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Canary Islands Launch Voluntary Tourism Regeneration Fund with Industry Partners
The Canary Islands Government introduced the RegNext initiative to channel voluntary traveler contributions into nature restoration and community projects. Major tour operators signed agreements to support the effort across seven islands. The program avoids a mandatory tourist tax.
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The Canary Islands Government launched the Canary Islands Tourism Regeneration and Nature Restoration Fund, known as RegNext, a voluntary program inviting visitor contributions for environmental and community projects. The UK Spanish Tourist Office is supporting the initiative. RegNext will operate across Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
In its initial phase, five pilot projects will be selected, with one on each of the islands facing the highest tourism pressure and one cross-cutting social project for the entire archipelago. The Commission of the Alliance for Regenerative Tourism will design a voluntary, traceable and transparent financing system for the fund.
Projects will be monitored for outcomes including emissions reductions, habitat restoration, species recovery, landscape improvement and green job creation.
In 2025 the islands welcomed 18.4 million visitors who stayed an average of around nine days. The tourism sector employs 280,534 people, according to Canary Islands Tourism. EasyJet holidays, TUI, Expedia, Jet2 and Jet2holidays each signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on RegNext.
UN Tourism supported the signing of the agreement. “At easyJet holidays we believe destinations thrive when tourism actively supports the places and communities that make holidays possible,” the operator said in a statement.