Hoards of Brits are heading for including Tenerife despite locals warning them to stay away, and anti-tourism protests flooding the streets. Even after campaigners held hunger strikes, slapped anti-tourist graffiti on the walls and staged major protests across Spain, sun hungry Brit have not been put off. On The Beach has seen sales of trips to Tenerife shoot up by a third compared with the two weeks before the protests, with bookings up 18% compared to last year, reports.
Whether UK travellers are keen to see for themselves whether the or just want to enjoy cheap pints and reliably scorching hot sunshine isn't clear. In recent weeks residents have called the waves of UK tourists an and urged them to go home – some even telling Brits to f*** off. An expat told the Daily Star that it's caused an even outside of peak seasons and another expat warned that an Locals complain of Brits buying up homes despite locals complaining of After the Daily Star reported on the protests last month, readers got in touch to share their thoughts on whether or not a holiday to the Canaries was still on the card.
One reader said he had ditched plans to head to Tenerife next year. "We were planning a holiday to Tenerife next year, however, these protests from the Spanish have made us pick Portugal instead," they told us. Another expressed worry that he would no longer feel welcome in a holiday destination he's visited many times before.
"I have been to Tenerife every year. It is the best holiday .
