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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Corina Pons and Borja Suarez

Thousands protest mass tourism in European holiday hotspots

Locals call for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands - (REUTERS/Borja Suarez)

Thousands of local residents in Spain's Canary Islands have protested against mass tourism on Sunday, demanding action from authorities to curb visitor numbers and protect residents from soaring housing costs, traffic congestion and overburdened services.

Marching under the banner "Canaries have a limit", demonstrators took to the streets across the archipelago's main islands and even spread to several mainland Spanish cities.

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