21/05/2016 00:00
It took Palma city council a month to remove anti-tourism graffiti from some walls in the old part of Palma. This is a disgrace. It should have been removed at once because Palma is a tourist city and without tourists it is nothing.
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Until someone can make the majority of Mallorcan citizens appreciate that around 70% of their wealth comes directly or indirectly from tourism, then the frequently off-hand attitude toward tourists will persist. Tourism is NOT a nuisance, it is the life-blood of the island. Lose sight of that you will erode a precious resource. To be fair to locals who work in direct contact with tourists, they are well aware of their importance, but the many local citizens in new cars and increasingly swish houses who do not have this direct contact but whose wealth still comes from free-spending visitors, need to get a reality check. Without tourism and with very little true industry you'd soon be swapping your BMW for a donkey.
A lot of Mallorquins don't see that,perhaps when they lose their job,they might just change their minds.