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Thousands of Canary Islanders take to the streets to protest against mass tourism and call for freeze on holidaymakers after graffiti told Brits: 'Tourists go home'
20 Apr 2024 13:17 GMT
… the money from tourism?' and 'Tourist moratorium now.… in the archipelago, including Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, with … today from a park in Lanzarote's capital Arrecife. … association ASHOTEL, has claimed tourists were ringing establishments to …
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Thousands turn out in Spain’s Canary Islands in protest demanding major rethink of tourism model for the hugely popular holiday destination
20 Apr 2024 13:39 GMT
… historic protest against the tourist massification of the archipelago, … are around 54,000 tourist apartments registered in the … draft law covering the tourist use of properties. The … coasts of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
The protests against tourism are …
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Canary Islands beg Brits to keep visiting despite anti-tourist protests
20 Apr 2024 14:00 GMT
Lanzarote and Tenerife have issued an … protestors exhibit signs of 'tourist-phobia', reports Birmingham Live … are not living off tourism; it is tourism that is living off … ; further adding, "The Canaries tourist model has been a successful …
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Tenerife protest LIVE: Canary Islands hit back at British tourists as thousands march
20 Apr 2024 11:25 GMT
… prepare to protest against mass tourism. Demonstrators unfurled a banner saying … say the huge influx in tourist numbers is inflicting irreparable damage … islands in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Palma under the …
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Lanzarote and Tenerife send plea to UK tourists ahead of mass holiday cancellations
20 Apr 2024 08:44 GMT
The Canary Islands have pleaded with Britons to visit amid fears of mass holiday cancellations after anti-tourist protests. Regional tourism chief Jessica de León insists that tourists are still welcome on the Islands ahead of planned protests today. …
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Canary Islands warn UK tourists 'what we're asking for is very simple'
20 Apr 2024 08:44 GMT
Thousands have moved to Lanzarote and Tenerife's streets … Islands’ "unsustainable" tourism model this weekend. Locals want … very simple: given that tourism is the main economic activity … said. “We also want a tourist moratorium that will lead to …
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UK tourists in Gran Canaria warned island is being 'destroyed'
20 Apr 2024 08:44 GMT
… , has spoken out as Lanzarote and Tenerife protesters demonstrate over … . Last year, 16 million tourists visited the islands, compared with … popular belief, the current tourism model does not help the … we see an increase in tourism and infrastructure in the …
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UK tourists in Spain told 'go home' as crackdown on holiday spots threatened
20 Apr 2024 05:13 GMT
… natives of popular tourist destinations Tenerife and Lanzarote voice their growing … millions of Britons flock to Lanzarote, Tenerife, Ibiza, Menorca and … in accordance with the tourist model that's … in the amount of tourist accommodation has not been …
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POLL OF THE DAY: Are Canary Islands residents ungrateful for British tourists? - VOTE NOW
20 Apr 2024 04:58 GMT
… Lanzarote.
They're due to be joined by anti-mass tourism … .
"Nobody is against tourists, or even tourism. Every single resident is … protests.
Regional tourism chief Jessica de León insists that tourists are still …
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'I moved to the UK from Gran Canaria and can't bear to see tourism destroying my home'
19 Apr 2024 20:29 GMT
… disaster, with the current tourism model having made " … - including in Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.
A … challenging the islands' tourism model and communicating what is … quot;Last year, 16 million tourists visited the islands, compared with …