The AEAT of the Ministry of Finance and Grecasa in the Government of the Canary Islands have just started a round of visits to companies that serve gay tourism as a result of the astronomical figures that they themselves have been disseminating to justify the presence of public money in their sponsorships. In addition to all this, suppliers have asked foreigners and peninsular residents who dominate this business to pay for the services and not to involve TV presenters in the middle to generate expectations to delay payments. Specialized hotels and excursion companies as well as Covid19 prevention companies would have been wealthy, not to mention soft drinks and brewers.
The pink lobby said this May that Maspalomas Pride has attracted 300.000 visitors to the island of Gran Canaria and generates a business of 150 million euros, 10,5 million IGIC. Freedom LGBT Association describes this last weekend as a "resounding success", in which the plaza at the Yumbo Shopping Center, in Playa del Inglés (San Bartolomé de Tirajana), the traditional epicenter of Pride, was "almost completely filled". Since 2018, Freedom has raised money from the Madrid City Council, Promotur and Turismo de Gran Canaria.
The employers' association of the tourism sector has put some sanity in the figures of Freedom LGBT Association. Of the 80.000 people targeted by the pink lobby, the FEHT has reduced the joy: 40.000 without underestimating the media and promotional impact of the south of the island. 150 million euros. However, the employers, through Smulders, point out, as a balance, that the 25.000 or 30.000 visitors to Pride spent around 50 million euros. The Freedom Association's Maspalomas GayPride 2023 will be from May 4 to 14, 2023. Meanwhile, the tourist association already has its sights set on the carnival, from June 9 to 19. Other pressure groups that are dedicated to events want to compete for the melon of the business.