Canary islands articles
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Tenerife official tells Brits looking for all-inclusive sunshine breaks to go elsewhere as the island looks for 'greater quality' tourists who will appreciate 'our famous Canary Island potatoes'
Carlos Tarife made his comments just four days after thousands of Canary Islanders took to the streets to protest against the problems caused by mass tourism and demand their politicians take action
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'Frustrated' expats explain what Canary Islands protests are really all about
"Everyone is welcome here. It's not an anti-British thing."
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Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and prompts environmental emergenciesThousands of people will join protests across the Canary islands on Saturday to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish archipelago’s tourism industry and a freeze on tourist numbers, arguing that the current, decades-old model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for local people.The protests – which will take place under the banner “Canarias tiene un límite”...