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SPAIN: ‘We will be ready to welcome back tourists en masse from June’
SPAIN: ‘We will be ready to welcome back tourists en masse from June’

This has been announced by Spain’s Secretary of State for Tourism at a travel and tourism conference...

Heavy rain expected in parts of Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera today
Heavy rain expected in parts of Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera today

In the north and east of these three islands, the intensity of up to 15 litres per square meter in an hour is forecast...

NHS app to be used as Covid passport for international travel from the UK
NHS app to be used as Covid passport for international travel from the UK

The UK transport secretary says he will soon set out details of which countries have made it on to a "green list"...

European Parliament wants free Covid tests to help travel in the EU
European Parliament wants free Covid tests to help travel in the EU

The European Parliament says that paying for tests is discriminatory when vaccines are free to citizens...

Canaries Government wants facility for extra measures when state of alarm ends
Canaries Government wants facility for extra measures when state of alarm ends

The Government wants the ability to impose a curfew and protocols for inter island travel after the state of alarm…

Ministry of Tourism doubt the Islands will be on the UK green list for travel
Ministry of Tourism doubt the Islands will be on the UK green list for travel

The Minister of Tourism for the Canary Islands says people need to be realistic as to why...

Turkey announces full lockdown until May 17th to halt Covid surge
Turkey announces full lockdown until May 17th to halt Covid surge

Turkeys stats for new cases and deaths are the 4th highest in the world...

17 found dead on Cayuco drifting southwest of El Hierro
17 found dead on Cayuco drifting southwest of El Hierro

Only three people have survived the ordeal and have been taken to Tenerife for treatment by helicopter...

Airlines request that vaccinated tourists can enter Spain without Covid tests
Airlines request that vaccinated tourists can enter Spain without Covid tests

Greece is opening its borders from May 14th and will exempt travellers from PCRs test if they are already vaccinated…

WEATHER: Rain forecast later today as Storm Lola crosses the islands
WEATHER: Rain forecast later today as Storm Lola crosses the islands

Here is the weather forecast for today for all of the Canary Islands...

Tenerife and Gran Canaria continue in Level 3 with hospitality extended to 11pm
Tenerife and Gran Canaria continue in Level 3 with hospitality extended to 11pm

The major change is that the hospitality sector in Level 3 can stay open to the public until 11.00pm

The UK will include the Canary Islands in its ‘green list’ for travel
The UK will include the Canary Islands in its ‘green list’ for travel

The world is still waiting for the UK’s official announcement of when international travel will be allowed…

Government will decide today if travel is allowed between islands in Level 3
Government will decide today if travel is allowed between islands in Level 3

The Governing Council will review the alert levels and the list of restrictions in today’s meeting...

Spain is talking to the UK to allow vaccinated Brits into the country within weeks
Spain is talking to the UK to allow vaccinated Brits into the country within weeks

UK ministers are rushing through plans to launch Covid passports next month to help restart the travel industry...

WEATHER: A cloudy morning and sunny afternoon this Thursday
WEATHER: A cloudy morning and sunny afternoon this Thursday

Here is today’s weather forecast for all the Canary Islands...

WEATHER: Another sunny day in the south of the islands
WEATHER: Another sunny day in the south of the islands

Here is today’s weather forecast for all the Canary Islands...

International milestone: Canarian students discover two new stars
International milestone: Canarian students discover two new stars

With these two discoveries, there are now seven contributions made from centres in the Canary Islands in recent years…

A hot sunny day in most of the Canary Islands with some scattered clouds
A hot sunny day in most of the Canary Islands with some scattered clouds

Here is Tuesday’s weather forecast for all the Canary Islands...

No tests or quarantine for travellers visiting Spain with vaccine ‘passports’
No tests or quarantine for travellers visiting Spain with vaccine ‘passports’

More details explained here, including how this could be incorporated for travellers from the UK…

Germany keeps the Canary Islands on their travel black list
Germany keeps the Canary Islands on their travel black list

The islands remain a high-risk destination according to the German Government due to the rates of contagion…