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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Protesters occupied a beach in Mallorca yesterday in a demonstration against the flood of tourists who flock to the area every summer.
As many as 10,000 people took to the streets of Mallorca's capital, Palma, last weekend to demand limits on the number of visitors.
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.
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.
As Covid-19 restrictions lifted across Europe, tourism returned close to the levels seen before the pandemic - but some locals have had enough.