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TUI is ‘very optimistic’ about the recovery of tourism in the Canary Islands
TUI is ‘very optimistic’ about the recovery of tourism in the Canary Islands

The tour operator says that figures for reservations to all of Spain are currently "very promising"…

Inflation will cost Canary Island families an extra 2,300 euros this year
Inflation will cost Canary Island families an extra 2,300 euros this year

Housing, food, and transport account for 65% of household spending and have the biggest price increases so far this year…

Drug mule arrested at Canaries airport carrying more than a kilo of cocaine
Drug mule arrested at Canaries airport carrying more than a kilo of cocaine

Police stopped the man at passport control and scans showed 100 wraps of drugs inside his body…

Final details of the inaugural flight from New York to Tenerife are confirmed
Final details of the inaugural flight from New York to Tenerife are confirmed

United Airlines will operate the Tenerife-New York flight three times a week...

Three more shops are investigated for the sale of fake designer products
Three more shops are investigated for the sale of fake designer products

The clamp down on counterfeit goods continues with 1,100 items worth 226,000 euros confiscated from the shops...

National Geographic include a Canarian beach in the 20 most beautiful in the world
National Geographic include a Canarian beach in the 20 most beautiful in the world

This beach is one of the most seductive areas with the greatest ecological value in the Canary Islands...

Motorcyclist badly injured after colliding with a car in Fañabe
Motorcyclist badly injured after colliding with a car in Fañabe

A 53-year-old woman has been taken to Hospital Del Sur with a bad leg injury…

Ministry of Health: Not enough people are wearing masks as we approach Easter
Ministry of Health: Not enough people are wearing masks as we approach Easter

The government is concerned that many people seem to think the pandemic is over, but that is not the case…

The price to rent a property increased by 5.8% in March in the Canary Islands
The price to rent a property increased by 5.8% in March in the Canary Islands

The average price is now 9.96 euros per square metre per month. Las Palmas is the most expensive place to rent…

Video of man jumping onto bonnet of moving car in Los Cristianos goes viral
Video of man jumping onto bonnet of moving car in Los Cristianos goes viral

The man was slapping the bonnet before he got on it and refused to get off, allegedly he did the same to others…

Second-hand car sales fell by 7.1% in the Canary Islands in March
Second-hand car sales fell by 7.1% in the Canary Islands in March

In total there has been a drop of 2.1% in the first quarter of the year…

AEMET activates yellow weather warning in Tenerife
AEMET activates yellow weather warning in Tenerife

They are warning of adverse sea conditions, strong winds at sea, and big waves in the western islands...

No, you still can’t enter Spain from third countries including the UK if unvaccinated
No, you still can’t enter Spain from third countries including the UK if unvaccinated

The BOE has updated the wording to make this clearer for people...

Confusion over new traffic laws, can you be fined for holding mobile phone?
Confusion over new traffic laws, can you be fined for holding mobile phone?

Can you be also fined for using your phone when it is in a mobile holder? Tourists can also be fined...

Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Teide National Park
Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Teide National Park

He was airlifted to the parador restaurant area where health personnel were waiting to treat him...

A car rolls off a cliff into the sea at El Tostón
A car rolls off a cliff into the sea at El Tostón

The driver left the handbrake off and the car went straight over the edge plunging 25 metres to the rocks below...

A dry and sunny Sunday is forecast in the Canary Islands
A dry and sunny Sunday is forecast in the Canary Islands

No rain, light winds, sun and high temperatures... a perfect beach day!

Covid update: 8 deaths in the last three days including a 36-year-old
Covid update: 8 deaths in the last three days including a 36-year-old

There are currently 283 people admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the Canary Islands...

Police warn of the ‘2 euro method’ of pick pocketing after arresting three people
Police warn of the ‘2 euro method’ of pick pocketing after arresting three people

The detainees were surprised by the agents when they were caught dividing the money they had just stolen...

Adeje’s world famous El Pasión play returns in new format after two year hiatus
Adeje’s world famous El Pasión play returns in new format after two year hiatus

Tickets are free but should be booked in advance to guarantee entry to the Plaza España on the day...