Spanish hotspot 'still buzzing' with Brits – despite anti-tourist 'threats'

Tara Scarlata, 40, said her British-themed bar in Adeje is packed out day and night and that the island is "still buzzing" as thousands of Brits flock to Tenerife for the Easter holidays

Layla Nicholson Senior Features Writer and Jon King

07:25, 30 Mar 2025

Brits are not afraid of holidaying in Tenerife, despite the tense atmosphere with locals(Image: (Image: Getty))

Tenerife's still a hot ticket and buzzing with thousands of Brits – despite anti-tourist protestors warning holiday-goers to steer clear from the hot spot.

The Easter holidays are set to see thousands of families descend on the sun-soaked island. According to The Sun, the resort is still chock-a-block with holidaymakers bagging bargain deals.

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Bar boss Tara Scarlata, who runs a Brit-themed boozer in Adeje, says her joint is heaving both day and night.

She's quoted saying the place is "still buzzing" and revealed: "We're busier than we've ever been... It's busy and summer season hasn't started yet. We just had our best week ever, celebrating St Patrick's Day and the Cheltenham Races."

Tara, 40, reckons nothing's scaring off the Brits or the Irish from hitting Tenerife's shores, not even the "Tourists Go Home" graffiti sprawled across walls.

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Tenerife continues to be 'buzzing' with Brits - even with the threat of disruption with anti-tourism protestors(Image: (Image: Getty))

But it's not all sunshine and sangria – there's been a spate of protests and vandalism on the island lately. Locals are growing tired of jam-packed roads, pricey homes, and the strain on the environment as millions of tourists rock up each year, reports the Express.

Back in December, Los Cristianos' beaches got tagged with over 230 sunbeds sprayed with "Canarias se defiende" (the Canary Islands defend themselves) and "Canarias no se vende" (the Canary Islands are not for sale).

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And just this month, shocking footage hit the web showing thugs torching rental cars with a fiery liquid in Costa Adeje.

Back in January, some right nasty graffiti saying "Kill a tourist" rocked up on the walls of Tenerife, giving locals the jitters that things might be spiralling out of control with the protests.

One bar owner said her venue is still heaving in Tenerife(Image: (Image: Getty))

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In October, Troya beach was chock-a-block with miffed protesters armed with signs and loud with gripes like "More tourists, more misery".

Local lass Tara is adamant that she and the other pub, grub, and bed bosses don’t want holidaymakers scarpering out of fear.

Tara's having none of it; she says there's nothing to fret about. Then there’s Brian Harrison, aged 57 and a sound engineer, from Bridgend, who’s no stranger to Tenerife life after 30 years. Brian's straight-up warning: "The protests will continue and they will increase."