An autumn of more anti-tourism protests in the Balearics
The movement has joined forces with groups in other areas where anti-tourism protests have taken place.
Living in La La land. Curb tourism at your peril
Time to wake up and smell the coffee...the summer season has been bitter/sweet.
One of this summer's protests in Mallorca.
One of this summer's protests in Mallorca.
Sunbed cap for Mallorca
Local residents have blamed ‘sunbed overcrowding’ and “greater occupation” on the fact that the concessions have been “out of date for years”.
Mallorca “We love tourism” campaign
"We believe it is necessary to promote a campaign to make amends to all the tourists who visit us or are thinking of doing so, as they are our customers, they are our clients.
Famous Balearics town votes against banning tourists
“Binibèquer Vell is not an amusement park, it is a private housing complex”.
Mallorca home to the most expensive coastal properties in Spain
Some holiday rentals in Mallorca are more expensive than Barcelona.
Protests have spread across the Balearics.
Protests have spread across the Balearics.
Water cut to illegal holiday homes in short-term lets crackdown
A surge in tourism over the past few years aided by the spread of holiday lets has led to widespread protests.
Bars and restaurants are reporting a 20 percent fall in takings
Bars and restaurants are reporting a 20 percent fall in takings.
Climate activists attack Leo Messi’s mansion in Ibiza
Last summer they threw paint at a private jet, a Lamborghini and the mega-yacht Kaos, owned by Nancy Walton Laurie, the billionaire heiress of the Walmart company.
The suitcase nightmare.
The suitcase nightmare.
Tourism minister condemns spraying of Barcelona visitors with water pistols
Tourists staying in Spanish holiday homes increased by 24%.
Menorcans are on the move to p`rotest the island from mass tourism.
Menorcans are on the move to p`rotest the island from mass tourism.
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”.
Mallorca mass tourism protests can stop now
On the whole, the foreign media is not interested in the ins and outs of local politicians; they’ll take what they see and run with it and that is that Mallorca does not want tourists.
“Mallorca is wonderful, I’ve known it for 55 years, but it needs an adult tourism strategy”
“Mallorca, as I’ve said, is a wonderful island. It’s paradise. All of us lucky enough to live here should be extremely grateful and look after the island, manage it properly. It’s a vicious circle but it has to be brought under control.”
Comment
“It’s nice to have Mallorca back”
It’s all very well ripping off tourists during the summer, but what about during the winter when there aren’t too many around to cash in on.
Humphrey Carter27/09/2024 12:42