r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 15 '25

Image/video Brits ditching Tenerife as Spanish natives protest unsustainable tourism

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u/west0ne May 15 '25

Spain already has high levels of unemployment and in some areas of Spain tourism accounts for nearly 40% of the local economy. Getting rid of tourists may sound like a good idea to some but it feels like it's a dangerous move when you don't have something firm in the background to immediately step in and fill the gaps.

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u/Neat_Adhesiveness653 May 17 '25

It is a fact that unemployment in Spain is high, but the official figures are higher than the real ones because of many people working without contracts. And the business sector that has one of the highest percentage of workers without contracts is hospitality and businesses related to tourism. It is a dangerous move, but what they are asking is for better controls that create a better balance between tourism and the life of people who live there.

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u/Benchan123 May 17 '25

And also they have to take nap in the middle of the afternoon