The extreme heat experienced by holidaymakers this year, is one of the reasons people are reconsidering their travel plans for Southern Europe.
The extreme heat experienced by holidaymakers this year, is one of the reasons people are reconsidering their travel plans for Southern Europe.
British tourists concerned about heat, overcrowding and price
"The soaring costs, against the backdrop of people feeling financially squeezed and reports of protests in response to overcrowding are also responsible for people considering their options."
The sheer wave of tourists I had to try and navigate my way through was just overwhelming.
The sheer wave of tourists I had to try and navigate my way through was just overwhelming.
"From hospitality to hostility" - A speaker at Mallorca summit for tourism sustainability
"The island belongs to the Mallorcans. They are the ones who have to decide what type of tourism they want."
British tourists warned that Spain is cracking down on "illegal" tourism
The aim is to prosecute fraud and put a stop to illegal or fraudulent seasonal tourist accommodation in order to "mobilise the largest residential rental housing stock".
Battle against tourist tax hike in Balearics gains momentum
“There will not be more tourists in winter and fewer tourists in summer.”
Don't blame holiday lets for Mallorca tourist overcrowding - says the holiday lets association
"We feel like we are everyone's scapegoat, not just the hoteliers."
Fall in British, Spanish tourism hits the Balearics
The increase in foreign tourism this year has been five per cent below the national average.
Increasing the Balearic tourist tax will only strengthen illegal letting and increase overcrowding
Gabriel Escarrer of Meliá Hotels International agrees that the government should ban all holiday apartment lets that are currently registered.
Mallorca residents support limits to population growth
If the model of population is to be changed, then tourism needs to change.
It is "obvious" where Mallorca overtourism has come from - holiday lets and second homes
The president of the Fergus hotel group favours degrowth that cuts out what doesn't suit the island best.
Mass tourism in Palma - "It is natural that there is rejection by residents"
Fleeting visitors to city settings for compulsive snapshots on Instagram.
Top British newspaper slams Mallorca
It is not just Mallorca, this summer Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera coordinated inter-island protests under the slogan ‘Let’s change course, let’s set limits to tourism’.
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”.
People in Palma, Mallorca
There has to be talk about limits and containment.
Measures to tackle Mallorca's tourist overcrowding will be in place for the 2025 season
President Prohens: "We have to listen to a growing social discontent that goes far beyond protests."
People in Palma, Mallorca
Overcrowding, a harsh term in the opinion of Aurelio Vázquez.
- Traveller registration system: If Mallorca's demands are not met, the Spanish Government will be taken to court
- Uncertainty surrounds EU Entry/Exit System implementation
- Fresh move to scrap new tourist registration scheme in Spain
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Comment
“I’m in Mallorca ‘get me out of here’”
An obvious lack of control on port activity, despite assurances otherwise after the local authorities rolled back on its initial free-for-all approach, plus an amazing lack of control on illegal street traders.
Humphrey Carter18/10/2024 09:40