Just hours after an estimated 100 people took part in an anti-mass tourism protest on the beach in the Playa de Palma on Sunday, local residents in the town of Santanyí complained about the large number of visitors to the weekly market on Sundays and Saturdays.
They complained to IB3 television that there is no space for pedestrians and that if there were an emergency, the teams would not be able to get through. The local council denies this, but assures us that there is a plan to prevent this from happening. For example, there are streets in the city centre that are not occupied with bus stops.
This summer, Spanish protesters have called for a more balanced approach to tourism, arguing that the sector has been contributing to the country’s housing crisis. In an interview with the The Guardian, Peter DeBrine, UNESCO’s senior project officer for sustainable tourism, said the protests could spread beyond Europe. “What we’re seeing is that we’re breaching a threshold of tolerance in these destinations,” he told said. “It’s really trying to rebalance the situation. It’s totally out of balance now.”
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Mr SobrasadaIf you don't like it then lobby your MP to change the laws. They're the ones who allow it.
What is enough is all this wealthy emigrants from uk or north Europe. Buying properties here and not residing or living full time here. Not paying taxes and renting without any kind of control. Resident guiris, why would you inmigrate to a place that you are not welcome and you have to live in your own gethos? Not even naking the efort to learn the language.. even its embarrassing to hear you guys trying
And I’m Sorry but I saw the 100 person demonstration and there were barely 40 people there. This constant embellishment by MDB which is just turning itself into a PSOE propaganda rag. Do better please and just report the facts not the stories …..
Yeah the locals are right, let's keep the market full of cheap tat for the poor locals. Better that way.
I do not think the Market Stall Owners would want less customers. Most Markets in Mallorca not only occur, but are created for Tourists. Stop the Tourist as a customer to any Market, and close it down .