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18 Apr Plunder for profit

Posted at 11:56h in Opinion Piece, SustainableTourism by GeoTenerife 0 Comments

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Canarians are taking to the streets on 20 April to protest against a model of tourism that impoverishes them and their islands. This is not a “War on Tourism” - the Canary Islands cannot survive without tourism and they have been warmly welcoming tourists for...

05 Apr A TIME TO LISTEN: If residents are shouting, it’s because they don’t feel heard

Posted at 13:12h in Opinion Piece, SustainableTourism by GeoTenerife 0 Comments

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Local activists are organising large-scale demonstrations across the Canary Islands on April 20th, to make their concerns heard over the impact of a rampant increase in tourism numbers and large-scale resorts planned in the islands. While the Canary Islands depend heavily on tourism for their...