1ST BINTER UNAM INTERNATIONAL FORUM EXAMINES FUTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR

Leading Spanish and international figures in communications and new technologies gathered in the auditorium of Canarias Cajamar in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 1 June to analyse the present and future of the sector in an event entitled A digital journey through the communications sector.

Participants discussed the influences of new technologies, especially the emergence of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the growing demand for news content and entertainment, and consumer habits.

Organised by the Universidad del Atlántico Medio and Binter, the Forum brought together communications professionals and students to analyse the importance of the media in a digitalised professional environment where the variety of channels and new technologies and narratives has transformed the sector.

In addition to the formal talks delivered, journalists from a range of media took part in two discussion panels that addressed new audiovisual genres and formats, the influence of artificial intelligence in the media, and new consumer habits and content demands.

This first Binter UNAM International Communication Forum is an initiative by the Binter / Universidad del Atlántico Medio Chair in Communications, Internationalisation and Aviation, an academic and research activity linked to the Degree in Communications offered by the university.

The direct flights between La Gomera (GMZ) and Gran Canaria (LPA) scheduled by Binter from October can now be booked. The significantly improved connectivity for La Gomera and the whole of the Canaries has been made possible by the joint efforts of the Canary Island Government, La Gomera’s governing council (Cabildo), the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, and the airline itself.

Binter is extending until 31 December the two daily flights initially scheduled until September and will now operate both flights in each direction until the end of the year.

The flights depart from Gran Canaria daily at 08:30 and 16:00, with the return from La Gomera at 09:50 and 17:20.

The new flights add to the direct services to/from Tenerife and allow Binter –the only airline to serve all the Canary Islands– to continue to improve inter-island connections to cater for the needs of Canarians in general and the people of La Gomera in particular.

Flights are now available through Binter’s different sales channels: www. bintercanarias.com, the Binter app, by phoning 922/928 327700, travel agents, and the airline’s airport offices.

This summer sees Binter operate its biggest ever schedule of routes to Morocco, with a further three direct flights between the Canary Islands and airports in the country.

The airline has put on sale for 2023 more than 78,000 seats on up to thirty-six weekly flights covering eleven routes to eight destinations in the part of North Africa closest to the Canaries: Fez, Marrakesh, Agadir, Guelmim, El Aaiún, Dakhla, and now Tangier and Essaouira.

The main new features of the schedule are the three new routes which Binter has added to its network of Morocco flights. Two connect Gran Canaria (LPA) and two new destinations, Essaouira (ESU) and Tangier (TNG), starting this month. Both routes will be served by a weekly flight: on Saturdays to Essaouira and on Wednesdays to Tangier. The third is a new service connecting Lanzarote (ACE) and Guelmim (GLN) on Saturdays, adding to the existing flight from Gran Canaria.

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