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Mass Tourism Strangles the Finances of Eight Large Coastal Municipalities

Summary by El Pais
Mass tourism has triggered the collection of the most visited municipalities in Spain, but it has also increased the expenditure they have to incur to guarantee the provision of basic services such as cleaning, waste collection, transport or safety. “Only in the cleaning and collection of waste do we spend 14 million euros a year and 40% is due to the increase of the population derived from tourism,” says Fátima Lesmes, mayor of Arona (Tenerife)…

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Mass tourism has triggered the collection of the most visited municipalities in Spain, but it has also increased the expenditure they have to incur to guarantee the provision of basic services such as cleaning, waste collection, transport or safety. “Only in the cleaning and collection of waste do we spend 14 million euros a year and 40% is due to the increase of the population derived from tourism,” says Fátima Lesmes, mayor of Arona (Tenerife)…

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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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