Tenerife
The Canary Islands, Spain’s most southerly possession, sit approximately 100 miles west of the coast of Africa, in line with the southern portion of Morocco. There are seven main islands — the larger Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote and the smaller La Palma, El Hierro, and La Gomera, the last so relatively remote that it has its own whistling language. Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote are very popular vacation destinations for northern Europeans; as a result, there are many Canary Island venues catering to this market.
All the islands have airports as they sit a relative distance from each other. The four most important, with service from all over Europe, are Reina Sofia Tenerife South Airport (TFS) and Tenerife North Airport (TFN) on Tenerife; Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), also known as Las Palmas Airport, on Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote Airport (ACE) on Lanzarote.
The largest of convention venues for the Canary Islands is Tenerife’s Magma Arte y Congresos, which has 60,000 square feet of indoor space, 45,000 square feet of outdoor space, 19 meeting rooms, the Main Hall for 2,000 persons, and the overall ability to host up t…