Anti-tourism protests have kicked off again in Spain, with demonstrators taking to the streets of Majorca ahead of the Easter holidays.
The Balearic Islands has witnessed its “first” huge protest and demonstration of the season, with locals calling for more affordable housing due to hiked prices thanks to an increase in holiday rental properties.
The slogan for the April 5 protest in Palma is “let’s end the housing business”.
Ahead of the warmer months, locals have told tourists not to come to the island, deeming them the “source of our problems”.
Last month, seven organisations representing local residents published an open letter on social media to holidaymakers.
One of the groups involved was behind a major anti-tourism demonstration in Palma last July, which saw approximately 10,000 people take to the streets of the Majorca capital.
The letter said: “Majorca is not the paradise they are selling you. The local population is angry and no longer hospitable because the land we love is being destroyed and many of us have to leave the island because it is uninhabitable. Put yourself in our place.
“It is time to take a stand. Our leaders do not listen to us, so we the residents, ask you: Do not come.
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“We do not need more tourists; in fact, you are the source of our problem. Locals say: Enough, stay home.”
Locals have also complained that mass tourism has put pressure on public services and water resources, and created a landscape where tourists are prioritised over locals.
The issue of overtourism has sparked fury, with shocking "kill a tourist" graffiti recently spotted in Tenerife.
Malaga has implemented a three-year ban on the registration of new holiday rentals in 43 neighbourhoods, meaning new restrictions for holidaymakers.
Angry demonstrators targeted visitors last year, blaming them for soaring rents and a cost of living crisis, with campaigners threatening to escalate protests by blocking airports.
Recently in Ibiza, the famous Es Vedra viewpoint has been barricaded with boulders by frustrated landowners tired of tourist crowds.
Meanwhile, in Tenerife, masked vandals reportedly torched around 20 rental vehicles at the Costa Adeje resort.
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The Balearic Islands has witnessed its “first” huge protest and demonstration of the season, with locals calling for more affordable housing due to hiked prices thanks to an increase in holiday rental properties.
The slogan for the April 5 protest in Palma is “let’s end the housing business”.
Ahead of the warmer months, locals have told tourists not to come to the island, deeming them the “source of our problems”.
Last month, seven organisations representing local residents published an open letter on social media to holidaymakers.
One of the groups involved was behind a major anti-tourism demonstration in Palma last July, which saw approximately 10,000 people take to the streets of the Majorca capital.
The letter said: “Majorca is not the paradise they are selling you. The local population is angry and no longer hospitable because the land we love is being destroyed and many of us have to leave the island because it is uninhabitable. Put yourself in our place.
“It is time to take a stand. Our leaders do not listen to us, so we the residents, ask you: Do not come.
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“We do not need more tourists; in fact, you are the source of our problem. Locals say: Enough, stay home.”
Locals have also complained that mass tourism has put pressure on public services and water resources, and created a landscape where tourists are prioritised over locals.
The issue of overtourism has sparked fury, with shocking "kill a tourist" graffiti recently spotted in Tenerife.
Malaga has implemented a three-year ban on the registration of new holiday rentals in 43 neighbourhoods, meaning new restrictions for holidaymakers.
Angry demonstrators targeted visitors last year, blaming them for soaring rents and a cost of living crisis, with campaigners threatening to escalate protests by blocking airports.
Recently in Ibiza, the famous Es Vedra viewpoint has been barricaded with boulders by frustrated landowners tired of tourist crowds.
Meanwhile, in Tenerife, masked vandals reportedly torched around 20 rental vehicles at the Costa Adeje resort.
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