Canary Islands see thousands protest against too much tourism

Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, angry at the impact mass tourism is having on the Spanish archipelago.

Residents say they are fed up with soaring costs and the sheer volume of people flooding the islands which they say is unsustainable and putting enormous pressure on resources.

Environmental groups are also sounding the alarm.
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[DavidRyan-lifg]

I Completely Support Them. I Will Help Them Out By Going On Holiday Elsewhere. Not a Problem Adios.

[karlbarker]

This has really got me …. 7 small volcanic rocks off the coast of Africa and they’ve had enough 😂😂😂. Wtf

[CBTCFT]

Some villages in England no longer have any actual residents, just air BnBs. I think there's too much tourism now.

[mattie_matt_]

Leave them too fail. Many other places to visit.

[kingkev]

I won’t ever go back to somewhere I’m not welcome

[harveywetdog]

I misread this and thought it said Canary Wharf 🤭

[unbabunga]

If this was England, channel 4 would be calling them bigots and racists

[BrickAcurra]

“Tourists go home, Migrants welcome” - Deluded 😂

[nitosalt]

There is no problem with tourists. There is a problem with their representatives who don’t control the islands in the residents’ favour, don’t make and enforce laws to protect the residents and nature but let huge corporations build and build and build for ever growing profits. At least that’s how I see it.

[rachaelb]

The same thing is happening in the Caribbean. All inclusive resorts are ruining the tourism industry and they no longer benefit locals because most the profits leave the country so poverty rises which leads to crime.

[misterfunnybones]

It's like every ski resort. Wealthy people buy up all the real estate & leave the population that support the resort stranded with unaffordable housing prices & excessive rent.

[wheater]

At least tourists bring money and then go home again. Our “tourists” arrive with no money, expect us to supply them with everything and then want to stay.

[neilsmith]

You cannot grow forever. We have the same problem in the uk. Too many people on a small finite island and a few gaining at the expense of the vast majority.

[casslane]

the greed in tourism is insane iv seen it myself and its worse than the money doesnt flow through the local economy but into the hands of a few elite

[izzywizzy]

This is what is happening to many ‘tourist hotspots’, having a detrimental impact on local communities all over the world

[caramelbilquees]

Tourism is not benefitting the residents just corporations that build huge hotels all inclusive and profit. Whilst residents are not profitting but experiencing all the negatives Noise pollution, Trash, Over Crowding, Crime etc

[kevinhayes]

The housing problem seems to be affecting all over Europe banks and billionaires using property as investments time this stopped tax them out of owning several properties tax them out these are people's homes not investments time this greedy madness stoped once and for all 🤬

[MarkkkyPants]

As someone that lives in a UK tourist hotspot I can totally understand their anger. Out of season, there is no work. There are no careers, only dead end jobs. It drives up property prices beyond what locals on a seasonal income can afford and that's without adding airbnb and similar services into the mix. Relying solely on tourism does not work for entire regions.

[kllyUK]

How very bizarre. Fair enough, I hear the Greek islands are very nice 👍

[shakilnasir]

No tourists
No trade, no hotel booking, no money.