Trouble in paradise: On the Spanish Canary Islands, recurring mass protests have been breaking out against the rise in tourism. Residents complain of rent prices for apartments becoming unaffordable and rental cars clogging up the streets. DW reporter Nicole Frölich speaks with desperate residents, representatives of a citizens’ initiative and the tourism authority on Tenerife.

CREDITS:
Report: Nicole Frölich, Andreas Kirchhoff
Camera: Holm Weber
Editing: Leander Grewe
Supervising Editor: Christina Deicke
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