Each year, tens of thousands of Mancunians jet out to the Canary Islands for sun, sea and sand.
All year round, the beaches of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura throng with holidaymakers lapping up the warm weather and natural beauty. But while the Canaries have long been a favoured destination for Brits, not everyone is happy.
In recent weeks, thousands of locals have taken to the streets to protest against the archipelago’s tourism model, claiming they are being priced out of life there due to ‘unsustainable’ levels of tourism driving up living costs and harming the environment.
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Locals say the protests are aimed at halting the rise in short-term holiday rentals and hotel developments, which are driving up housing costs. Signs reading: ‘We don’t want to see our island die’, ‘Stop Hotels’ and ‘Canaries not for sale’ were visible during a series of protests last…