79.9% of residents in Lanzarote believe that most of the wealth generated by tourism in the Canary Islands benefits companies from outside, according to the latest Canary Islands socio-barometer presented in November by the UNED headquarters in Gran Canaria.
Only in Fuerteventura was the percentage higher (81.6%), while after Lanzarote, the island with the most people who believe most of the money goes elsewhere is La Palma (78.4%), followed by Tenerife (73%).
In El Hierro, those who agreed that most of the wealth generated by tourism in the archipelago benefits foreign companies were 61.3%.
Only in La Gomera (59.2%) and Gran Canaria (59.8%) do the percentages not reach 60% of the population.
In Lanzarote, those who disagreed with the assertion that most of the wealth generated by tourism leaves the island were 18.6%. Only Fuerteventura had fewer, with 15% of respondents.
In La Gomera (29.8%) and El Hierro (28.6%), perhaps due to having more family businesses overall, and in Gran Canaria (59.8%), the origin of some hotel groups, the highest percentages of disagreement were obtained, although they do not even reach one-third of those surveyed.