Jorge Marichal, president of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations, revealed people were calling ahead before flying out to the Canaries in an interview with local radio.
In recent weeks, graffiti telling tourists to go home has appeared in some parts of the popular tourist destination, while a protest is planned next Saturday (20 April).
Residents of the Canary Islands, including Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Palma, are set to take to the streets. Canaries Se Agota, the group behind the protests, insists it is not opposed to tourism but instead it wants a model that is more sustainable and fairer for locals.
