Press & Media: Canary Islands News in English
Canary Islands news in English, told from the inside, and the international press that has covered Club Canary. Stories, interviews and local insight from a team that actually lives here.
Since 2019, Club Canary has grown from a Costa Adeje office into a curated experience company covering all six Canary Islands. Along the way, international and local media have covered our work. Today we also run our own media team, creating Canary Islands news and stories in English. Every feature below is real and linked to the original source.
Visiting Europe's Biggest Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The Forbes guide to experiencing the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, one of the largest carnivals in the world, features Club Canary among the trusted local names for navigating the island during carnival season.
Read on Forbes →Tenerife: The Ultimate Adventure Isle
Men's Journal explores why Tenerife has become a top destination for adventure travel, and points readers to Club Canary's guides for discovering the wilder side of the island.
Read on Men's Journal →Recognised by the World Luxury Travel Awards
Club Canary is listed by the World Luxury Travel Awards, the global recognition program for excellence in luxury travel experiences.
View listing →The Canary Islands: Europe's Year-Round Luxury Hotspot
Luxury Travel Magazine looks at the rise of high-end travel in the Canary Islands and recommends Club Canary for private boat hire and curated island experiences.
Read the article →Private Jet Travel in the Canary Islands
Spain's leading radio network reported on the rise of private jet travel in the Canary Islands, with Club Canary contributing the local perspective on luxury travel demand.
Read on Cadena SER →Roy Schijvens: Connecting the Islands Through Better Experiences
Canary Islands business press interviewed founder Roy Schijvens about the Club Canary mission: connecting the islands through more efficient, personalised experiences for visitors.
Read the interview →Tenerife Excursions by Yacht with Club Canary
One of Tenerife's most renowned luxury resorts features Club Canary's private yacht excursions as a recommended experience for its guests.
Read on Abama →More places our work has appeared
Our Canary Islands travel guides are also cited by hotels, tour operators and travel blogs across Europe, from Swedish tipping guides to UK weather coverage referencing our Calima explainer.
There is a strange gap in the Canary Islands. Millions of English-speaking visitors and residents love these islands, but there is almost no English media in the Canary Islands covering what actually happens here. The surprising events, the openings, the strange fish that washes up and makes world news, the artist who suddenly shows up in Tenerife. People who want Canary Islands news in English end up following random excursion pages just to stay updated. We are building the channel they deserve.
Let's be clear about what we are: we are not a newspaper. We are local media with a point of view. We live here, we work with operators on all six islands, and we see the tourism industry from the inside every single day. Our content carries the Club Canary perspective: honest, a bit playful, and always made to genuinely help the person watching or reading. We would rather make you smile and tell you the truth than sound like a press agency.
What we are building
Canary Island Stories, our video series
In production. A series about the extraordinary side of the islands: special events, surprise visits, rare nature moments, the Canary Islands stories everyone here talks about but nobody covers in English.
The Club Canary Podcast
A Canary Islands podcast with honest, funny conversations with the people who run the islands' experiences. Jet ski crews, stargazing guides, skippers, photographers, talking about what their daily life is really like. Professional, but loose. Coming soon.
Guides & articles
What we have always done: in-depth travel guides on everything from Calima weather to natural pools. Content already cited by hotels, tour operators and news outlets across Europe.
One thing we don't do: beg for bookings. This is not a sales channel with a camera. The goal is simple. Keep people in love with the Canary Islands, tell the stories worth telling, and let the work speak.

Sarah Murphy
In-House Journalist & Content Creator
Sarah Murphy is Club Canary's in-house journalist and a Canary Islands travel journalist working in English. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism from Dublin City University and focuses on honest, informative, experience-driven travel content across the islands.
Her job is to show people what each place and experience is really like, through storytelling, interviews, on-location reporting and practical advice. Trained journalist, Club Canary point of view, zero influencer fluff.
Story leads and invitations: social@clubcanary.com
If something extraordinary is happening in the Canary Islands, we want to cover it. A new restaurant with a real story. A trampoline park, water park or new attraction opening its doors. A festival, a sports event, an artist visit, a hotel launch, a cultural moment worth showing the world. If you are looking for media coverage for your event or opening in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma or La Gomera, this is the team to invite. We attend, film, photograph, interview, and publish, in our style: honest, entertaining, and made to make people fall in love with these islands.
What you get is coverage by local media in English with a real audience of Canary Islands lovers, an established website read across Europe, and content that keeps working long after the event. Our guides and stories get referenced by international press, hotels and travel platforms.
Good reasons to write to us
- You are opening a restaurant, attraction, park or venue worth talking about
- You are organising an event, festival or special moment on any of the six islands
- You have a story, a character or a place that deserves an article or an episode
- You have a news lead, something unusual happening that the world should see
Send a short message with what's happening, where, and when to social@clubcanary.com. If it fits, we come. If it doesn't, we tell you honestly. That's kind of our thing.
Invite our media team →
Want to understand Canary Islands tourism from someone who actually lives it? Founder & CEO Roy Schijvens is available for interviews, panels, podcasts and commentary, in multiple languages.
Roy is known for being direct. No PR filter, no hidden agenda, no rehearsed answers. He will tell you what's working in the islands' tourism industry, what's broken, and what nobody else wants to say on record, backed by daily, first-hand visibility into how travelers actually book and behave.
For interview requests, write to social@clubcanary.com.
Writing about Canary Islands tourism, luxury travel, or the experience economy? We are happy to help with local insight, data, imagery, or an interview.
Company facts
Founded: 16 August 2019, Costa Adeje, Tenerife
Legal entity: Schijvens Group S.L. · CIF B10702603
Coverage: curated experiences across all six Canary Islands
Team: multilingual, 10+ languages spoken
Reviews: 4.8 average across 1,400+ verified service reviews
Head office: Centro Comercial Plaza del Duque, Local B-35, lower shopping floor, Costa Adeje
Media enquiries
For interviews, press materials, story leads, or high-resolution imagery:
Email our media team → Contact page →Can I invite Club Canary to cover my opening or event in the Canary Islands?
Yes. If something worth telling is happening on any of the six islands, write to social@clubcanary.com with what, where and when. A new restaurant, attraction, festival, sports event, hotel launch or a good story. If it fits, our media team comes, films, photographs and publishes in English. If it does not fit, we tell you honestly. We do not charge for coverage and we do not sell advertorials.
Does Club Canary publish Canary Islands news in English?
Yes. Club Canary runs its own media team with an in-house journalist. We publish stories, guides and interviews about the Canary Islands in English, from an inside point of view: we live here and work with operators on all six islands every day. We are local media with a perspective, not a newspaper. A video series and a podcast are in production.
Can I interview Roy Schijvens or someone from Club Canary?
Yes. Founder and CEO Roy Schijvens is available for interviews, panels, podcasts and commentary on Canary Islands tourism, luxury travel, booking behaviour and the local excursion industry, in several languages. Press requests get a reply within 24 hours. Write to social@clubcanary.com with the topic, the outlet and your deadline.
Where has Club Canary been featured in the press?
Club Canary and its founder have been featured by Forbes, Men's Journal, Luxury Travel Magazine, Cadena SER and Tribuna de Canarias, listed by the World Luxury Travel Awards, and cited by hotels, tour operators and travel blogs across Europe. Every feature on this page links to the original source.
Does Club Canary pay for media coverage or work with paid placements?
No. We do not buy coverage and we do not sell it. We do not pay influencers and we decline advertorial offers from magazines and in-flight publications. Our coverage comes from the work itself. Journalists and creators who want to work with us can read how on our partnerships page.