The Canary Islands have been in the news recently due to anti-tourism sentiment from locals and a tourist tax could be introduced for UK travellers.
Protests have broken out in Tenerife, with graffiti telling UK tourists to ‘go home’ appearing across various sites.
Locals have voiced concerns over increasing prices and overtourism. Brits have now been informed that they may be subject to a new tourist tax in an effort to reduce visitor numbers to the popular destination.
The tax could be introduced from January 2025. It will charge tourists for visiting specific attractions rather than the entire island.
Tenerife would not be the first location to introduce a tourist tax. Many other countries currently charge tourists upon entry.
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