The issue of over-tourism is one that is plaguing communities all over Europe and around the world.
In balancing the need of income from tourism with maintaining the quality of life of the local populations, the business logic is always privileged, to the detriment of the people who live in these tourist hotspots.
In the Spanish Canary Islands, thousands of anti-tourism protesters have taken to the streets en masse.
Daily Mail reported:
โScores of fed-up locals kicked off demonstrations across the archipelago from 11am, including in Tenerife, where thousands of Brits are currently holidaying.
Dozens of armed officers from the National Police were seen on patrol, while โterrifiedโ tourists stayed inside their hotels.โ

Protesters blew huge shells making a loud horn-like noise and banged on drums.
They chanted: โThe money from tourism, where is it?โ

โOne placard read: โStop excessive tourismโฆ this is our home.โ Another said: โMy misery is your paradiseโ
One banner declared the Canary Islands โis no longer a paradiseโ thanks to tourism.โ

โWe are not against individual tourists, just those who donโt respect the rules, who throw trash and pollute and commit crimes.
[โฆ] โThe number of Airbnbs is too high and there is nowhere to rent, it is catastrophic for the islandโ.โ
THE CANARY ISLANDS: TOURISM IS CRUSHING US!
This weekend, thousands of people in Spainโs Canary Islands protested not against touristsโbut against too many of them.
Over 1 million tourists land on the islands every month.
Thatโs half the population of the islands, whichโฆ https://t.co/EODq4lNbg0 pic.twitter.com/twk5hFQhZL
โ Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2025
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