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New citizens’ movement to fight overcrowding of Mallorca
Summer overcrowding caused a great deal of concern this year.
Humphrey Carter13/09/2022 10:47 Record season? Think again. Six percent fall in international passengers at Palma airport in August
"800,000 British tourists passed through Palma airport in August..."
Over four million people flew in to Mallorca in August
So far this year, Palma airport has handled 19,940,440 passengers
Calls for further limits on vehicles in the Balearics in high season
Ecologists say there is no point wasting money on promoting sun and sand.
Palma council blames lack of planning for excess tourism this summer
Proper plans are needed to extend the season and ease peak summer pressure
"It is essential that the GDP weight of tourism decreases"
Celestí Alomar was the tourism minister who introduced the ecotax in 2002.
Tourists wanting an end to overcrowding
Environmentalist groups say that tourists experience for themselves the effects of saturation.
Environment minister calls for debate on tourism de-growth
Negative social perception because of "obvious saturation".
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