“Tourists, go home’: Locals in Tenerife protest against holidaymakers. “My misery is your paradise” or “Tourist, respect my country’ were some of the messages.
Tourism accounted for around 35 percent of the gross domestic product and provided 45 percent of jobs in the pre-Corona year of 2019. Landlords are turning more and more to lucrative holiday rentals, so that there is little living space available for locals. The average salary in the Canary Islands is 1,200 euros, according to Canary Weekly.