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☆ Canary Islanders call for hunger strike to protest against overtourism they say is pricing them out
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Locals in the Canary Islands are mobilizing to protest against excessive tourism, blaming visitors for pricing them out of their homes and causing environmental damage. “Every person who joins the human chain sends a strong message to the government: The Canary Islands are not willing to continue sacrificing their future,” it said in a post on Facebook published Wednesday. The group also blames local authorities for approving large tourist developments that worsen existing issues, such as increasing water shortages. “The objective is to create a committee of experts to establish common guidelines,” said Jéssica de León, minister for tourism and employment in the Canary Islands regional government, in a statement published Tuesday. Concerns about the impact of tourism are not unique to the Canary Islands.

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An Islamorada community group that is spending $6 million to restore and preserve the Alligator Reef Lighthouse turned on its new solar-powered lights on Saturday to remind the public about the effort. “Alligator Lighthouse was lit in 1873 and it stayed lit until about 2013, and then it went dark for 10 years,” said Rob Dixon, the executive director of Save Alligator Lighthouse, which took over the lighthouse's title in late 2021. But modern-day satellite navigation made open-water lighthouses obsolete and such structures are being disposed of by the General Services Association. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesA detailed engineering study of Alligator Lighthouse was completed to determine stabilization needs after many years in highly corrosive conditions. Dixon said an engineering study determined that it will take six years and $5 million to $6 million dollars to save the Alligator Lighthouse.

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☆ Florida's political climate is driving away thousands of visitors and millions of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Nobody knows.”Construction of an 801-room Omni hotel alongside the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 22, 2022. Broward County, which invested $1.5 billion in the expansion and renovation of its convention center, has not seen the future bookings it anticipated. In Tampa, the city’s largest convention center hasn’t seen any events cut bait. National Society of Black Engineers members attend the first day of the organization's 49th Annual Convention, which took place from March 22-26 in Kansas City, Missouri. The NSBE recently announced plans to move its 50th annual convention from Orlando, citing the political climate, travel advisories and recently passed laws.

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☆ Mexico set to offer Vulcan $390 million to buy land to settle spat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, July 27 (Reuters) - Mexico plans to offer 6.5 billion pesos ($390 million) to U.S. construction company Vulcan Materials for land it holds in the southeast of the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, in a bid to resolve an ongoing dispute. Since then, Vulcan has been unable to export its production and is demanding over $1.5 billion in compensation from the ICSID. "We did an appraisal (...) and it has a value of around 6,500 million Mexican pesos ($386.99 million)," he added, noting the intention to buy all the company's 2,400 hectares (5,930.5 acres) in the area. Lopez Obrador previously proposed the company convert its operation, in the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo, into a tourist development with a port for cruise ships. ($1 = 16.7677 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Diego Ore; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Vulcan, Esteban Moctezuma, Lopez Obrador, Quintana Roo, Diego Ore, Isabel Woodford, Richard Chang Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Vulcan, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, U.S, Caribbean, Quintana, United States

Wait times for rides and attractions at both resorts have shortened, according to analysts who track theme park attendance. Disney CEO Bob Iger attributed Disney World’s recent decline in wait times to an overall slump in Central Florida tourism. Iger told CNBC he did not have “long-term concerns” about Disney’s theme parks. For Universal’s Florida parks, every month since March has seen lower average wait times, according to the site. Pareti said she spends between four and six days per week at Disney’s parks and visits Universal parks, as well.

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“Thank you Bad Bunny, thank you for being who you are, thank you for representing us and having us in your heart and soul,” she wrote in a Facebook post. It’s excellent that Bad Bunny is raising his voice for Puerto Rico. He said Bad Bunny's video is a “clear description” of the reality that Puerto Ricans live day by day. The theme of displacement also connects to the last sentences in Bad Bunny's song, which are sung by Bad Bunny’s girlfriend, Gabriela Berlingeri. “We are proud and grateful to Bad Bunny,” Cruz said, “for giving a voice to the people of Puerto Rico during Hurricane Fiona.”Follow NBC Latino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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