The Canary Islands’ tourism department launched a campaign encouraging residents to travel within the archipelago during Easter, aiming to boost local consumption and diversify the tourism offer.
Moratorium lifted
Construction was legally paused however our drone footage from January 2023 suggests evidence of new infrastructure and construction that were not present in 2022 satellite imaging. This implies some work may have continued on the Cuna del Alma project despite the restriction. Furthermore, in July 2023 the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands rejected the Adeje City Council’s request for the suspension of the works to be lifted (El Diario, 2023), and by February 2024 the Canary Islands Government lifted the suspension allowing construction to continue on the site (Canarian Weekly)
Tourism strengthens its commitment to Canary Islands residents: ‘Resurrect this Easter in your islands’
Tourism strengthens its commitment to Canary Islands residents: 'Resurrect this Easter in your islands'
Turismo refuerza su apuesta por los residentes canarios: 'Resucita esta Semana Santa en tus islas'
El departamento de turismo de Canarias lanzó una campaña que anima a los residentes a viajar dentro del archipiélago durante Semana Santa, con el objetivo de impulsar el consumo local y diversificar la oferta turística.
Tourism promotes six regenerative environmental projects with 63 Canarian scientists
Tourism promotes six regenerative environmental projects with 63 Canarian scientists
The Canary Islands’ Tourism Department, in collaboration with the CSIC and the two public universities of the archipelago, has launched six projects aimed at promoting blue tourism and regenerating the environment. These initiatives, involving 63 researchers, focus on areas such as volcanic tourism, marine health, and climate change mitigation.
Turismo promueve con 63 científicos canarios seis proyectos regenerativos del medioambiente
La Consejería de Turismo de Canarias, en colaboración con el CSIC y las dos universidades públicas del archipiélago, ha puesto en marcha seis proyectos destinados a promover el turismo azul y regenerar el medioambiente. Estas iniciativas, que involucran a 63 investigadores, se centran en áreas como el turismo volcánico, la salud marina y la mitigación del cambio climático.
Stakeholder comment – Business owners comment on an eco-tax
Several stakeholders of the tourist industry in the Canary Islands have declared themselves against the application of a tourist tax or eco-tax in the Canary Islands.
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The president of CEOE Tenerife, Pedro Alfonso, “The eco-tax is more than dead, it has no sense or reason to be applied”; “It is regrettable that we are still arguing that the effect generated by tourism in the Canary Islands is pernicious. There is no reason for this,”.
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Oscar Izquierdo, president of the Provincial Federation of Construction Entities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (FEPECO) accuses the demonstrations of being made up of people who ““only seek permanent debate, because a suitable topic will always come up, scrutinized precisely to waste time”.
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The president of the Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria, Agustín Manrique de Lara suggested implementing an eco-tax would be ” creating a figure that has more costs than the benefits it generates”.
