Canary Islands tourists could face daily fee as travellers threaten boycott

The Canary Islands are reportedly 'discussing' ways to claw back cash after a surge of visitors - and a tourist tax could be on the cards for Brits seeking sun

Brits could be hit with a new daily charge while soaking up the sun in the Canary Islands due to a recent surge of visitors sparking calls for a boycott from disgruntled tourists.

He further explained: "It is a successful model that has generated a lot of employment and wealth, but it is also true that we have to continue improving it." Moreover, ahead of the protests on April 20 scheduled for Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Tenerife, one group of locals took their revolt to a more drastic level, initiating an "indefinite" hunger strike last Friday outside a church in La Laguna, Tenerife.

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