Thousands of antiturism protesters have taken to the streets of the Canary Islands.
Dozens of locals fed up the demonstrations throughout the archipelago from 11 am, even in Tenerife, where thousands of British are currently on vacation.
Dozens of armed officers of the National Police were seen in Patrol, while the «terrified» tourists stayed inside their hotels.
A tourist who visited from Ireland said he was too scared to leave his Airbnb.
Alberto Babo, 32, told Mailonline: ‘I didn’t go out today due to protests, I’m caught in my Airbnb to avoid crowds.
‘I hope they are not violent or anything but to be safe, I am here. All I can hear is noise.
Protesters were heard by blowing through huge shells to make a loud horn noise, while hitting the battery.
The slogans that are sung included: «The money of tourism, where is it?», That is, «the money of tourism, where is it?»
Activists are asking for a limit on the number of tourists, to avoid overcrowding and exhaustion of resources
The Canary Islands have a population of 2.2 million people, but welcomes around 18 million tourists each year
Thousands of antiturism protesters have taken to the streets of the Canary Islands
Dozens of fingers fed up in the demonstrations throughout the archipelago from 11 am, even in Tenerife, where thousands of British are currently on vacation
Dozens of armed officers of the National Police were seen in Patrol, while the «terrified» tourists stayed inside their hotels
Among its other demands is the prohibition of any new hotels or complexes of tourist apartments, and the immediate demolition of projects has already declared illegal
A poster said: «Stop excessive tourism … This is our home.»
Another said: ‘My misery is your paradise’
A Banner declared that the Canary Islands is no longer a paradise «thanks to tourism.
Another said ‘tourists swim in s ** T’, referring to the large amount of wastewater water that is thrown into the sea; Most, according to activists, come from hotels and tourist accommodations.
Other banners in Spanish said: «Don’t sell your houses to Guiris!»
Guiri is a word of Spanish jargon for British and other tourists.
Among the protesters is Paula McKnight Morales, 39, whose father is from the United States but grew on the islands.
The swimming instructor told Mailonline: ‘Spain has become the back party for Europe, and Tenerife has more tourists per year than Brazil, we have no space.
Protesters were heard by blowing through huge shells to make a loud horn noise, while hitting the battery
Since then, the Minister of Tourism for Tenerife, Lope Alfonso, has announced that he will communicate with the activists to «discuss the future of the islands»
Protesters want a «significant» tourist Ecax that will be used to pay the conservation and maintenance of natural spaces
One of the greatest complaints is the increase in Airbnb -style properties, which has been blamed for increasing house costs and the increasingly smaller supply of houses to rent or buy
Another housing problem is the large number of properties that foreign buyers collect, what premises say it is behind the prices of the shooting.
Protesters beat the battery during protests
Thousands of people protested against the tourism model and mass tourism
‘We are not against individual tourists, only those who do not respect the rules, who throw garbage and contaminate and commit crimes.
‘We have bathrooms that are closed on our beaches because they are contaminated by wastewater.
‘Since our historical protest last year, the government has done nothing, in reality the number of tourists have increased and we do not have enough space.
‘Traffic is so bad when they are here; A 15 -minute trip has been.
«The number of Airbnbs is too high and there is no place to rent, it is catastrophic for the island.»
It occurs after the Government of the Canary Islands said it wants to hold emergency conversations with activists after a dive in British reserves.
Santiago Sese, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the region, expressed concern on Friday after revealing that the number of British reserves for this summer has fallen 8 percent year -on -year in Tenerife.
Sese revealed the worrying numbers when presenting the report of the economic situation by 2025, reports the regional newspaper El Dia.
Among the protesters is Paula McKnight Morales, 39, whose father is from the United States but grew up in the islands
It follows a widely informed series of ‘anti-tourism’ that have made many British feel unpleasant.
The slogans that are sung included: «The money of tourism, where is it?», That is, «the money of tourism, where is it?»
Protesters want much more strict controls in holiday rentals to relieve the housing crisis
They want to ban new hotels or tourism apartment complexes to be built
Several flags were stirred by protesters in Tenerife
Since then, the Minister of Tourism for Tenerife, Lope Alfonso, has announced that he will communicate with the activists to «discuss the future of the islands.»
Alfonso said that the government has been working on a model to «achieve a balance between the interests of residents and tourists.»
According to Sese, there are signs of a decrease in the number of tourists, with the British market among the most affected.
He said that competitive countries such as Türkiye, Greece, Egypt and neighbor Morocco have seen their reserves increase.
He regretted that advertising campaigns specifically directed to the United Kingdom do not have an impact.
It follows a series of ‘anti-tourism’ protests in Spain that have made many British feel unpleasant.
But the «Canary Islands has a limit movement» (the Canary Islands has a limit), which is behind the protests this weekend, has apparently rejected the olive tree.
Referring to the government’s offer of a dialogue that wrote: ‘Dialogue? We want facts.
The Minister of Tourism for Tenerife, Lope Alfonso said that the government has been working on a model to «achieve a balance between the interests of residents and tourists.»
The ‘Canaries movement has a limit’ (Canary Islands has a limit), which is behind the protests this weekend, has apparently rejected the olive tree
Anti-HolidayMaker protests took a sinister turn last year when the graffiti ‘kill a tourist’ appeared on a wall in Mallorca
Activists are asking for a limit on the number of tourists, to avoid overcrowding and exhaustion of resources
The protesters painted the faces and wore yellow t -shirts in the protests
The ‘Canaries movement has a limit’ (Canary Islands has a limit), which is behind the protests this weekend
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tenerife with flags and drums
‘The rest are attempts to calm what is coming: a social uprising that demands a fair model for the Canary Islands, where bosses, lobbyists and corrupt officials have no place. See you this Sunday.
The Canary Islands have a population of 2.2 million people, but welcomes around 18 million tourists every year, which the premises say that the tension in resources is tensioning, causing fuel pollution for airplanes, traffic chaos and a large number of other problems.
For this reason, activists are asking for a limit on the number of tourists, to avoid overcrowding and exhaustion of resources.
Among its other demands is the prohibition of any new hotels or complexes of tourist apartments, and the immediate demolition of projects has already declared illegal.
These include large -scale luxury projects such as the soul and tendering hotels in Tenerife, which accuse of causing environmental damage.
They also want an «significant» tourist echo-imposed that will be used to pay the conservation and maintenance of natural spaces.
One of the greatest complaints is the increase in Airbnb -style properties, which has blamed the increase in housing costs and the increasingly lower supply of houses to rent or buy.
Therefore, protesters want much more strict controls in vacation rentals to relieve the housing crisis.
Another housing problem is the large number of properties that foreign buyers collect, what the locals say it is behind the prices that are triggered.
Therefore, they want to prohibit or restrict the ability of non -residents to buy houses.
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