Tenerife is a particularly popular destination for UK holidaymakers, with 922,343 British tourists visiting in the first six months of 2023
Business continues as usual in accommodation establishments, beaches and other tourist sites located in areas near the coast and in the midlands, the office said.
A resident of the town of Aguamansa drinks water, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife But access to the Teide National Park, the most important tourist attraction in Tenerife after the beaches, will be closed to the public from Thursday 5pm, said the Canary regional government.
All tourist facilities around the Teide volcano area, including accommodation, will be evacuated, alongside the Astrophysics Institute of the Canary Islands’ personnel. Further evacuations were expected on Thursday evening in several neighbourhoods. The wildfire is particularly virulent on its north side.
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