12 h. ago TUI cancels flights to popular tourist spot leaving travellers facing Easter holiday chaos

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency in the Canary Island following torrential weather last weekend.

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15 h. ago Couple sat in airport 30 minutes before flight left gutted after checking their phone

Jon and Judi Saunders were left stranded after their Jet2holidays trip to Lanzarote was cancelled due to the flooding on the popular tourist spot.

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1 week ago Canary Islands issues Storm Nuria warning with amber alerts for hurricane winds

Forecasters have warned of 'hurricane-force winds' at a popular tourist spot in Tenerife

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1 week ago Easter travel chaos as popular holiday destinations to be hit by aviation strikes

Both walkouts have fallen on the same day, shoring up potential wide disruption to flights in Europe

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1 week ago Canary Islands issues Storm Nuria warning with amber alerts for 90km/h winds

Forecasters even warn of 'hurricane-force winds' at a popular tourist spot in Tenerife

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1 week ago British tourist, 81, dies while snorkelling in popular holiday spot

The 81-year-old was found ‘floating lifeless’ about 15ft from the coast of the popular tourist Gili Trawangan island

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2 w. ago Easter travel: Simon Calder breaks down where to expect holiday chaos

Many schools across the UK will break for the Easter holidays on Friday, 4 April, with most schools scheduled to remain closed until Easter Monday, 21 April.

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2 w. ago British tourist, 81, dies while snorkelling in popular Indonesian holiday spot

The 81-year-old was found ‘floating lifeless’ about 15ft from the coast of the popular tourist Gili Trawangan island

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2 w. ago Easter holiday travel chaos awaits with disruption expected on trains, flights and roads

Exclusive: The Independent predicts the worst traffic jams will be on the M5, M6, M25 and A303

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