“Swimming in Sewage”: Canary Islanders Rise Against Broken Tourism Model

Rising prices, polluted nature and low wages: the Canarian island population fights repression, environmental destruction and corruption and a tourism stop

Canary Islands Locals Protest Tourism Boom

Residents of Spain’s Canary Islands are eleven again taking to the streets to protest against overtourism, as visitor numbers hit new records in 2025. On Sunday, 18 May, demonstrations will be held across all seven main islands — El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura — starting at 11 AM. Protests are also planned in Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia from 12 PM, with solidarity …

“Swimming in Sewage”: Canary Islanders Rise Against Broken Tourism Model

Thousands of people are expected to demonstrate on May 18 throughout the Canary Islands and parts of Europe to protest against a tourism model that they claim has driven their country to the verge of economic, social, environmental, and cultural collapse. Protests are planned on all seven main islands, including Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote, as well as in major cities including Madrid, Barc…

Canary Islands: Locals prepare for protests against mass tourism Residents of the Canary Islands are planning large-scale protests on May 18 against excessive tourism and its consequences. They are demanding changes to the economic model and protection of the environment.