To book Tenerife?

We're going to Tenerife next week and we are in no danger of going the same way as JS unless we decide to go walking in the mountains alone, which is highly unlikely. Book it

It’s even odder that a 31 year old adult posts this sort of thread. Anyone would think you wanted to create a bit of a goady thread about a dead teenager 😏

Your family are bonkers 😂

I Thu k so many people don't watch/read actual real news and so don't understand so many of the things that are going on all over the place. Then when something happens that does filter down to them they are aghast.

Nothing wrong with tenerife but be prepared for rain in the north, that's why it's so green. If you want guaranteed sun I'd head to the south...Adeje for me

If you are not allowed to go anywhere that a young man has died as a result of reckless behaviour you will not be leaving your house.

We went to the North of the island - totally different vibe, it was lovely.

I would think twice about going to Tenerife, but that is just because they don't seem to want our money anymore. Although I do feel sorry for any Spanish locals - throughout any region of Spain -where they depend on holiday makers to help them earn their livings, and who therefore actually appreciate the tourists being there.

In the past I have lived in two English seaside towns (not at the same time!) and neither my husband's or my income depended on tourists. I am sure some of the towns people were not too keen on us being overrun by tourists for several months of the year, but none of our neighbours, friends or work colleagues ever mentioned being fed-up or annoyed by them - presumably because we knew of their worth to the lifeblood of our then town.

The only exasperating thing that I can think of that far too many of the tourists did - in both towns - even those with young children, was that whilst on holiday they seemed to lose almost all road sense! I, and many others, have seen them walk off pavements onto the road - without paying much, if any, attention to what they were doing - they would often then walk along the road, and I twice saw families have very close calls with double decker buses (admittedly I never saw anyone behave like that on the main roads, or on really traffic heavy roads).

Luckily most locals knew that in the summer months they had to be extra careful on the back roads and especially the roads closer to the beach and the guest houses. I used to be happy to see the grockles again at the start of summer - for several reasons - and glad again at the end of the summer, when they went home again!

I'm not sure I saw any fear mongering in the media regarding Tenerife being an unsafe holiday destination. What media are your family reading?

The Daily Fail did (of course they did).

They had photographs of people that went missing in Tenerife and other holiday spots, making out there is something dodgy.

They were pushing it, as a couple of people were from the 80s and 90s.

What do you thinks going to happen? You'll fall off a cliff?

No, not the media, just your family I think.

This can’t be real 🫠

I'm not sure I saw any fear mongering in the media regarding Tenerife being an unsafe holiday destination. What media are your family reading?

You aren't actually laughing at the death of a teenager are you?

We are off to Tenerife in December and looking forward to it. Jay Slater was an irresponsible teenager, who made some daft decisions. It was nothing to do with Tenerife, so they are indeed being ridiculous.

Are you a petty criminal? Do you have less sense than you were born with?

No? Then there's no problem.

This has to be a wind up or sarcasm..or just stupidity. 😂
No one can actually question going on holiday because of Jay Slater.

You are 31 why are you even giving this head space? Your family are being bloody ridiculous.

Unless you intend to go to a rave , go off with random blokes you've never met, then attempt to walk back though unforgiving terrain, I feel you will probably be perfectly fine

Ask your family to assist you by researching potential holiday destinations where nobody has ever died. That should keep them busy and out of your hair.

I’m just coming back from Puerto today & have had an amazing time. Enjoy!

Seriously! They need to get a grip, anything could happen at any time that you leave the house tbh.

I thought this would be because of the anti tourist protests. When we were looking at a holiday I woukdnt even look at Tenerife. If they are not wanting tourists then fine. I won't go and give them my money then

I think it's bizarre for your family to worry because of recent tragic accident that could have happened virtually anywhere.

It sounds like the whole family including the OP are being pretty bizarre.

Like a pp, I assumed that this was going to be about the tourism protests.

I think it's bizarre for your family to worry because of recent tragic accident that could have happened virtually anywhere.