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TTG
24-06-2025
- Business
- TTG
Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance
The island's president, Oswaldo Betancort, said: 'We are sending a very clear message – Lanzarote doesn't want just any tourist, but rather those who love and enjoy the island, who respect its uniqueness and contribute to its preservation.' He added: 'We are creating a globally unique model of ethical and responsible tourism. The aim is for visitors to understand, even before they land here, that they are entering a delicate and beautiful territory that needs to be protected.' Details have yet to be finalised, but Hector Fernandez, chief executive of Turismo Lanzarote, added the message will be integrated into work with airlines and tour operators 'to reshape how tourism is viewed on the island'.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
Barcelona residents protest tourism with water pistols and smoke bombs
STORY: :: Barcelona residents spray water pistols and set off smoke bombs in protest against mass tourism :: June 15, 2025 :: Barcelona, Spain :: Vania Arana, Protester "We need responsible tourism, not mass tourism, but tourism that respects health, respects labour, respects dignity, and respects all of us who work in the tourism sector. Because what mass tourism brings us is poverty. We don't benefit from this kind of tourism." Organized by the Assemblea de Barris pel Decreixement Turístic (Neighborhood Assembly for Tourism Degrowth), the demonstration featured symbolic actions such as squirting water pistols, setting off coloured smoke, and taping off hotel entrances, and setting off smoke bombs near luxury shops like Louis Vuitton. Activists say tourism is driving up housing costs, damaging the environment, and displacing residents. There were similar demonstrations in other parts of Spain including Ibiza, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, San Sebastian and Granada.
