Venice became the world’s first city to introduce a payment system for tourists on Thursday in an effort to thin the crowds that throng its canals, but the fee drew protests from some residents saying they didn’t want to live in a theme park. CBC | World News
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Tenerife’s blow to Brits as daily tourist charge plan floated as protest engulfed island
Tenerife was one of the Canary Islands where tens of thousands of locals came together this weekend in a march to protest the current tourism model. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Incredible pictures show scale of Tenerife protest as 120k march against overtourism
Tenerife was one of the holiday hotspots where locals took their frustration to the street on Saturday and joined a march against overtourism. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Max Azzarello dead after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial in horror protest
Max Azzarello, 37, has tragically lost his life after setting himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s hush money court trial. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Tenerife holiday warning as anti-tourist graffiti sprayed on car ahead of protest
Locals in the Canary Islands are due to take part in huge protests this weekend against too many tourists visiting the holiday hotspots. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Another hotspot in Spain’s had enough of tourists as locals protest – ‘City is bursting!’
This city is one of Spain’s most beloved and welcomes around three million tourists every year. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Feargal Sharkey joins protest to save Lake Windermere from sewage poisoning water
Over a year’s worth of untreated sewage was dumped across the Windermere catchment in 2023, new figures show. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canary Island holiday warning as locals to hold huge protest against tourists
Holidaymakers eyeing up a trip to the Canaries may be met with abrupt protests in a matter of days. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu over war with Hamas
Demonstrations were also held in Tel-Aviv ad Haifa with crowds chanting “enough killing, enough despair”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Thousands of furious Tenerife locals protest as record 6.2m tourists swarm island
The Canary Islands “have a limit” say angry residents as they prepare to take to the streets to reverse overtourism. Daily Express :: News Feed
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