Campaigners in the Spanish holiday mecca of Majorca are planning demonstrations against the large numbers of tourists visiting the region every summer which they say is causing problems
Protestors against mass tourism in Spain are turning their sights on Majorca.
Visitors were yesterday warned of possible chaos this summer. On Friday hundreds of locals in Sineu, Majorca, discussed plans to create traffic gridlock around Palma airport and stage demos outside hotels.
The action is being plotted by a group calling itself Association Menys Turisme, Mes Vida, which means Less Tourism, More Life.
The anti-tourism movement has already seen angry scenes in Tenerife, Lanzarote and elsewhere on the Canaries, and action is planned in Ibiza. Locals complain they are being overrun by holidaymakers – particularly boozy British yobs.
More than 2.3 million Brits visit Majorca each year, an influx worth almost £2billion.
Travel agent Paul Charles predicted: “Campaigners won’t put off tourists. Tourism creates and saves jobs on these islands but there has to be a balance. Locals raise valid concerns about how the growth needs to be managed.”
Last month thousands took to the streets to rage against the problems caused by mass tourism and demand that their politicians take action.
Up to 80,000 marched in Tenerife alone, with protesters holding up banners saying: “You enjoy, we suffer.”
Graffiti telling tourists and digital nomads to “go home” has appeared in Majorca and Tenerife.
Campaigners in the Canaries want a halt to two controversial hotel projects, an eco-tax, and more sustainable tourism.
