Canary Islands

Paradisus is opening a luxury hotel in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Fuerteventura, Spain, this summer. Located on Sotavento Beach, Paradisus Fuerteventura is the island’s first luxury all-inclusive property and marks Paradisus by Meliá’s third hotel in the Canary Islands, which the brand calls “a haven for reconnection and exclusivity.”

More than three years after a major earthquake forced La Palma’s old Sol La Palma hotel to be evacuated, the Canary Islands property has been reborn as the Meliá La Palma.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has introduced a new 4-night sampler voyage from Lisbon to the Canary Islands aboard Evrima, departing on 4 November 2022.

Seabourn has brought forward the anticipated return of Seabourn Encore by two months, from mid-April 2022 to 19 February 2022. Seabourn Encore will operate a series of new 10- and 11-day itineraries to the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean roundtrip from Lisbon, Portugal over the northern winter and spring. The ship will be the third vessel in Seabourn’s fleet to return to service.

Azamara has opened bookings for its new winter 2021/22 itineraries, encompassing the Caribbean and Canary Islands. Voyages will operate between 30 November through to early June next year.

Add one more travel segment that Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) is now affording its star rating: river cruises.