Thousands of angry mass-tourism protesters took to the streets in coordinated demonstrations across the Canary Islands, but 87,000 did not show up.

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market.

Spain's Canary and Balearic islands top the list of EU regions with 83.2 and 61.7 million nights spent in 2023 by foreign tourists, while the Greek island of Zakyinthos and Croatia's Istrian peninsula are those suffering the highest pressure compared to the number of residents.

Over 230 migrants were rescued from one flimsy boat on Sunday in seas off Spain's Canary Islands, coastguards said.

The protests, held on the popular tourist destination islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and El Hierro, call for changes to how the tourism industry operates in the archipelago. At least 8,000 people are believed to have participated in the demonstrations, some of which were near major tourist hotspots.

Canary Islands residents don’t feel that their government is listening to their frustrations with mass tourism.

Thousands protested in Spain's Canary Islands against over tourism, citing its impact on local housing affordability and natural resources. Demonstrators across various islands demanded changes to the tourism model.

Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands to call for a change in the tourism model:: Maspalomas, Spain ::0, 2024:: Sara Lopez, Protester“I think the Canary Islands need a change in the tourism model so it benefits the region.

Against the backdrop of increasing anti-migration sentiment across Europe, Spain's coastguard conducted a rescue operation off the Canary Islands on Sunday, saving 231 migrants, including 14 women and three children, who had crammed into a dangerously overcrowded boat.

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit,