Tenerife cabbies have a punch-up in front of shocked British tourists… as the ... trends now
This is the astonishing moment two Tenerife cabbies became locked in a brawl in Verónicas as shocked British tourists could only look on - while the island tries to move away from attracting 'low class' UK holidaymakers.
Video showed the clash unfold at one of the taxi ranks on Avenida Rafael Puig Llivina, where many of the island's nightclubs are based, on Monday night.
Groups of tourists and several taxi drivers were witness to the fight, some stepping in to try to prevent escalation.
The video circulated online, commenters warning such altercations could put off holidaymakers from visiting the Spanish archipelago ahead of the key tourist season, per El Dia.
It comes as activists from the islands prepare to mount a large demonstration on Saturday over the perceived impact of overtourism, raising concerns about the lack of housing available to residents.
Locals have also shared frustrations about the islands catering too much to British and German tourists who 'just want to drink cheap beer, lay in the sun and eat burgers and chips', calling for 'higher quality tourists who actually want to experience our culture and food and respect our nature'.
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Video showed two taxi drivers in a scuffle by a taxi rank in Veronicas, Tenerife
Bystanders had to step in to prevent the brawl getting out of hand, local media reports
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Residents across Las Canarias continue to raise concerns about the extent and nature of tourists arriving each year, highlighting issues finding housing as landlords push up prices in the holiday season to meet demand from visitors.
A major demonstration is planned now in Arrecife, Lanzarote for tomorrow, April 20, with flyers asserting that protestors will be marching for 'conservation of natural spaces, a tourist moratorium, and tougher regulation for foreigners buying property.'
Residents have also demanded 'higher quality' tourists, venting frustrations that tourism from northern Europe has perverted how the government invests, with the islands increasingly catering to holidaymakers at the expense of locals.
Local painter Vicky Colomer, 63, told MailOnline: 'I feel like a foreigner here, I don't feel
