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Fede Fuster (inset), head of HOSBEC, said last Saturday's demonstrations and ongoing actions by campaigners showed there were problems that need addressing.
The move is part of the island's new tourism strategy which is being drawn up following major protests throughout the island on April 20.
As well as the 12,188ft Mount Teide, tourists will also have to pay to get into the Anaga and Teno Rural Parks in the north-west of the island once the system is in place from its scheduled start date of January 1st, 2025.
Tenerife will introduce a tax on holidaymakers visiting its most famous tourist spots from January 1, 2025, amid unrest from residents against tourism's economic and environmental impacts.
Tenerife is rolling out a new tourism strategy after major protests swept through the Spanish island earlier this month, which demanded tourists should pay a tax and that certain areas must be protected