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Airlines accused of blocking Canary Islands Resident Discounts during peak travel periods
Airlines accused of blocking Canary Islands Resident Discounts during peak travel periods

Passengers have reported that when they tried to apply the discount while booking flights, previously visible options vanished…

Canary Islands to request EU permission to limit property purchases to non-residents
Canary Islands to request EU permission to limit property purchases to non-residents

The request will be presented this week by the Canaries president during a high-level conference between the EU's outermost regions…

Rising sickness absence in the Canary Islands: A growing concern for employers
Rising sickness absence in the Canary Islands: A growing concern for employers

There were 437,000 sickness related absenteeism’s last year in the islands…

Two arrested for €25,000 theft at hotel occupied by squatters in Callao Salvaje
Two arrested for €25,000 theft at hotel occupied by squatters in Callao Salvaje

They were caught stealing tables, chairs, sun loungers, and industrial kitchen appliances, including refrigerators and ovens from the hotel…

13 arrested in Tenerife for using fake documents to get on flights to the UK and Ireland
13 arrested in Tenerife for using fake documents to get on flights to the UK and Ireland

They were all stopped at Tenerife South Airport trying to get to the UK before the new ETA system comes into effect on 2nd April...

Adeje prepares for a Holy Week marked by the Jubilee of Hope
Adeje prepares for a Holy Week marked by the Jubilee of Hope

Easter, known as ‘Semana Santa’ in Spain, is the biggest cultural celebration of the year…

10 years in prison for man caught smuggling cocaine on tourist boat in south Tenerife
10 years in prison for man caught smuggling cocaine on tourist boat in south Tenerife

He used a whales and dolphins excursion boat from Puerto Colon to transport the drugs…

Residents of Masca raise alarm over safety and overcrowding amid surge in tourism
Residents of Masca raise alarm over safety and overcrowding amid surge in tourism

Residents are saying: “Everything is being designed with tourists in mind, but when will someone think about us?”

House fire in Tenerife leaves two people in critical condition
House fire in Tenerife leaves two people in critical condition

Four people were treated for smoke inhalation, burns, and other injuries…