Menorca goes to war with Mallorca, tourists told to go home!
One Menorcan town has already restricted tourist access to combat overcrowding.
Balearics wave of tourism protests under the slogan ‘Let’s change course, let’s set limits to tourism’
The aim is to coordinate “an intense season of protests”.
More protests against mass tourism are planned in the Balearics.
More protests against mass tourism are planned in the Balearics.
The scratches to the hire car and the warning sticker.
The scratches to the hire car and the warning sticker.
British tourist industry warned to take Mallorca protests “seriously”
Mallorca searches are down by 15 per cent year on year while destinations such as Turkey and Greece have seen searches up by 45 per cent and 35 per cent.
Today's beach invasion in Mallorca.
Today's beach invasion in Mallorca.
TUI - No room for more growth in the Balearics
TUI are looking to less crowded Mediterranean destinations for growth.
Balearic tourism minister asks for protests to be peaceful
"Collapsing Son Sant Joan Airport has no place in society. Protests must be peaceful and without endangering people's safety."
Mallorca tourism protests - Plans to bring the airport to a standstill
A "massive" demonstration will be organised, although no date has been set.
Protest in Mallorca against 'massification' in September 2017
The last major protest was in September 2017.
Protest in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
The rally in Palma wasn't that large.
"It has a limit": Mallorca support for Canaries' tourism protests
"The Canary Islands have a limit and the Balearic Islands do too."
Protest in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
A rally of around 1,000 people in Palma last October calling for less tourism.
The great "unlearning": Mallorca's tourism of the future
"Coexistence between residents and tourists, it's a crucial strategy for the future of tourism in Mallorca."
March in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
The march for less tourism was ahead of the summit of EU tourism ministers in Palma.
Round-up of the week's news in Mallorca
March for "less tourism"; winter flights to Mallorca; beer-drinking record; and more.
March in Palma, Mallorca calling for less tourism
The march on Monday evening.
One thousand march in Palma for "less tourism, more life"
The march was ahead of the summit of EU tourism ministers in Palma.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Should tourists be consulted about overcrowding?
Tourists invest emotional attachment in Mallorca and this doesn't prevent objectivity.
Andrew Ede29/06/2024 11:39