Want to win a free meal for two at a top Gran Canaria restaurant just by taking a selfie? You can, thanks to Gran Canaria Info's selfie contest.

Here's a translation of the recent interview by Gran Canaria Info team member Alex Bramwell. It was originally published on the Nuestro Gran Destino blog created by the Gran Canaria Tourist Board website. Nuestro Gran Destino features people who work in tourism and their opinions about the industry.

31.05.2016 Summer has started and most of Gran Canaria should be under a blue dome this week.

Gran Canaria weather forecast for the week starting 16.05.2016

Four new 5 Star hotels are now of strategic importance to Gran Canaria, according to the Canarian government.

March 13, 2016: The Trade Winds have faded and that means great weather this week.

If you're thinking of buying a Gran Canaria property and don't speak fluent Spanish, get professional help.

The last of the cloud and rain that affected north Gran Canaria over the weekend will fade by midday on Tuesday. The rest of the week will be warm and sunny all over the island. 

 Gran Canaria beautiful when you look at it from the beach, but here's a selection of videos that show that there's far more to see.

You see a lot of 'fried egg' symbols in long-term Gran Canaria weather forecasts. That's because it's almost impossible to be accurate more than a few days ahead; unless you just assume that it's going to be sunny.

FEBRUARY 19, 2016: The cold, rain and clouds are due to remain over Gran Canaria until at east Sunday due to a low pressure to the east of the islands.

El Risco beach is 400 metres long and is a mixture of pebbles and large stones although you do get some black sand at low tide during the summer and autumn.

Forecast for week starting February 11, 2016: After months of almost constant sunshine and the hottest January for 55 years it finally looks like Gran Canaria is to get a blast of winter.

The El Tablero Shopping Centre is a funky building with enough fashion stores for a quick retail blitz.

As a visitor you'll never know if you offend a Canarian; Their laid-back nature and years of dealing with tourists being everything from culturally insensitive to jaw-droppingly rude mean that the locals are masters of just letting it go. 

The weather in Gran Canaria for the next few days will be classic winter weather: Sunny in the south, cloudier in the north.

Nobody in Gran Canaria ever says 'una cerveza, por favor', no matter how thirsty they are. Here's what to say in a bar to get exactly the beer you want.

The Trade Winds return to Gran Canaria on Monday and bring cloud back to Gran Canaria, or at least to the north of the island.

All the Gran Canaria news from week three of December 2015 in one cheerful roundup.

A cold, wet front is due to sweep over the Canaries on Sunday and Monday, but the sunshine will be back afterwards.