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Warning as all-inclusive holidays introduce limits on number of drinks per day
Warning as all-inclusive holidays introduce limits on number of drinks per day

Holidaymakers in Spain will only be allowed six drinks per day at all-inclusive hotels this year…

The Canaries extends temporary suspension of Covid restrictions
The Canaries extends temporary suspension of Covid restrictions

The legislation covering capacities, closing times, and previous alert levels runs out tomorrow…

Ryanair are in talks to reopen their bases in the Canary Islands
Ryanair are in talks to reopen their bases in the Canary Islands

O’Leary said they have bought enough fuel to last them until March 2023 so don’t expect big price increases...

Will unvaccinated travel from the UK be lifted or extended tomorrow?
Will unvaccinated travel from the UK be lifted or extended tomorrow?

Even though the current regulation ends on April 30th, there hasn’t been any announcement yet from the Spanish Government...

29 school children were on coach that caught fire in San Miguel de Abona
29 school children were on coach that caught fire in San Miguel de Abona

An engine problem started the fire but no-one was hurt thanks to fast actions by the driver and the fire brigade...

Covid update: Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain at alert Level 2
Covid update: Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain at alert Level 2

The rest of the islands are at Level 1 as the ICU occupancy by Covid patients continues to drop…

Spain and Portugal’s electricity cost-cutting plan gets EU approval
Spain and Portugal’s electricity cost-cutting plan gets EU approval

They have reached an agreement with the EU to separate electricity from gas to bring the price down…

The IGN studies ‘unusual’ seismic activity in El Hierro
The IGN studies ‘unusual’ seismic activity in El Hierro

The agency says it is possibly "underwater landslides" but also says it does not know actual origin as yet...

Man stopped at Tenerife south airport with 21kg of food made with marijuana
Man stopped at Tenerife south airport with 21kg of food made with marijuana

His bag was searched when he got off a flight and they found an unusual amount of home-made biscuits and sweets...

Fuerteventura airport opens toilet facilities for pets in departures
Fuerteventura airport opens toilet facilities for pets in departures

The new service has an artificial grass area with disposable bags to clean up after them...

42 people arrested for illegal street races on public roads in the Canaries
42 people arrested for illegal street races on public roads in the Canaries

Another six people are being investigated and 40 vehicles have been seized by the police…

Police divers find 80 kilos of cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship in the Canary Islands
Police divers find 80 kilos of cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship in the Canary Islands

The boat stopped off in Gran Canaria on its journey from Paranagua in Brazil to Huelva in mainland Spain…

EU: UK tourists holding 10-year-old passports should NOT be turned away from flights
EU: UK tourists holding 10-year-old passports should NOT be turned away from flights

The EU Commission is updating this with member state countries...

The waters of El Hierro are to become the 5th National Park in the Canaries
The waters of El Hierro are to become the 5th National Park in the Canaries

It has a unique bio-diversity enriched by the underwater eruption of 2011...

The new European Solar Telescope is being constructed in La Palma
The new European Solar Telescope is being constructed in La Palma

It will be the biggest in Europe with a mirror of 4.2 metres in diameter and a height of 44 metres...

The HUC hospital in Tenerife has no Covid patients in ICU for first time in 2 years
The HUC hospital in Tenerife has no Covid patients in ICU for first time in 2 years

Despite this good news health professionals ask people to act responsibly to prevent a rebound…

Spain is the number 1 choice for British holidaymakers this summer
Spain is the number 1 choice for British holidaymakers this summer

Even with restrictions against unvaccinated UK travellers and competition from Greece and Turkey, Spain has the most pre-bookings…

27 people killed trying to get to the Canary Islands in a small boat
27 people killed trying to get to the Canary Islands in a small boat

The arrival of irregular immigrants from West Africa has increased this week...

Brits confused by passport rules for travelling to EU countries
Brits confused by passport rules for travelling to EU countries

The expiry date requirements are based on date of issue and date you are leaving the EU not entering it...

Fred Olsen categorically state that one of their fast ferries did not kill a whale
Fred Olsen categorically state that one of their fast ferries did not kill a whale

Passengers claim to have seen blood and part of the cetacean’s body, but the ferry company say there were no organic remains on the hull…