a great success, and 90% of the businesses who attended generated new sales. I personally know of one company who gained 4 new sales from the first meeting. These sales have turned into returning clients and now are valued customers to this company. This all began from a simple conversation and introduction at the meeting.
There are also business presentations held by local business owners, who are confident enough to stand before the room and give a brief talk about their products. These prove to be interesting with offers of incentives to the room. If you would like to present your company at the meetings then don´t hesitate to contact the team on 902 881 061.
The next meeting is set for the 17th October, and will be held at the Showtime Beirkeller, situated at the Adeje turn off, from the TF1 next to Karting Las Americas. They always start at 2pm and run until 4pm. You do not have to be a member of the directory to attend; it is open to all business owners and representatives. For any further details about the Business Chamber and the Networking opportunities it offers, you can contact Business Pages Tenerife on 902 881 061.
Business Pages Tenerife - helping to build a better future

Heading into the Final Quarter

As we head into the final quarter for 2008 its no lie to say the economy has seen better times. But working through a recession, can help us to improve the business services and products we offer. Remember, the customer service that we tend to loose as our companies grow, is of critical importance through trying times. Business Pages Tenerife is constantly working to improve its services to its clients. We now offer business support from 9-5 every Monday to Saturday. If you are in need of help, or ways to maximize your businesses potential, then call the operators on 902 789 925, the call is local rate and we will arrange for a business adviser to visit you and help maximise your business goals. A consultation with our advisors, if you are a member of the directory, is free of charge, and is another great service we offer our premium listed members. Advice can be taken or simply heard, but it won’t cost you anything to listen. Take advantage of the offers available to you, as a premium members of the directory, these services are part of your package.

We are now the only business directory in Tenerife, and will constantly work towards helping your company succeed. Marketing your business with us, places your company directly into the hands of over 25’000 potential customers. Our directories are delivered once a year in Tenerife, keeping the island up to date with your business details.

It is also free to list your business in our directories, with your lineage insertion. But you must register your company through the website and enter your details. Registration is simple, log on to Tenerife’s biggest business directory www.bptenerife.com, register by clicking and follow the instruction in the top right hand corner of the homepage. If you would prefer an operator to take you details then telephone the call centre on 902 789 925, we will be happy to assist you.

Secret Tenerife

If your visiting Tenerife in the near future, you may well need some ideas on how to spend your time. The website Secret Tenerife is a fabulous place to start, whilst browsing the web in the UK before your holiday. Tenerife is a fantastic place to visit, but needn't cost you a small fortune if you have the right information.
Seceret Tenerife is just that, a well written informative website containing pages and pages of all the hidden places, the local walks, the night outs and the things you can do on holiday. Visiting this website before your visit, can save you money and really make your holiday worth while.
I have just spent a weeks holiday around the island, and used Secret Tenerife everyday, having three young children, it can become very expensive if we don't carefully consider our choices. I have been caught up many times on expensive excursions, and treated like cattle once trapped inside their cages. Holidays in Tenerife can be a very pleasant experience and great value for money with a little research.
The website will also keep you informed of the local activities that are about to happen, and not after they have happened, (which in Tenerife is a common thing to find). Newspapers are always full of events that were so exciting two weeks ago, and nothing about the week ahead. Most of the problem is they are only available every two weeks, with last weeks news. But hey! who needs newspapers, Seceret Tenerife even offer an email service, that will keep you upto date on virtually a daily basis.
Now many companies send out what we call "junk Mail" and it can become annoying. But can I also mention here, that the newsletters you receive from Secret Tenerife, are informative, and a great source of information. They have helped me to plan ahead, and my whole family looks forward to great weekends spent around the island, experiencing the cultures and traditions of Tenerife.
If your are looking for activities, nights out or places to relax, you will find it all on their website www.secret-tenerife.com, and if you need phone numbers or contact details for any of the places they suggest you can find them all on Tenerife's biggest business directory bptenerife.com

Restaurants in Tenerife

Its no lie to say there must be over 5000 restaurants in Tenerife, some good and many bad. Finding a good place to eat on the island can be hit and miss. There are many "Good looking restaurants" but service, presentation and attitude can fall foul to many of them. Eating good food, is my specialty, I love it and I can probably bet you do too. Its what every human being is good at, we all have excellent pallets and we all know a good dish when we see, smell and taste one. A restaurant in Tenerife can present itself well, but the waiters and service must also be top class to win my vote (unless I'm eating out in a local bar and expect a local bar meal). I find in Tenerife, you can certainly not go by price, the most expensive restaurant is not necessarily the best, as with the wines. It is all about establishment, recommendations and proof in the pudding.



The Business Pages Directory has some great restaurants listed, all reviewed by the team. If we say the restaurant is rated 5 stars its because it ticked all of our boxes. Attitude, service, presentation and taste. Restaurants in Tenerife must meet our standards to premium list on the website, it is important to us that our consumers only find the best from Business Pages.
Take a look when you are next looking to eat out in Tenerife.

Cost effective for a whole year!

One of the most cost effective advertising techniques is direct mail. Printing thousands of flyers and getting them delivered directly into targeted areas. This forces your business message into the homes of many potential customers. Even if they don’t purchase there and then, they are probably going to keep your flyer and put it somewhere safe for the future. A well structured sales message should create an action of some sort from your target audience.

This all sounds relatively easy, and if we were in the UK would be a simple task. We could find a design and print company, tell them our ideas and work out a design and marketing message. They would have it printed and probably recommend some great distribution services. Or we could get on our heels and deliver them ourselves. There are also paper boys, and local newsagents that could help with the distribution of our marketing messages.

The first problem we have in Tenerife is where do we start? Who can help me with the design and print? The Business Pages Directory would be a good place to begin, as it lists all the printers available. They will also work out the design for you, and build your flyers, printing them to high standards and delivering them to your door, but not your target. This is where the big problem begins. It’s so hard to target an audience in Tenerife because they are so spread out. What we think is a great message in English, can mean nothing to many nationalities. And if our distribution is poor, most of our flyers will land on deaf ears and actually become a nuisance, blackening your business idea, before you have even started. The delivery of leaflets and publicity is a daunting task, we only have to see who difficult the postman finds it, and that’s even got our names on.

If we even get as far as the doormat, most of the flyers will either get thrown away, or put in that safe place where we can never find. How many times have you searched in vain for that business number you had on a flyer? “I put it in that draw, I’m sure of it” I hear you say, and it ends in nothing more than a shout around the house.

What if I said to you I have the perfect solution, I have a design team, a print team and even a distribution team. And I can go one better I even will, place your flyer next to everyone’s telephone in every English speaking persons household. That’s exactly what Business Pages Tenerife is, a handy book of flyers and business numbers next to everyone’s phone, and when people pick it up, they are about to spend.

We distribute 25’000 copies of our directory, carefully to the expat communities. The paper directory and the online website is now the first source on the island for finding business services and products. You won’t have to worry about design, print or distribution to get your business message into the home of thousands of potential clients. You can do it with just one call 902 881 061, our sales team will take care of everything for you, and your marketing message will sit next to all of your customers telephones for the whole year.

If you would like to discuss how Business Pages Tenerife can help you and your company save money and find more customers, call us today on 902 881 061.

Together we will succeed.