Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
"It is true that we have a problem. The hotel sector said ten years ago that it could not grow any further in volume."

Protest in Palma, Mallorca in May
Mallorca is not for sale.

It has been a busy week in Mallorca.
It has been a busy week in Mallorca.

Less tourism, more life protest in Palma in October 2023
Less tourism, more life protest in Palma last October.
'Less tourism' protest planned for all four Balearic Islands in July
The planned date is July 21.
Mayor says that Algerians have left Arenal
The police say that it is not certain that the Algerian men had come from Son Gotleu.
Out of proportion: Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories to have made the news over recent days.

Mallorca protest about the housing crisis and tourist overcrowding
Tourist overcrowding is leading to "mistrust and rejection" of tourism, as highlighted in last month's protest in Palma.
Next overcrowding 'protest' will be at Caló des Moro
"Caló des Moro is a symbol of the overcrowding on our beaches."

A group of people stage a performance protest in Mallorca
On Sa Rapita beach on Saturday.
Protest? What protest?
What was this really, as the impetus appeared to have come from ill-chosen words by a Vox member of the Balearic parliament.
Tragedy and tourist overcrowding: Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories to have been in the news in recent days.
Residents of Son Gotleu in Palma demand the expulsion of Algerians
Different communities were united in calling for an end to the violence.

Protest in Palma, Mallorca
Last Saturday's protest was perfectly peaceful.
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."

Saturday's mass demonstration against mass tourism in Palma
Saturday's mass demonstration against mass tourism in Palma.

Protest in Palma, Mallorca against tourist overcrowding and the housing crisis
Saturday's protest against tourist overcrowding and the housing crisis.

Protest in Palma, Mallorca
The protest on Saturday.
Comment
The right of protest and a history of tourist saturation
Concerns about overcrowding were already being expressed in the 1960s.
Andrew Ede08/06/2024 11:09