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The Canary Islands are calling for an urgent national pact across Spain in defence of tourism in the face of escalating demonstrations.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2024
The Canary Islands are calling for an urgent national pact across Spain in defence of tourism in the face of escalating demonstrations.
The popular holiday destination, which includes Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, says the brand of the islands and Spain as a whole is being dented by the protests over mass tourism.
Government leaders in the Canaries says Spain has to take a united stance against the escalating situation and reverse the "negative stance."
And they warn scenes in Barcelona last week when tourists were sprayed with water should be regarded as "very worrying".
Calling for united action at national level, Minister of Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Jessica de Leon said: "We need strategic policies on the tourism sector to be implemented in Spain and tourism activity to be defended and not put at the centre of problems that have nothing to do with the reality of tourism."
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