Holidaymakers in Tenerife could have to pay the new charge, described as an eco tax
UK tourists visiting Tenerife in the Canary Islands will face a new fee to visit certain locations from next year. The popular holiday destination will start to impose a levy on overseas visitors to its most famous sites from January 1, 2025.
The new fee has been described as an eco tax, the Mirror reports. The amount visitors will have to pay is yet to be decided and approved by Parliament. Several locations expected to impose the new charges, with the busiest locations and attractions likely to be affected. Among the sites impacted is Mount Teide, Tenerife’s iconic volcano, along with several rural parks and hamlets like Masca.
They say the islands are being ruined by too many tourists and the protected landscape ruined by hundreds of thousands of visitors. Income will be used for the upkeep, maintenance and improvements of the open spaces. And a study will done to determine how much will be charged and who will impose the charges.
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