UK tourists may not be able to holiday in the Canary Islands until October, Spanish officials have said. Regional government chiefs said today that they hope to re-open hotels in popular spots, including Tenerife, to Spanish visitors in July and August.
However, they are unlikely to receive foreign holidaymakers until the autumn. Speaking to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Canary Islands president Angel Victor Torres said the road back to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic would have to be gradual. "That way, in October, November or December, which are good months in the Canary Islands, we can begin to receive tourists from other countries," he explained.