A group of tourists attend a surf class on Las Canteras Beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Soon after Maria Rosa Sanchez reported her neighbour for renting her building's rooftop in Tenerife as a campsite on Airbnb, police officers carried out an early morning raid and local authorities opened an investigation.
The closure of the campsite, which offered tents for 12 euros ($13.03) a night, is a foretaste of a new hard line towards illegal short-lets on Spain's Canary Islands, where listings on platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com have soared.
