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> Take away the tourists and they have no economy and no jobs. That's not strictly true, and it's (stopping all tourists) not what they're advocating. A third
by Jedd 2y ago
> Take away the tourists and they have no economy and no jobs.
That's not strictly true, and it's (stopping all tourists) not what they're advocating.
A third of their GDP comes (directly) from tourism, which suggests some room to move (downwards) on tourist quotas, while still retaining a fair amount of revenue from that sector, but without jeopardising access to scarce resources (potable water, housing, etc).
- _1_1_1_1_1_1_ 2y agoThey could change the laws so as to halve the tourist load, but double the money extracted per tourist. Really just a matter of stopping unscrupulous businesses from renting out common (public) resources at rock bottom prices and externalizing the costs. Sure it would destroy the cheap end of Canary Islands tourism, but the local government should be looking out for it's citizens interests, not the interests of outsiders who want a cut-rate vacation.