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The new Minister of Tourism for Spain is Hector Gomez from Tenerife
The new Minister of Tourism for Spain is Hector Gomez from Tenerife

He was born in Santa Cruz and brought up in Guia de Isora in the south of the island...

WEATHER: A ‘mini summer heatwave’ will hit the Canary Islands before Easter
WEATHER: A ‘mini summer heatwave’ will hit the Canary Islands before Easter

AEMET are forecasting more heat and haze this week in the islands with temperatures over 30 degrees...

Motorcyclist injured in a collision with a car in a tunnel
Motorcyclist injured in a collision with a car in a tunnel

The accident occurred in the Los Agujeros tunnel on the TF-42 in Tenerife...

Private holiday homes register their highest occupancy rates in history in the Canaries
Private holiday homes register their highest occupancy rates in history in the Canaries

They now represent 30% of the total beds available on the islands and have become the favourite option of many visitors...

British woman is found dead at home allegedly murdered by her husband
British woman is found dead at home allegedly murdered by her husband

Police believe he stabbed her to death and got injured during the attack as he is now in hospital with a stab wound to his stomach...

How to avoid paying for a suitcase on Ryanair
How to avoid paying for a suitcase on Ryanair

A passenger has posted a trick on Twitter to avoid luggage charges and the airline responded to the tweet...

How do I change my UK driving licence for a Spanish one?
How do I change my UK driving licence for a Spanish one?

Motorworld are on hand to guide you through the process and have answered all your questions about doing so...

Injured hiker rescued after spending two days at the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife
Injured hiker rescued after spending two days at the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife

He was in an inaccessible spot in La Hoya de la Mesita with no phone signal so couldn’t call for help...

Two pickpockets arrested for robbing tourists in south of Tenerife
Two pickpockets arrested for robbing tourists in south of Tenerife

One of them already had an arrest warrant against him for similar acts...

Holiday bookings in Tenerife soar for Easter
Holiday bookings in Tenerife soar for Easter

They are currently at 79% occupancy, just three points less than the estimated average for Easter 2019...

Spring forward, fall back. Do the clocks change in the Canary Islands?
Spring forward, fall back. Do the clocks change in the Canary Islands?

It’s already confusing that Spain is one hour ahead of the UK but the Canary Islands isn’t, so what happens now...

F-18 assists an Airbus with landing gear problems over the Canary Islands
F-18 assists an Airbus with landing gear problems over the Canary Islands

The fighter jet was scrambled to visually check the underneath of the commercial passenger plane in mid air...

Man in serious condition after drowning in a hotel pool in Costa Adeje
Man in serious condition after drowning in a hotel pool in Costa Adeje

The incident took place around 2:51pm on Thursday and paramedics managed to revive him...

TRAVEL: The lesser-known more authentic experiences in Tenerife
TRAVEL: The lesser-known more authentic experiences in Tenerife

Tenerife is not all sun, sand, and sea, here are eight experiences that prove the island is more than first meets the eye…

How to screen record on your Mac for business purposes
How to screen record on your Mac for business purposes

Screen recording makes it easier for IT and HR managers to offer assistance or training saving time and money...

Eight arrested and 1,400 counterfeit items seized at a Los Cristianos market
Eight arrested and 1,400 counterfeit items seized at a Los Cristianos market

The articles were being sold at a market near the seafront, and would have a value of over 700,000 euros if genuine...

New study warns of the existence of a ‘hot heart’ of magma under Mt Teide
New study warns of the existence of a ‘hot heart’ of magma under Mt Teide

Researchers say that tomography clearly shows the presence of small magmatic reservoirs at depths of less than five kilometres...

Airline fined 30,000 euros for demanding that stewardesses wear makeup and high heels
Airline fined 30,000 euros for demanding that stewardesses wear makeup and high heels

Vueling forced female flight attendants to wear 3-inch heels, foundation that matched their skin tone, black eyeliner, and mascara...

Foreign investment tripled in the Canary Islands in 2022
Foreign investment tripled in the Canary Islands in 2022

It amounted to 268.9 million euros last year, three times more than in 2021 when it was 87.4 million…

Travel agents insist Brits are undeterred by Lanzarote tourism row
Travel agents insist Brits are undeterred by Lanzarote tourism row

They say that Corujo’s remarks have not affected holiday bookings from the UK and that no-one booking has mentioned it…