Record numbers of tourists heading for Tenerife, the headlines have been screaming in the build up to the annual Easter holidays.

Yet already the bar, cafe and restaurant owners on the island of eternal spring are asking: 'Where are all these tourists? We can't see them!'

The problem is that so many of the island's hotels are signing up to the latest tourist fad – namely, the all-inclusive holiday.

Going 'all-in' means that you take all your meals and all your drinks within the confines of the hotel and its grounds.

Personally, I can think of nothing worse than spending an entire holiday cooped up within the confines of one establishment. But it seems that many 21st century tourists see it as the perfect holiday.

And it's leaving many small business owners on the island ringing their hands in disbelief. Not a few of them are worried.

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Tenerife has a new luxury five-star hotel following a £4.7-million revamp of the Grand Hotel Anthelia in Costa Adeje.

Spanish group Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has upgraded its flagship Spanish hotel, creating the company’s first five-star property in Spain.

When it re-opens next month, the Anthelia will launch a new butler service for guests staying in the suites, offering them a dedicated butler.

The refurbished hotel will also feature a water spa with thermal activity pool including jacuzzis, fountains and underwater shoots.

Located directly on the seafront, between the two main beaches of Playa del Duque and Playa de Fañabe, only the seafront promenade separates the hotel from the beach, which is around 50 metres away.

Iberostar has 36 four-star Spanish hotels including four in Tenerife.

The group has 98 hotels currently in operation worldwide and will celebrate the opening of its 100th hotel in May with the ...