Anti-tourism protests sweep Spain

Colin ForbinsonIf you had a brain you would be dangerous

Every flight from London per person equals 100kg CO2 and a further 100kg CO2 on the way back. One day locals will be throwing bricks at you as you come off the plane for the selfish damage you are causing, not water pistols.

Hi I’m British and from a small Island, I can see that Majorcan people are against tourist and for some of the reasons I can understand however this narrow minded way of thinking will end up shooting you in the foot, think about the hotel employment of locals and the money that tourists bring to island, kicking tourists out is not smart way of thinking in order to solve part of your problem maybe your laws should be looked at instead, lack of tourists will affect your hotels, tourist attractions and economy, good luck for the future your going to need it

Marvin Le MartianYeah, there's lots of dead giveaways. One of the more well known is the (seemingly painful) bright red skin after a day in the sun. Most tourists use sunscreen, but English tourists (women primarily) have found a clever way around it: Spray on tanning. They still get burned, but it doesn't look so unattractively painful. The downside is that it horribly stains sheets and pillowcases, and even the best launderers can't get it out, so you just have to throw the sheets and pillowcases out and get new ones. But you can't ban the use of spray on tanning products, and obviously it would be unfair to ban English guests, so it's just another additional cost of accommodating English tourists.

Tourists come in all shapes and sizes but by far the biggest give-away and an absolute no-no is wearing socks with sandals! Awful.

I was in Majorca a few weeks ago and was made to feel very welcome on the East of the island but I have found other areas like Alcudia in the past few years unwelcoming. If we are not welcome we won't go and their economy will slump ! Can't have it both ways.

A bunch of idiots with water pistols in Barcelona and a planned protest next week here definitely do not count as “sweeping Spain”. It’s hysterical sensationalist headlines such as this which whips up all the negative sentiments from all quarters and hijacks constructive dialogue. Thank you MDB for contributing to the negativity.

Camila is currently not a tourist so she wouldn’t know.

Richard PearsonI am a proud Spaniard who is watching my island crumble.

I don’t know. Sounds just the ticket to me, although I am more partial to MacDonalds fare.