Anti-tourism protests having an impact on holiday bookings
"We have always treated local people with respect, when on holiday, we don't get overly drunk or cause any problems when in another country.."
Hundreds of banners are hung up in response to the call launched by the SOS Sóller platform
Hundreds of banners are hung up in response to the call launched by the SOS Sóller platform.
Preparing for the next 'less tourism' protest in Mallorca
Representatives of the organisers said on Saturday that they want the July 21 protest to mark "a turning point".
Tourists were sprayed with water in Barcelona.
Tourists were sprayed with water in Barcelona.
Menorca goes to war with Mallorca, tourists told to go home!
One Menorcan town has already restricted tourist access to combat overcrowding.
Balearics wave of tourism protests under the slogan ‘Let’s change course, let’s set limits to tourism’
The aim is to coordinate “an intense season of protests”.
More protests against mass tourism are planned in the Balearics.
More protests against mass tourism are planned in the Balearics.
The scratches to the hire car and the warning sticker.
The scratches to the hire car and the warning sticker.
British tourist industry warned to take Mallorca protests “seriously”
Mallorca searches are down by 15 per cent year on year while destinations such as Turkey and Greece have seen searches up by 45 per cent and 35 per cent.
Today's beach invasion in Mallorca.
Today's beach invasion in Mallorca.
TUI - No room for more growth in the Balearics
TUI are looking to less crowded Mediterranean destinations for growth.
Balearic tourism minister asks for protests to be peaceful
"Collapsing Son Sant Joan Airport has no place in society. Protests must be peaceful and without endangering people's safety."
Mallorca tourism protests - Plans to bring the airport to a standstill
A "massive" demonstration will be organised, although no date has been set.
Protest in Mallorca against 'massification' in September 2017
The last major protest was in September 2017.
Protest in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
The rally in Palma wasn't that large.
"It has a limit": Mallorca support for Canaries' tourism protests
"The Canary Islands have a limit and the Balearic Islands do too."
Protest in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
A rally of around 1,000 people in Palma last October calling for less tourism.
Comment
Should tourists be consulted about overcrowding?
Tourists invest emotional attachment in Mallorca and this doesn't prevent objectivity.
Andrew Ede29/06/2024 11:39