Travel/Tourism news & information for Canary Islands

THREE British tourists have been arrested in Gran Canaria for constantly insulting a gay couple on their flight from East Midlands airport.

TENERIFE South airport needs a new terminal this year if it is going to be able to cope with any increase in holidaymaker numbers, the Canary Island regional government says.

A RISE of 2% in British tourists visiting the Canary Islands despite airline connections dropping by 9.3% for low season has spurred authorities on to try to maintain or improve on this success – and part of its...

TENERIFE South airport was shut for five hours on Tuesday night after a landing wheel on an incoming flight burst on the runway.

A FERRY carrying 140 passengers from Gran Canaria to Tenerife crashed into the pier in Las Palmas port last night (Friday) due to a 'technical fault'.

TEIDE National Park's cable car was back in use again this weekend for the first time since over 200 tourists became trapped due to a mechanical fault.

AT LEAST 75 tourists have been stuck overnight in Tenerife's Teide National Park after the cable car broke down, waiting for daylight so they can be rescued.

Last year, Spain hit a record number of 75 million visitors, with the Canary Islands being the third most popular region (+13.2% compared to 2015).

Ryanair will stop operating flights to and from Fuerteventura from January 31st next year, affecting five thousand passengers who have already booked flights.

The latest total available for the number of illegal immigrants missing after their boat went down on yesterday evening 30 miles from Fuerteventura, is 5 missing presumed dead. 31 survived, 29 of whom were taken to...

The Minister for Development, Francisco Alvarez Cascos, explained today that the Spanish Airport and Aerial Navegation Department (AENA) are quite willing to "continue supplying any technical information"...