Tenerife is a laid-back destination at its best, but if you want the maximum holiday with the least amount of fuss, all-inclusive is the way to go. The island has an abundance of hotels and resorts where everything is paid for in advance, meaning you can focus on pampering yourself 24/7 instead of minding the … Read more
You may have heard. Today England and Spain will play the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament. So what better reason to compare the two countries, not just on football, but also on their wanderlust: from history to food, coastline, music and wine? The result, revealed below, is most certainly definitive and entirely, factually, … Read more
Jay Slater’s family has responded to a TikTokker calling off the search for the missing teen, saying: “We don’t need walkers, we need experts.” Callum Fahim, who went to Tenerife After contacting the 19-year-old’s mother online, he told Sky News he had backed down after two weeks of searching and death threats. He said he … Read more
The father of missing British teenager Jay Slater said “I just want the boy back” as he visited the remote spot in Tenerife where his son went missing on Monday. Warren Slater spoke just a single sentence for the first time since the 19-year-old disappearance as the search for Jay entered its sixth day. He … Read more
According to recent statistics, roughly two-thirds of tourists on the island spend time on one of the more than 100 beaches that line Tenerife’s 342 kilometers of coastline. Like the island itself, these sand and pebble areas possess a multitude of different personalities – from big and brash to shy and withdrawn and from naturally … Read more
Five stars don’t have to imply imposing facades and legions of stiff-collared staff. When it comes to luxury hotels in Tenerife, both the finesse of shiny shoes and barefoot seclusion fall in the country’s lap. You can relax in the subtropical gardens in the hills of the lush north, be pampered by the award-winning wellness … Read more
Expats who swapped Britain for the Canary Islands have revealed what it’s really like to live in Spain’s hotspots. Thousands of locals are protesting in the Canary Islands against what they say is overtourism. They claim they are being priced out of life because ‘unsustainable’ tourism drives up the cost of living and damages the … Read more
Tenerife has raised the bar in the culinary field – Reinhard Schmid/4Corners Images As a resident of the Canary Islands, I can proudly say that times are changing on the island of eternal spring. What was once a holiday destination with all-English vending machines and cheap chips is growing into a place for more refined … Read more
Ben Ross enjoying a walk on La Gomera – Ben Ross It is a cliché that Tenerife is all about mass tourism, with all the cultural complications that entails. Certainly the high-rise resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas on the south coast attract us by the planeload (2.3 million British tourists arrived … Read more