Fonte: Cuadernos de Turismo; No. 43 (2019): Enero - Junio; 471-497
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Resumo: The dynamics of tourism in the Canary Islands (Spain) has developed following economic cycles, with the reality succession of times of expansion and contraction, which can be called tourism booms. The third (1997-2001) are characterized by extraordinary business expectations, real and potential, to build new tourist accommodations. However, the processes of urban speculation derived from public incentives for investment and the predominance of the principles of deregulation, privatization and market liberalization. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the urbanistic-speculative factors that explain the genesis and development of the third canarian tourist boom.