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Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx of visitors is ruining life in the holiday hotspot. One activist group on the island of Tenerife has planned a hunger strike over the construction of two new hotels. Others report locals sleeping in cars and caves due to soaring house prices. In 2023, the archipelago attracted 14.1 million foreign visitors, a record for the island group. Canary Island residents plan hunger strike over hotel developmentDemonstrators in Tenerife have organised a hunger str…

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