- Tenerife authorities confirmed an eco tax will be introduced on 1 January 2025
- Holidaymakers will be slapped with the charge when visiting protected sites
- Move will help placate protestors who demand changes to tourism on the island
Tenerife will press ahead with a controversial tax on holidaymakers visiting its most famous tourist spots from the start of next year, local authorities confirmed on Friday.
The move comes in the wake of 50,000 residents pouring into the streets of Tenerife last Saturday to protest against tourism on the island, alongside a small group of hunger strikers, who are entering their 16th day without food.
They claim holidaymakers are causing major environmental damage, driving down wages and squeezing locals out of cheap affordable housing, forcing dozens to live in tents and cars instead.
This latest proposal is part of the island’s new tourism strategy and is seen as an eco tax, but the level of charge and the formalities are yet to be agreed by…