Chaos in Tenerife sees Brit lead anti-tourism protests as Canary Islands 'face collapse'

A British expat in Tenerife is leading the campaign to limit tourism (Image: Getty) A British expat is leading the anti-tourism movement in the Canary Islands amid concerns they are on the brink of collapse. Welshman Brian Harrison is the secretary general of Salvar La Tejita, a campaign group that wants to limit the number of tourists allowed to visit Tenerife, the largest of the islands. The group started as a protest agaiunst a new hotel close to Brian's home in 2016, but has since become a part of the wider anti-tourism movement that has swept through Spain.

It comes just months after experts revealed the quality and quantity of developments in the Canary Islands is causing a crisis, with the region "seven times" over its capacity. Some have gone as far as to say the holiday hotspot is on the "brink of collapse" . Meanwhile tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Spain in April to call for an end to "overtourism" in Barcelona.

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