Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tenerife in protest on April 20. Now the groups want to organise another major rally to disrupt summer holidaysFurious locals who orchestrated mass anti-tourism protests across the Canary Islands earlier this year have issued a warning to British travellers as they vowed to target 'main holidaymaker areas' over the summer break.
'We have decided to take to the streets again. This time we will take to the streets in the very centre of this development model: in the main tourist areas,' a statement from ATAN read. Thousands of people demonstrate against tourism policies on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on April 20, 2024The statement published by ATAN called on residents of all the Canary Islands to unite once again to protest what they see as negligence by councils that have allowed large tour operators to buy up real estate, drive up prices and make life unbearable for locals.
The group concluded: 'Get to work for the common good, and understand that you cannot continue doing so unilaterally and turning your back on the people: we will be present in the design of the new model that these islands deserve, collectively and with real participation. There is no other way.' A woman raises her fist as she pounds the streets in protest against the levels of tourism in the holiday-isles
Speaking to the Daily Express, she said that you had to learn English at school with lessons like maths even being taught in the language because 'you have to know English because we rely on tourism and to stay safe'. Protests also got underway at the same time in the other islands in the archipelago, including Lanzarote and Gran Canaria alongside support demonstrations in Spanish mainland in cities like Malaga and Madrid - as well as London and Berlin.
'We are writing a new chapter in the history of our islands, a chapter marked by the unwavering perseverance of those who bravely defend our home.But campaigners have been quick to distance themselves from anti-tourist graffiti which appeared on walls and benches in and around Palm Mar in southern Tenerife at the start of the month.
The islands are threatened by sea pollution, traffic gridlock and lack of cheap affordable housing linked to the pushing-up of property prices because of Airbnb-style holiday lets
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