Canary Islands

Why On The Beach is using Lord Kitchener (in a bucket hat) to insist: ‘Tourists – Spain needs you’

On the Beach has taken moves to tackle anti tourism protests – by putting up posters of the famous Lord Kitchener (complete with bucket hat) across Spanish resorts and the Canary Islands

Five ways to sell Bahia Principe’s new luxury Tenerife hotel

Opening its doors on 1 December 2026, Bahia Principe Luxury Tenerife will be the collection’s latest addition to the island – and the brand’s first luxury property in Spain.

Winter sun for two: discover Iberostar’s handpicked escapes for couples

With winter on the horizon, customers will be seeking mid-range destinations with year-round warmth such as the Canaries and North Africa. If those clients include discerning, responsible tourism-minded couples, Iberostar is well worth a look.

Not only does the hotel group have adult-only properties in winter sun favourites, but also a Star Prestige upgrade option at selected resorts, bringing access to exclusive tranquil areas. In addition, several hotels have locations particularly suited to couples.

Jet2 to launch flights and holidays to fifth Canary island La Palma

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will offer La Palma for the first time from next summer with two flights a week from Stansted and Manchester to the Canary island

Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance

Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets

Murray Travel to launch exclusive Gran Canaria charter programme next year

’The dream is to make the Highlands feel less cut off,’ said the agency’s co-founder Scott Murray

Jet2 releases four million seats as part of largest-ever winter programme

It is launching two new winter routes – Bournemouth to Malaga and Luton to Majorca – while also expanding its Morocco, Malta and Madeira programmes

Easter strike by Tenerife hotel workers prompts Foreign Office warning

Hotel and hospitality workers in Santa Cruz province start two-day walkout

Lanzarote floods put squeeze on Easter breaks; latest from Tui and Jet2

Tui cancels ’small number’ of holidays, while Jet2 warns several hotels have closed to arrivals

Lanzarote floods: Storm Oliver downpour prompts Foreign Office warning

Hotels left without power and roads blocked after some areas experienced 6cm rainfall in a matter of hours

Jet2 chief pins anti-tourist sentiment on 'unlicensed tourism'

Steve Heapy said demonstrations this summer in places like Majorca, the Canaries and Barcelona were a reaction to ’incompetent and impotent" politicians failing to regulate short-term rentals, not traditional package tourism

Jet2 ramps up summer 2024 schedule at hometown airport Leeds Bradford

An extra based aircraft – the airline and operator’s 15th at LBA – will allow Jet2 to put on more flights to Palma, Faro and Kefalonia, among others, amounting to an additional 40,000 seats

Tenerife looking to attract ‘more affluent’ tourists in 2025

Tenerife Tourism Corporation chief executive, Dimple Melwani, said tourism numbers have increased from 2019 to 2023 but revealed the island is looking for ‘new visitors’

Has Spain's patience with mass tourism snapped? And why now?

Months of protests in some of Spain’s most popular destinations ahead of the peak summer season have made headlines around the world – so have locals really had enough? And how are Spain’s tourism authorities seeking to calm tensions?

EasyJet puts Tenerife holidays on sale from Southend for summer 2025

New route is among several scheduled to launch next summer when the airline and operator opens a three-aircraft base at Southend

Spanish anti-tourist protests ‘no threat to our bottom line' – Tui

According to Tui Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel, the protests do not involve Tui as they focus mainly on the negative impact of tourism on housing and rising living costs

MSC reveals new cruises to replace axed 2024/25 Red Sea programme

Line will base MSC Opera in the Canary Islands for the winter, with itineraries calling in Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Madeira, Palma and Lanzarote en route back to Tenerife

Show your clients a more adventurous side to Tenerife

Those who venture away from Tenerife’s more built-up resorts to immerse themselves in the island’s nature are amply rewarded, finds our writer.

Canary Islands launches digital tool to help tourism sector cut carbon

The Canaries detailed its climate action plan at Cop28 in Dubai, it being the only Spanish destination represented at Cop

Tenerife aiming to take Brits beyond beaches and court new markets

The destination is looking to improve connectivity from France and North America

Canary Islands facing prolonged road transport strikes, FCDO warns

The Foreign Office has called on Brits to contact their holiday provider as the strikes will run throughout the month

Tenerife praises tourists’ conduct amid once-in-a-generation wildfires

Local officials said the island remained an ‘entirely safe destination’ for tourists with the fires contained away from holiday hotspots

Firefighters battle to keep Tenerife wildfires away from tourist areas

Authorities said firefighters were working to contain the flames to the Mount Teide area and away from the capital Santa Cruz

Thousands evacuated as Tenerife hit by worst wildfire for 40 years

More than 7,500 people have been evacuated or ordered to stay indoors after the wildfire destroyed 2,600 hectares of land