In Tenerife, where I was born and spent a large part of my life, Tourism has always been considered a source of wealth and contribute to its promotion and development, an appropriate policy.
I continue to travel to the islands frequently and in recent times it has been perceived a change of attitude in the population that is torn between the need to continue betting on a sector that gave such good results in the past and that still today supports the foundations of its economy, or put a stop to excesses and mistakes that are linked to their development.
These days thousands of canaries took to the streets to get your message across The Canary Islands have a limit against a tourism model that has turned against their interests.
The inhabitants of the Archipelago they start to feel overwhelmed-it should not be forgotten that insularity is a crucial factor when talking about territory-, that its infrastructure is insufficientthe roads collapse, the health system is recent, housing is scarce and becoming more expensive.
The great paradox is that we live largely thanks to tourism, something that everyone admits, and tourism is destroying the quality of life of the canarianssomething that everyone regrets.
It is not an exclusive phenomenon of the Canary Islands, the same problems arise in other tourist places, solutions that are not easy, they have to come from different fronts. If things are done well, not only the Canaries will benefit, but also the visitors who will be able to enjoy, as it has always been, traveling to a friendly and hospitable environment.
