The groups that have organized protests in the Canary Islands due to the pressure that tourism exerts on the islands are studying the dates of flight arrivals at the islands' airports around Thursday, November 28.
Environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace have given their support to the demonstrations that have occurred on the islands. The last time there was a similar case in the Canary Islands was in 1979 when the central government had to militarize Endesa, then Unelco, due to irregularities in the supply of electricity to the Canary Islands, due to the strike of the company's workers.
The mobilizations have arisen due to the problems in Tenerife with land management and because the Podemos Housing law in Madrid that protects squatters has led homeowners to take them off the market or dedicate them to vacation rentals regardless of the location. ground. In 2023, the islands, which have a population of 2,2 million people, attracted 13,9 million visitors. Tourism provides more than a third of the islands' GDP, but locals say it is causing environmental damage and demand for properties is driving them off the market.
The organizations have begun to increase pressure on the Canary Islands authorities as a result of two communication errors: not giving correct participation figures, that the construction and tourism employers have remained silent, transferring their opinions to messages on YouTube, believing that avoiding the body The body will be generated. The political class has been overwhelmed by the crisis and this Monday, as the pro-ecotasa have realized the weakness of the Clavijo Cabinet, they have called in the municipality of the former mayor of La Laguna a massive sit-in accompanied by a series of citizens in an alleged strike of hunger. The hybrid threat to Canarian tourism would affect a market like that of the south of Gran Canaria and at a key date in the high season. Another thing that is worrying in business sectors is the entry of activists into the World Travel Market in November of that same month in London, where this past April 20 there were some protesters.
