Canary Islands open to tourists even with virus surging in Spain

MADRID: Jorge Marichal, a Spanish hotelier, is breathing a sigh of relief after the UK and Germany opened up travel corridors to the Canary Islands, throwing a lifeline to a sun-soaked archipelago heavily reliant on winter tourism.

“The news is very positive, but we have to take things calmly, ” said Marichal, who runs hotels and apartment complexes on the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera. “We hope all our customers will return and leave happy and healthy with a good sun tan.”