Mallorcan families fill beaches in protest against tourists
Protesters occupied a beach in Mallorca yesterday in a demonstration against the flood of tourists who flock to the area every summer.
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'Storm the beaches': Locals in favourite British sunspots man the barricades against tourists pledging to protest on Mallorcan beaches over the summer whilst holiday operator TUI now claims the Balearic Islands are FULL
As many as 10,000 people took to the streets of Mallorcas capital, Palma, last weekend to demand limits on the number of visitors.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Campaigners threaten to bring Mallorca airport to a standstill
One campaign group, known as Menys Turisme, Mes Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), have said they could collapse Palma airport, which hosted 31.1 million passengers last year.
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Now TUI says the Balearic Islands are FULL! : Travel operator says popular hotspot for Brits has 'reached capacity' and that holidaymakers should look elsewhere following mass anti-tourism protests in Spain
The CEO of TUI, Sebastian Ebel, 61, said the company had reached its capacity limits in the Balearics and is looking to other Mediterranean destinations for growth.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Map reveals how anti-tourism protests and rules looking to put off holidaymakers are spreading over Europe - is YOUR favourite holiday hotspot affected?
As Covid-19 restrictions lifted across Europe, tourism returned close to the levels seen before the pandemic - but some locals have had enough.
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Locals threaten to collapse Majorca's busy airport in protest over mass tourism
Palma Airport is one of the busiest in Europe during the peak summer months
Source: breakingnews.ie
Tenerife's anti-tourism hunger strikers end their protest after 20 days, saying officials have shown 'zero interest' in their plight - despite the island announcing new tourist tax
Four of the six activists who stopped eating announced their decision yesterday evening in the square in the town of La Laguna in the north of the island.
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Benidorm bosses in panic tourist protests plaguing Tenerife will spread across Spain | World | News
Benidorm bosses in panic tourist protests plaguing Tenerife will spread across Spain
Source: express.co.uk
Now Benidorm tourist chiefs fear anti-tourist protests will spread to the Costa Blanca after 50,000 marched against holidaymakers in the Canary Islands
Fede Fuster (inset), head of HOSBEC, said last Saturdays demonstrations and ongoing actions by campaigners showed there were problems that need addressing.
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Irish tourists face charges to visit Tenerife's natural spaces
As well as the 12,188ft Mount Teide, tourists will also have to pay to get into the Anaga and Teno Rural Parks in the north-west of the island once the system is in place from its scheduled start date of January 1st, 2025.
Source: breakingnews.ie